Brochure Housings - SKF Taconite Seals - EN 201502
Brochure Housings - SKF Taconite Seals - EN 201502
Brochure Housings - SKF Taconite Seals - EN 201502
Features Benefits
• Cartridge Taconite Seal of machined • Excellent exclusion of contaminants
cast iron or steel • Improved water ingress prevention
• Three and four axial labyrinth stages (including high pressure washing)
• Internal V-ring seal to exclude contami- • Longer bearing and seal service life
nants and enable grease to purge • Reduced grease consumption
• Rotating labyrinth ring faces bearing • Reduced environmental impact
housing to deflect and fling away water • Compact design
• Short installed axial length • Easier installation and alignment
• The rotating labyrinth ring is sealed to the • Compatible with new and older housings 1)
shaft by an O-ring in its bore
• 3 grub/set screws (at 120°) to center the
seal on the shaft
• ± 0.5° misalignment capability
• Circumferential groove to aid alignment
and assembly
• Fits SKF metric SE, SNL, SNL 30, 31 and
32 series 1)
• Fits SKF inch SAF, SAF B, SAW, SAFD and
SDAF housings 1)
1) Seals for shaft diameters, d1 ≥ 340 mm (12 15/16 in.) are “bolt on” design.
The housings must have a machined face to accommodate the seal.
Superior protection and easier alignment
Heavy-duty industries The SKF Taconite Seal consists of two rings (one stationary and one rotating) which form a
• Mining very narrow labyrinth between the two rings. The rotating labyrinth ring carries a V-ring
• Mineral processing seal that seals against the stationary labyrinth ring. The V-ring seal blocks contaminants
• Cement from entering the bearing housing and aids the purging of contamination and old grease
• Pulp and Paper when the seal is re-greased.
• Metals
• Marine • Multi-stage axial labyrinth cartridge seal – includes two labyrinth rings, an internal low
friction V-ring seal and provision for grease purging
Typical applications • Purging and re-greasing of labyrinths – via a grease fitting on the stationary labyrinth ring
• Conveyor pulleys
• Flinger action – the rotating labyrinth ring flings water away from the seal
• Grinding mill pinion housings
• Bucket elevators • In-groove or bolt-on seal designs – for SKF split housings. Seals can be customized for
• Hoists and winches use with competitor housings
• Jack shafts • Compact, space-saving design – shorter axial width compared to other seals
• Pulverizers
• Inch or metric sizes – a wide product range to fit housings with different shaft sizes,
• Fans
from 50 mm (1 15/16 in.) to 450 mm (18 in.) as standard. Contact SKF if larger sizes
are needed.
• V-ring seal and O-rings – made of Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)
• Easy alignment – circumferential groove on the outer diameter surface of the stationary
labyrinth ring aids assembly and alignment. Grub/set screws in the rotating labyrinth ring
firmly secure it to the shaft.
• Worldwide availability – SKF can meet the needs of multinational producers and
just-in-time delivery programmes
Safety warning
All rotating machinery requires
adequate fixed safety guards,
including the exposed rotating
labyrinth ring of SKF Taconite Seals.
If manual purging of the labyrinths is
used, provisions must be made for
the safe purge/re-greasing of the
labyrinths by extending the grease
supply fittings to the outside of the
safety guards.
For shaft diameters from 50–140 mm (1 15/16–5 7/16 in.) labyrinths "Bolt-on" SKF Taconite Seal has four labyrinth stages
have three stages; for shaft diameters 150 mm (5 15/16 in.) and larger,
labyrinths have four stages
Housing with SKF Taconite Seal – “in-groove” Housing with SKF Taconite Seal – "bolt-on" –
Fits into the seal groove of SKF split housings. The SKF housings do not optional for larger sizes
require modification to accommodate the new “in-groove” SKF Taconite The optional SKF Taconite Seal for larger sizes (from size 68) is flanged
Seal. “In-groove” seals have three or four stage labyrinths, depending for bolting to the housing. The SKF housing can be delivered from the
on size. factory with the necessary machining or, with existing housings, can
be modified by a local SKF Solution Factory to accommodate the
new SKF Taconite Seal in the larger sizes.
D d
d D b d D b
Other compatible grease such as those listed below can also be used according to operating requirements
SKF LGHB 2 higher ambient temperature applications
SKF LGWM 1 cold climates to –30 °C (–22 °F)
SKF LGGB 2 biodegradable grease
For inch seals that are not shown in the table, go to www.SKF.com/group/products/bearing-units-housings/bearing-housings to find optional sizes.
Case Study 1 – Conveyor pulley Case Study 3 – Grinding mill pinion
Conveyor pulley bearings The non-drive end spherical
mounted in competitor split roller bearing on an ultra-fine
plummer block housings with grinding mill at a gold mine
taconite seals in an iron ore ship suffered failure every 15
loading facility were suffering months. Analysis showed the
regular premature failures with cause of failure to always be the
an MTBF* of only 12 months. same: water ingress into the
Investigation showed the cause to be gross iron contamination of housing. When the non-drive end bearing failed, both it and the
the bearing grease inside the housings with samples showing a drive side bearing were replaced as a precautionary measure,
content of 5 000 to 140 000 ppm. The existing seals were replaced increasing maintenance costs. The SKF ultimate three-barrier
with SKF Taconite Seals and the levels of contamination of the bearing solution (SKF housings, SKF Taconite Seals and upgraded sealed
grease inside the housings dropped dramatically. Samples taken at SKF Explorer spherical roller bearings) was installed in May of 2012.
6 months showed only 10 - 60 ppm of iron and bearing MTBF was The bearings are still in service with very satisfactory performance.
extended beyond that of the pulley lagging.
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Lubrication
systems
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