Activation of Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary inflatable emergency seal prevented a 70-ft (21m) long workboat from certain sinking in February, following multiple shaft failures that damaged the vessel’s primary shaft seal. The crew of the … [Read more...]
Thordon appoints Michael Haraldsson as Marine Business Development Manager
Canadian-based Thordon Bearings, the global leader in environmentally safe propeller shaft bearings and seal systems, has appointed Michael Haraldsson to the role of Marine Business Development Manager. A native of Sweden, Haraldsson has more than … [Read more...]
Water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearings
The water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearings Thordon installed as part of the re-powering of Norway’s Raanaasfoss 1 hydro plant have experienced almost zero wear after 23,887 hours of continuous operation on the first installed unit. During … [Read more...]
Oil lubricated shaft seals and environmental regulations
Media reports indicating the potential volume of lubricating oil polluting the world’s seas and oceans due to shaft seal damage or failure should send a clear message to Administrations that this frequently overlooked source of pollution needs to be … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system
Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system has won the coveted 2019 Seatrade Award for Clean Shipping, in recognition of the technology’s capacity to completely eradicate operational oil pollution from ships’ stern … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings receives Canadian Coast Guard contract
Thordon Bearings has received a Canadian Coast Guard contract to supply six SeaThigor shaft seals for retrofit installation to three purpose-built icebreakers. The 5,910grt CCGS Pierre Radisson, named after the 17th-century French fur trader and … [Read more...]
Cruise sector congratulates Compac on a rite of passage
Thordon Bearings will mark the 21st anniversary of the first cruise ship installations of its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings with a series of celebratory events at leading maritime industry trade shows throughout the year. The … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings purchases Polish hydropower plant
Thordon Bearings has purchased the small Struzyska hydroplant in Pila, Poland, 180km south of its bearing and seal production facility, in Slupsk. The Struzyska plant operates three small turbines capable of generating 67kW of electrical … [Read more...]
Oil-to-water conversion for stage-1 turbine
The Jaldhaka Stage-1 Hydropower Station operated by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) is back online following the successful completion of a project to convert its oil lubricated turbine guide bearing to Thordon’s … [Read more...]
Bearings help in Fortum hydropower plant application
Fortum’s 10MW hydropower plant at Vassinkoski, Sweden, is now successfully operating with Thordon Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive renovation and recommissioning work. Thordon’s … [Read more...]
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