The range of housed bearing units offers a wide choice of cast iron, pressed steel, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic or stainless steel housings fitted with spherical outside diameter self-lube bearing insert. They will generally accommodate initial housing misalignment up to 0.030 radians, but are not recommended for running misalignment in excess of 0.001 radians. The general housing types are pillow blocks, flange units, take-up units, cartridge units and hanger units. Choice is very much determined by the requirements of the application, although the aesthetic appearance of the machine design is often an important consideration. Housed bearing units have been designed to meet the needs of both criteria.
› Cast iron unit castings are made from high-quality cast iron, and finished on pre-machined surfaces with an electrostatic air-drying paint.
› Pressed steel housings are made from mild steel strip, and are zinc plated.
› Thermoplastic housings are moulded in high-grade PBT, a high quality thermoplastic polyester resin.
› Stainless steel housings are made from austenitic stainless steel castings (SCS13).