Papermaking machine bearings operating under hightemperature conditions are vulnerable to problems such as fracturing of the inner ring, which can result in work stoppages. NSK bearings, with their long service life, superior resistance to inner ring fractures, outstanding hardness, and excellent dimensional stability under high temperatures, produce solutions for a host of paper mill applications and operating environments.In recent years, the papermaking industry has been making great strides by enhancing the speed and the width of coverage of papermaking machines with the objective of boosting productivity. To reduce the amount of downtime caused by unexpected problems, customers demand high reliability from the bearings that are used in papermaking machines. NSK has developed a range of bearings that meet these demands, and the company's bearings are used in all sections of modern papermaking machines.