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At the end of the month, the ZKL Brno production plant leaves four of the largest thrust spherical roller bearings with the designation 294/1000EM NF. This new dimension of axial spherical roller bearing with a massive brass cage is designed for the air pre-heaters in the heat power plants.

ZKL Group pays considerable attention to improvement and development of the service level and sales support to its distributors and end customers, right in the region in which they operate. For these reasons, the “OS47 ZKL sales group” (The Russian Federation, Ukraine and the former post-Soviet Republics) was personnel strengthened during the year by the position of direct representative of the ZKL in Ukraine, which in September 2019 became Mr. Evgeniy Mochenko.

ZKL Group offers its special and large-size bearings for entire range of applications all over the world. One of the latest projects in Russia which was successfully implemented with ZKL bearings was vacuum drum filter. This machine is a key technology in pulp and paper industry. It is a static application where drum rotates at speeds 3 – 4 rpm. During one revolution, pulp is filtrated through filter cloth, solid particles form a cake which is washed, dried and then discharged from the drum. This is repeated revolution by revolution.

ZKL expands its range of main shaft bearings for the wind turbines. The latest set of bearings was designed for a 2.0 MW power plant where the main shaft is fitted with two spherical roller bearings 239/850 and 240/630. Around the world, the ZKL bearings are now being installed by wind power companies in so-called geared drive-train configuration either “three-point suspension” or “four-point suspension”. ZKL continues to strengthen its position as a major supplier of bearings for the energy industry.