Food and Beverage

Applications requiring hygiene, cleanliness and, consequently, frequent washdowns.

We have a range of bearings specifically conceived with materials, sealing and lubrication to fulfil the requirements of machinery components in such environments. On conveying and washing systems and, more generally, on any application subjected to regular washdown, where bearings come into contact with cleaning products.

Our engineers understand that clean application conditions are a necessity on machinery where frequent decontamination is required, or where edible process materials come into contact with bearings. They also understand how frequent washdowns can damage bearings, leading to costly downtime and increasing maintenance needs. With our industry experience, we can help and advise you on the right choice of bearing for your application requirements, thus reducing the costs of downtime.

Hot / heat conditions
Applications where bearings are subjected to sustained temperatures up to 260°C.

Bearings in many food and beverage applications or processing machinery have to sustain constant high temperatures, such as more than 90°C for dehydration, up to 160°C for frying and up to 260°C in baking and roasting.

We have bearing materials that can provide solutions to ensure that your machinery continues to perform reliably under just such extreme temperature conditions.

Cold conditions 
Applications where bearings are subjected to sustained zero / subzero temperatures.

In addition to their basic function of enabling moving machine elements to perform satisfactorily, bearings in the food and beverage industries often have to perform under a wide range of temperatures. To meet these needs, we have designed a range of bearings that continue to perform reliably at zero and subzero temperatures.

Any application where hard or soft particles are present in high concentrations; or where bearings come into contact with contaminated water, such as on vegetable conveyors, milling, fruit or vegetable washing, or baking machinery.

The food and beverage process requires that machinery work in dirty, gritty or contaminated water conditions. Ever increasing health and safety legislation means processing companies demanding safer products and cleaner machinery, as well as reduced downtime and maintenance. At NSK, we recognise these needs and have, as a result, developed a range of bearings suitable for applications where incidental contact with the product may occur, or where contamination is present.