A spherical roller bearing is a type of roller bearing device that reduces friction between moving parts and supports high radial loads and axial (thrust) loads in both directions.

The new SKF Explorer spherical roller bearings for high-speed applications offers customers more flexibility to design large industrial gearboxes with higher motor speed. A higher motor speed capability in gearboxes helps integrators and end-users lower costs by using 4-pole motors instead of 6-pole motors and utilizing the full potential of the gearbox.