Slew Rings

Socare manufactures eight lines of slewing rings (RK, HS, HT, MT, XT, DT, XR, and TR), each best-in-class and milled to the industry’s highest precision and tolerances. In addition, customized products built to your specifications are available. Our products carry an industry-best 18-month warranty and are backed by an expert sales and service staff that isn’t happy unless you are. Let us know how we can help you.

Single-Row Ball Bearing with Flange (RK)
The Socare™ RK series of slewing rings: • Large-diameter availability in a lightweight product • Four-point-contact ball bearings • Flanged cross-section • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable, reliable, and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external	Applications (Light and Medium Duty): • Bottling machines • Cranes and lifts • Industrial turntables • Medical scanners and imagers • Rotating displays • Wind turbines

Single-Row Ball Bearing without Flange (HS, HT, MT, XT)
The Socare™ HS series of slewing rings: • Rectangular cross-section with reduced clearance for greater stiffness and twice the capacity of the Socare RK series • Four-point-contact ball bearings • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external	Applications (Medium and Heavy Duty): • Cranes • Digger derricks • Industrial turntables • Satellite and radar dishes • Solar trackers • Vehicle lifts • Wind turbines

Single-Row Ball Bearing without Flange (HS, HT, MT, XT)
The Socare™ HT series of slewing rings: • Larger, higher capacity version of the Socare HS series • Four-point-contact ball bearings • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external	Applications (Medium and Heavy Duty): • Cranes • Digger derricks • Industrial turntables • Satellite and radar antennas • Solar trackers • Vehicle lifts • Wind turbines

Single-Row Ball Bearing without Flange (HS, HT, MT, XT)
The Socare™ MT series of slewing rings: • Higher capacity slewing rings, in small to large diameters • Four-point-contact ball bearings • Sealed for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless and internal	Applications (Light through Heavy Duty): • Hoists • Positioners • Truck-mounted cranes

Single-Row Ball Bearing without Flange (HS, HT, MT, XT)
The Socare™ XT series of slewing rings: • Made-to-order, largest outer diameter (up to 218 inches/5,500 mm) slewing rings in the Socare product line • Four-point-contact ball bearings • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external	Applications (Heavy Duty): • Cranes • Lifts • Log/timber loaders

Double-Row Ball Bearing (DT)

The Socare™ DT series of slewing rings: • Up to 80% greater load capacity than similar products in the RK series, with greater clearance internally • Double row of eight-point-contact ball bearings • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external

Applications (Medium and Heavy Duty): • Industrial turntables • Large cranes and excavators • Mining equipment • Stackers • Telescopes • Turnstiles • Winders

Crossed Roller Bearing (XR)
The Socare™ XR series of slewing rings: • Greater load capacity per unit size in a low-torque design • Single row of roller bearings alternating and crossed at 90° for optimal load sharing • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Low frictional torque • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external	Applications (Medium and Heavy Duty): • Grinding machines • Industrial robots • Industrial turntables • Medical scanners and imagers • Military weapon and gun turrets • Mining and tunnel boring • Satellite and radar antennas

Triple-Row Roller Bearing (TR)

The Socare™ TR series of slewing rings: • Maximum load capacity and stiffness per unit size • Triple row of roller bearings: upper and lower in parallel, with perpendicular side between • Integral seals for maximum reliability • Lowest frictional torque in the Socare product line • Outstanding axial, radial, and tilting moment load handling • Durable and economical design • Gearing: gearless, internal, and external

Applications (Heavy Duty): • Harbor and shipboard cranes • High-duty-cycle machine tools • Ladle turrets • Loading buoys • Mill equipment • Mining and tunnel boring • Wind turbines