SKF General catalogue [antikvár]

Foreword The previous multilingual edition of the SKF General Catalogue was originally published in 1989. Since that time it has been translated into 16 languages and over 1 million copies have been distributed worldwide. In that edition SKF introduced the "New Life Theory", which since has become a major new technical standard for the bearing industry. With this broad usage and professional acceptance, the SKF General Catalogue is generally considered to be the authoritative reference source of its type throughout industry. The General Catalogue was subsequently converted to electronic formats for added accessibility and convenience - available in a CD-ROM version, titled "SKF Interactive Engineering Catalogue", and online at www.skf.com. This new edition of the General Catalogue is also available electronically as well as in print and includes many revisions, additions and enhancements to make the catalogue even more useful and valuable. A familiarization with the information in this foreword, as well as other annotated sections, enables the user to obtain the maximum benefit from this comprehensive tool. This foreword discusses the main sections of the catalogue with reference to major technical and product information as well as other available information of importance in understanding the overall capabilities of SKF. General Catalogue overview This new SKF General Catalogue contains almost all of the standard rolling bearings and accessories required by industrial equipment manufacturers, as well as those used for replacement purposes. To provide the highest levels of service, SKF endeavours to have its standard assortment match virtually all customer needs and to have products available on a worldwide basis. The data in this catalogue relate to SKF's state-of-the-art technology and production capabilities as of mid 2005. The data may differ from that shown in earlier catalogues because of redesign, technological developments, or revised methods of calculation. SKF reserves the right to make continuing improvements to SKF products with respect to materials, design and manufacturing methods, as well as changes necessitated by technological developments. The units used in this catalogue are in accordance with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standard 1000:1992, and SI (Systeme International d'Unités). Technical section - principles of bearing selection and application The technical section covers the basics of bearing technology as required for the design of a bearing arrangement. The sections are arranged in the order normally followed by a design engineer.