rothe erde® slewing bearings

Slewing bearings are machine elements which absorb all axial and radial forces, and tilting torques which result from these, in one single latching, ready-to-install bearing unit. thyssenkrupp rothe erde® slewing bearings are accurately constructed and manufactured in accordance with each customer’s requirements. This is how we develop solutions which are unrivalled in terms of construction, material quality and performance.

Day after day, rothe erde® slewing bearings prove themselves as important construction and connection elements in wind turbines, cranes, excavators, engineering systems and tunnel boring machines.

From the raw material through to the end product, we manufacture all the main components in-house. The diverse functionality of a rothe erde® slewing bearing is already evident from the dimensions they are delivered in. We can produce whole slewing bearings with a diameter of up to 9.6 metres. In terms of segmented bearings, these are manufactured with a diameter of up to 22 metres.