The history is cornerstone of the
present time as well as challenge to the future.
The history is cornerstone of the
present time as well as challenge to the future.
Bearings with sealing on one or both sides are manufactured with shields (Z, 2Z, ZR, 2ZR) or seals (RS, 2RS, RSR, 2RSR).
Shields form a non-contact sealing. In design Z and 2Z the fitting for the shield is in the inner ring, in design ZR and 2ZR the shield adheres on the smooth rib of the bearing inner ring.

Sealing is created by sealing rings made of rubber vulcanized on sheet steel reinforcement, which create an effective contact sealing with a chamfered fitting on the inner ring (RS, 2RS) as well as in design with contact on the smooth rib of the inner ring (RSR, 2RSR).
Seals and sealing rings are fastened in the grooves of the outer ring and are unseparable.
Sealing RS, 2RS, RSR, 2RSR can be used for temperature range -30 °C to +110 °C, sealing RS1, 2RS1,RSR1 and 2RSR1 for temperature range -45 °C to +120 °C, sealing RS2, -2RS2, RSR2, -RSR2 for temperature range -60 °C to +150 °C.
Bearings with sealings on both sides in standard design are filled with grease of a temperature range from -30°C to 110°C, whose qualities secure lubrication usually during the whole bearing life at normal operational conditions. Bearings in this design cannot be relubricated.
ZKL is the biggest manufacturer of large-scale spherical-roller, special and split bearings in Central Europe.