The art of making paper is not a completely uniform process, so the configuration of paper machines varies according to the products they are designed to produce. However, whether the paper machines are fast or slow, wide or narrow, the people that work with them share one common interest - that of process efficiency and profitability.

SKF has been working with the pulp and paper industry almost since the company's founding in 1907. Today, SKF offers a variety of customized solutions that are intended to promote production efficiency and machine reliability while taking into consideration the quality, cost and environmental concerns of the industry.

SKF Explorer is a high performance class of bearings that has redefined the limits for rolling bearings employed in the toughest applications, such as pulp mills and paper machines.

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The challenge

Designing paper machines presents tough challenges. It's a matter of providing operators with equipment that enables them to more effectively utilize limited resources, in order to maximize profitability.