NTN Receives Bearings Specialist Association Award for KIZEI® Spherical Roller Bearing
Mt. Prospect, IL – NTN won the Bearing Manufacturer Excellence of Innovation in Product Design Award from the Bearings Specialists Association in recognition of the KIZEI (pronounced kee-zee) spherical roller bearing product line. The award recognizes companies for innovation and excellence in product design or technology.
“We are proud to be recognized by the Bearing Specialists Association for the third time,” said Scott Eiss, Vice President, Industrial Aftermarket Sales. “At NTN, innovation is what drives us and this award is not only a recognition of the hard work done in our product research and development, but it also signifies to our distributor partners and industrial customer base our continued commitment to providing them with revolutionary products that will improve their industrial operations.”
The unique design of KIZEI spherical roller bearings incorporates the metallic shields with the bearing retainer to form a one-piece protective barrier to keep contaminants out. Additionally, the metallic shields improve grease retention which helps improve bearing life.
In addition to the integration of the metallic shields into the design, KIZEI products also maintain the new standards set forth by NTN’s ULTAGE® spherical roller bearings. Featuring the industry’s highest speed and load ratings, as well as wide operating temperatures, ULTAGE is the newest generation of high-performance bearings from NTN and is the new standard in its spherical roller bearing offering.
Furthermore, KIZEI products come in standard ISO dimensions, ensuring interchangeability with 22200 series spherical roller bearings. Unlike the larger sealed spherical roller bearing models that require special tools & accessories for installation, KIZEI utilizes the same mechanisms used with standard open bearings – housing, accessories, mounting, grease, etc. – reducing maintenance costs.
NTN’s KIZEI spherical roller bearings have been proven to provide superior performance in demanding industries such as mining, metals manufacturing, wood processing, aggregate, cement, infrastructure, and construction.
Additional information on KIZEI spherical roller bearings can be found on Bearing Finder. Designed to aid distributors, design engineers, and end users in finding the perfect bearing or related product to use in any application, Bearing Finder is hosted on a proprietary platform that offers a customizable part search tool, interactive and downloadable CAD illustrations, comprehensive part interchanges, and exhaustive data sets.
To learn more about KIZEI shielded spherical roller bearings, please contact your NTN sales representative.
About NTN
Founded in 1918, NTN is one of the world’s largest producers of premium quality ball and roller bearings, long recognized for the most stringent quality standards in the industry. With plants around the globe and a strong domestic manufacturing network, over 80% of the products sold by NTN in North America are made by one of the ten plants the company operates in the USA and Canada. NTN USA Corporation serves as the headquarters and holding company of NTN’s entities across the Americas, including its subsidiary companies for manufacturing and sales. For more information, visit www.ntnamericas.com.