Page 9 of catalogue Bearing Supports in Buildings and Structures of Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

In the “AufSchalke” stadium on a Saturday afternoon during soccer season. ELGES is there when the whistle blows. The mechanical equipment that allows the soccer turf to be rolled out and rolled up contains standard and spherical plain bearings with Elgoglide®-lined bores. They ensure the low-friction operation of the transport rails. The maintenance-free Rod ends that are used in the adjustment devices for the movable platforms are also made by ELGES. INA has a comprehensive product range of zero-maintenance rod ends and Rod ends requiring maintenance in various dimensions and shaft diameters of up to 200 mm. The design variants offered are equally numerous: turned or cast, with internal or external threads, right-hand or left-hand threads ... Special designs are also available at the customer’s request.
The “AufSchalke” stadium in Gelsenkirchen: It takes six hours for the playing field that looks so picturesque in front of the stadium here to travel the 300 m distance into the stadium

Spherical plain bearings in the supports under the platform: When raised, they allow the playing field to be moved in and out

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