Freedom from Maintenance and Long Service Life

Maintenance-free ELGES spherical plain bearings, cylindrical plain bushes and rod ends fitted with ELGOGLIDE® are particularly suitable fo wind turbineapplications. These maintenance-free dry plainbearings ensure constant integrated lubrication especially where small slewing angles, vibration and oscillating movements form part of the operating conditions – without requiring any additional lubricant. Typical applications for these rod ends, spherical plain bearingsand cylindrical plain bushes include, for instance, hydraulic cylinders, rotor blade adjustment, hydraulic cylinder suspensions, torque supports and flap bearings. Freedom from maintenance, long service life and high load carrying capacity coupled with compact design are crucial advantages of ELGES plain bearings, especially from a wind turbine manufacturer’s and operator’s point of view.