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RKB Group RKB Group • SWISS PREMIUM CLASS - RKB Group Milestones - RKB: the Swiss Premium Class Bearing Manufacturer • WORLD PRESENCE - RKB Main Sites - RKB Partner Network • INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE - Deep Knowledge of All Major Industries - A Unique Source for Industrial Bearings Production Production • A MATTER OF STEEL - A Full Range of Bearings With a Focus on Large Sizes - Only Premium Quality Steels - Leading-Edge Heat Treatments • MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY - Advanced Technology with a Focus on Flexibility - Latest Technology for Medium and Large Size Bearings - Automation for Small Sizes...

RKB: the Swiss Premium Class Bearing Manufacturer RKB (Roulement, Kugellager, Bearing) is the Swiss bearing manufacturing organization which has been operating in the bearing industry for over 70 years, with a monthly production capacity exceeding 350 tons of machined steel. The experience gained over the years provides RKB with the expertise necessary for the development and manufacture of technological industrial bearings up to 1925 mm outer diameter. RKB offers reliable cost effective solutions, extreme operational exibility, leading-edge service, huge stock availability, short delivery time...

RKB GROUP RKB Group Milestones RKB traces its roots back to the passion and commitment of the Colleoni family to building a reliable source for high quality rolling bearings and bushings for industry The economic boom of 1960's led Mr. Gianni Colleoni to establish a new and modern facility of 9.000 sqm to expand operations and better serve its customers RKB decides to start a close cooperation with technological partners to exchange and develop manufacturing expertise and increase experience in overseas projects RKB embraces the new challenges of the global economy by establishing the RKB Group...

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Deep Knowledge of All Major Industries Born as a niche supplier of rolling bearings and bushings, at present the RKB Group serves a full range of industries all around the world, having developed specic knowledge and expertise in each of them. Understanding the unique attributes and requirements of every industry is at the base of RKB's manufacturing and marketing philosophies. After thousands of successful cases of collaboration with leading OEM and MRO customers in different elds, RKB has gained an unparalleled bearing knowledge. From shipbuilding to offshore oil platforms, from steelmaking...

% Renewable and traditional energy % Power transmission % Chemicals, plastics and rubber % Marine, shipyard and offshore % Electric motors, industrial fans and pumps % Pulp and paper, converting and printing % Off-highway SWISS PREMIUM CLASS WORLD PRESENCE INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE A Unique Source for Industrial Bearings RKB always specialized in designing and manufacturing all types of rolling bearings: • Deep groove (DGBBs) and angular contact ball bearings (ACBBs) • Spherical roller bearings (SRBs), which are the largest share of the current production • Cylindrical roller bearings (CRBs), particularly...

PRODUCTION A Full Range of Bearings With a Focus on Large Sizes RKB presently engineers and produces over 8.000 different part numbers. They are commonly divided into four segments, according to bearing type and manufacturing site. Miniature and small size ball bearings manufactured in RKB MS Plant (8.000 sqm) Size range: 1-35 mm bore diameter Precision class: up to P4-ABEC 7 Standard rolling bearings manufactured in RKB T3 Plant (56.000 sqm) Size range: 40-1925 mm outer diameter Precision class: up to P0/P6-CL4 Technological and customized rolling bearings manufactured in RKB T3 Plant (56.000...

Leading-Edge Heat Treatments RKB is at the forefront of heat treating processes. Its specialists can rely on automatic heat treatment lines, with multiple salt bath tanks and controlled atmosphere conditions for bainite hardening treatment (HB), furnaces for dimensional stabilization and technology to reduce retained austenite and ensure smooth operation at below zero temperatures. All protocols are expressly studied to give the best hardenability or the most uniform case layer depth (CHD).

CAGE DESIGN TOUGH ROLLER VICTORY LINE Latest Technology for Medium and Large Size Bearings RKB T3 Plant and T4 Plant, which together cover a total area of 96.000 sqm, are specically dedicated to the production of medium and large size bearings, both standard and customized. Among other things, they feature: • over 260 machining centers • latest generation multi-axis CNC lathes • latest generation multi-axis CNC grinders • high precision hard turning machine tools to reach stricter bearing dimensional and geometrical parameters • high precision honing machine tools to improve bearing form characteristics...

PRODUCTION Advanced Technology with a Focus on Flexibility RKB's business model is based on the concept of a vertically integrated system, according to which all main phases of the production chain are managed within company perimeter. Through the effective control of every manufacturing step, RKB ensures the quality of its products. RKB is continuously updating its production processes to optimize investments in equipment and to exploit the latest technical and engineering developments. RKB's manufacturing strategy is supported by the R&D Department, which constantly develops new technologies...