Innovative ball bearing units expand hygienic-design possibilities, while delivering improved reliability, reduced maintenance costs, and increased sustainability for food and beverage companies. 

With companies striving to perfect a proactive approach to food safety, SKF is launching the new Food Line ball bearing units - Blue Range, which extend a hygienic-design mentality to bearing unit components for food-processing equipment.

Since 2012, the food and beverage industry has seen a significant increase in units recalled a 92,7% spike in FDA recalls and an 83,4% uptick in recalled products by the USDA. 

Meanwhile, bacterial contamination and undeclared allergens together represent 75% of the top FDA food recall causes based on units. 

With recalls on the rise, it’s no wonder that proactive food safety has become the foremost concern for food and beverage executives. While the broader approach to addressing food safety is top of the priorities, understanding about contamination risks at the component level has been lacking - along with a solution to address it.

“Companies have safety practices to protect their food product. These might include measures such as posted signs encouraging hand-washing or purchasing hygienically designed ‘food grade’ machines,” said Victoria van Camp, CTO & President, Innovation and Business Development, SKF. “The problem is, traditional relubrication, wash-downs, and dry cleaning of bearings can create hidden means by which contaminants thrive, such as airborne droplets, wastewater, or contaminated grease.”

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Source: SKF