THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Under adverse conditions the rolling bearings used in electrical machines can sustain damage through current discharge. The electrical current passing through the bearing may be caused by NKE electrically insulated bearings efficient and effective WE ARE FERSA GROUP A SPANISH-AUSTRIAN COMPANY Fersa Group was created through the merger of two European bearing manufacturers: Fersa Bearings in Spain and NKE in Austria. Both are globally active in the design, production and distribution of high quality bearings for the global automotive and industrial markets. Over 50 years of manufacturing experience and the trust of leading OEMs, Tier 1 and their respective aftermarkets endorse our products and services. Fersa Group has an extensive network of distribution centers that service globally. We count with local facilities in Austria, Brazil, China, Spain and USA and state-of-the-art manufacturing centers in Austria, China and Spain. ⁄ Incorrect or faulty wiring ⁄ Faulty or damaged earth connections resulting in insufficient potential equalisation SPAIN Fersa Headquarters Technology Center Manufacturing plant Logistics Center ⁄ Unshielded and/or asymmetric wiring in electric motors ⁄ Asymmetrical magnetic flux ⁄ Fast acting frequency converters The potential for damage can be eliminated by: AUSTRIA NKE Headquarters Technology Center Manufacturing plant Logistics Center Technical and sales offices Logistics Center CHINA - Shenyang Technology Center Manufacturing plant Logistics Center ⁄ Ensuring correct wiring ⁄ Sufficient earth connection ⁄ Isolated coupling to the electrical machine ⁄ Electric filters ⁄ Grounding of rotors and brushes Application examples in different industries. CHINA - Jiaxing Technology Center Manufacturing plant Logistics Center BRAZIL Technical and sales offices Logistics Center NKE has developed bearing solutions for numerous types of electric machinery, including: ELECTRICAL MACHINERY ⁄ Electric motors (various sizes and applications) Quality Center ⁄ Out of balance motors (shaker screen) ⁄ Traction motors for railway vehicles ⁄ Motor drives for oil and gas applications ⁄ Generators for wind turbines ⁄ etc. NKE AUSTRIA GmbH Im Stadtgut C4, 4407 Steyr, Austria Tel: +43 7252 86667 Fax: +43 7252 86667-59 [email protected] www.nke.at NKE Steyr, Austria FERSA Zaragoza, Spain FERSA Jiaxing, China Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, but NKE accepts no liability due to errors or omissions. NKE reserves the right to change any product specifications. All rights reserved. © NKE AUSTRIA

CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR PRODUCTS EXPERTS IN BEARING SOLUTIONS NKE AUSTRIA GmbH is a premium bearing manufacturer with headquarters in Steyr, Austria. The company was founded in 1996 by a group of senior staff members of the former Steyr Wälzlager. NKE manufactures both standard and special bearings for all industrial applications. Our core competences – engineering, product development, final processing of components, assembly, quality assurance, logistics, sales and marketing – are centralised in Steyr. The site is accredited with ISO 9001:2008 (design, development, manufacturing and distribution...