Corrosion Products & Equipment (CPE), a specialist engineering firm based in Rochester, New York State, has been appointed as an authorized distributor and service provider across Thordon Bearings’ marine, clean energy, and industrial seals and … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings appoints CPE as its authorized distributor
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Thordon grease-free and self-lubricating bearings
Global demand for raw materials is opening the door to a new market for Thordon Bearings, with one of the world’s largest mining companies, Grupo México, using the Canadian company’s grease-free and self-lubricating bearings in a myriad of pump and … [Read more...] about Thordon grease-free and self-lubricating bearings
Water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings
Peer-reviewed research by Thordon Bearings into the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a ship’s propeller shaft bearing has found that the use of seawater-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings reduces fuel consumption. The environmental and … [Read more...] about Water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings
Water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings
Thordon Bearings’ water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings have been installed to well pumps aboard an undisclosed offshore oil platform operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Five KSB three-stage mixed flow impeller-type pumps … [Read more...] about Water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings
Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the ferry, Daleela
Thordon Bearings’ Egyptian distributor and integrated services provider Nefertiti Marine has successfully commissioned the water lubricated Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the 24,112gt ferry Daleela. The 1991-built, … [Read more...] about Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the ferry, Daleela
U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker now operational with Thordon Bearings
The Mark W. Barker, the first new U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, has successfully completed sea trials and will now begin trading throughout the freshwater lakes and river networks with oil-free propeller shaft bearings from … [Read more...] about U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker now operational with Thordon Bearings
largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings.
A 7506TEU containership has left Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW) with the largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings. The 2001-built vessel, operated by a European owner, was retrofitted with a 1230mm (4-ft) long, 1111mm (3.6-ft) … [Read more...] about largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings.
New Zealand’s first fully electric ship is also a zero polluter down under
The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fiber commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering. Ika Rere, … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s first fully electric ship is also a zero polluter down under
Thordon Bearings has unveiled the BlueWater Seal
Thordon Bearings has unveiled the BlueWater Seal, a new propeller shaft seal with a unique Safe Return to Port (SRTP) design that specifically meets commercial shipping industry needs for a low maintenance and robust shaft seal. The Thordon BlueWater … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings has unveiled the BlueWater Seal
30-year-old propeller shaft bearings still in operation
A Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) icebreaker is helping to keep shipping moving on the Great Lakes throughout the winter with a set of Thordon Bearings’ propeller shaft bearings that were fitted more than 30 years ago. Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) … [Read more...] about 30-year-old propeller shaft bearings still in operation