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Bearing grease Allergens and allergen categories
• Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat
All units are lubricated for life with NSF-approved, SKF food-grade (such as spelt and khorasan wheat), rye,
barley, oats
grease for relubrication-free operation The high-quality grease is • Crustaceans for example prawns, crabs,
lobster, crayfish
registered by NSF as a category H1 (lubricant acceptable for use in • Eggs Product introduction
• Fish
applications where there is potential for incidental food contact) • Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Milk (including lactose)
• Nuts; namely almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts,
cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio
nuts, macadamia (or Queensland) nuts
• Celery (including celeriac)
• Mustard
The grease has been selected because it The technical specifications of this grease • Sesame A
provides good resistance to the separation of are listed in table 2 • Sulphur dioxide/sulphites, where added
and at a level above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/L
the base oil and the thickener in the pres- in the finished product This can be used as
ence of detergent Greases without this The grease contains no ingredients from the a preservative in dried fruit
enhanced resistance can separate, resulting 14 allergens and allergen categories that • Lupin, which includes lupin seeds and flour
and can be found in types of bread, pas-
in loss of oil past the seal, then loss of lubri- must be declared in food products and is tries and pasta
cation to the seal lips also free from traces of beef, pork and • Molluscs like, mussels, whelks, oysters,
chicken Additional certifications for the snails and squid
This can lead to scoring damage to the mat- grease have been secured from AMERICAN
ing surface on the inner ring shoulder The HALAL FOUNDATION (AHF) and 1K Kosher
NSF registration confirms this SKF grease
fulfils the requirements listed in the US Food
and Drug Administration’s guidelines under
21 CFR section 178 3570

Table 2
Technical specifications of the SKF GFM grease for Food Line ball bearing units
Temperature range 1) Thickener Base NLGI Base oil viscosity Grease performance factor
oil type consist ency [mm 2 /s] (GPF)
class at 40 °C at 100 °C
(104 °F) (212 °F)
–50 0 50 100 150 200 250 °C

Calcium Mineral 2 113,0 5,8 1,5
Sulfonate
Complex
–60 30 120 210 300 390 480 °F

1) Refer to SKF catalogue Rolling bearings – the SKF traffic life concept

Grease effectiveness
In SKF testing, droplets of detergent were injected into the test
bearings using a peristaltic pump The results showed a good
resistance to degradation in the presence of detergent

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