The metals industry faces new challenges every day. Global steel production has been increasing rapidly,
leading to an imbalance between supply and demand. While prices and profitability are
declining, competition is increasing. Environmental concerns fueled by growing regulatory
pressure and consumer preferences are driving the need for more sustainable practices,
pushing this industry to change and evolve.

60% of production costs in a steelmaking operation are
influenced by the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation
and maintenance activities.

Seals, forged to endure

Achieving a high Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is significantly challenging,
especially under very harsh conditions, due to:

Our seals have made a difference for the steel industry for decades, and now, thanks to Tenute’s
know-how, we are heading to innovate the metal industry, here’s how:

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Life span is aligned with the maintenance cycle

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Continuous casting

These applications operate in corrosive environments that are highly contaminated by scale, sludge, and water. They work at high ambient temperatures with very high loads at very low speeds.

SKF recommended seals: Rotary distributor seals | Radial shaft seals | Hydraulic seals | Machined seals

Rolling mills

These applications work in environments severely contaminated by humidity, where space and access are limited. They're exposed to high temperatures and support high peak loads.

SKF recommended seals: Hydraulic seals | Heavy industrial Shaft seals | Speedil-sleeve seals | V-ring seals | Radial shaft seals

Convertor

These applications work in contaminated environments, under high loads at very low rotating speeds, and are subject to excessive vibrations during blowing.

SKF recommended seals: Converter seals | Speedil-sleeve seals | V-ring seals | Radial shaft seals

Overhead cranes

These applications operate in heavily contaminated environments, under high loads and low rotating speeds, often facing intense vibrations during blowing.

SKF recommended seals: Speedil-sleeve seals | V-ring seals
| Radial shaft seals

Aluminium rolling mills

This applications are under pressure to produce more, higher-quality steel. Equipment needs to cope with demands of greater dimensional accuracy, improved surface quality, higher steel grades and output speed.

SKF recommended seals:
O-rings | Hydraulic seals | Speedi-sleeve seals | HDS | HSS | TR/4/L

Rod Mills

This application, operates at speed reaching 125 m/s or more, especially under extreme heat, pressure, and contamination, standard seals often fail prematurely. This challenge is familiar to lead producers of steel bars and wire rods

SKF recommended seals:
TR/8/PTV | V-ring | HMS | Speedi-sleeve seals
| Machined seals | O-rings

Types of seals

TR/3 (HFS) seals

T11 (HFF) seals

TR/3/M (HBS) seals

TR/3/ML (HLS) seals

TR/3/ML (HLS) seals

All rubber V-rings

IN rod seals

Standard hydraulic seals

SKF speedi-sleeve

Standard shaft seals

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