Supplies at Work: Bearings play key role in China's vertical slag mill

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Supplies at Work: Bearings play key role in China’s vertical slag mill
 
The Timken Company (www.timken.com) has supplied bearings for one of China’s vertical slag mills, featuring a 5.7-meter (18.7-feet) grinding table. The mill, one of several now utilizing Timken bearings, was developed by CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., (www.citic-hic.com) one of China’s manufacturers of cement-producing equipment.

Slag is a byproduct of steel-making that, when processed by a vertical mill, becomes a key component in high-quality concrete used in roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects. According to CITIC, the new vertical slag mill produced by CITIC is expected to produce up to 1.2 million tons of ground slag annually.
 
Timken supplies both tapered and cylindrical roller bearings used in the LGMS5725 vertical slag mills that CITIC manufactures.