When SKF South Africa was approached by a key customer to assist with a bearing and housing selection for a ball mill that is being produced for a site in North-West Africa, the bearing and rotating technology specialist delivered a complete cost-effective solution within the required time frame. The customer, who specialises in grinding mills and comminution processes, has, over the past three years, been employing severall SKF product and service solutions including bearings and housing assemblies for mill pinion applications.