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Caribbean dive boat uses self-lubricating bearing material

October 16, 2019 By Mike Santora

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Just because a commercial vessel plies the crystal-clear cerulean waters of the Bahamas doesn't mean it has a carefree life. For Gerry Fleming of Aqua Cat Cruises, it meant constant attention to the sand and silt that wreaked havoc on the bearings of … [Read more...] about Caribbean dive boat uses self-lubricating bearing material

Filed Under: Lubrication Tagged With: Vesconite

Water flinger adopted by pump manufacturer

August 27, 2019 By Mike Santora

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A Southern African pump manufacturer has received its order for Vesconite low-swell hard-wearing water-flinger polymer bearings for four of its pump sizes. The manufacturer found that its horizontal centrifugal pumps, as a result of high pressure, … [Read more...] about Water flinger adopted by pump manufacturer

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Vesconite

Vesconite making inroads into Namibia’s marine sector

April 16, 2019 By Mike Santora

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Vesconite Bearings, the maker of advanced, self-lubricating polymers, in March dispatched several marine orders to Namibia, the Southern African country that borders Zambia, Angola, Botswana, and South Africa. While global shipping lines have been … [Read more...] about Vesconite making inroads into Namibia’s marine sector

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Bushing shows 35% less wear than phosphor bronze

February 25, 2019 By Mike Santora

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An independent test has shown that a Vesconite left-hand torque-plate bushing, made from a no-grease hard-wearing engineered polymer, shows 35% less wear than a phosphor bronze right-hand torque-plate bushing of a similar design after one year of … [Read more...] about Bushing shows 35% less wear than phosphor bronze

Filed Under: Industry News, Lubrication Tagged With: Vesconite

After 20,000 NM, gunboat 66 still running with Vesconite

November 8, 2018 By Mike Santora

With a downwind sail area of over 4,600 sq. ft. and a top speed well over 20 knots, the Gunboat 66 is a boat where components simply cannot bind. That's why when Slim was refitted in 2015, Vesconite was used as the rudder and daggerboard trunk … [Read more...] about After 20,000 NM, gunboat 66 still running with Vesconite

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Vesconite

Vesconite Bearings has introduced standard 3D printer bushings as stock items

August 29, 2018 By Mike Santora

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The maker of low-co-efficient-of-friction polymers, Vesconite, Vesconite Hilube and Superlube, has introduced 3D printer bushings as stock items. Printer users can now replace bronze sleeve bushings or linear ball bearings with polymer sleeve … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings has introduced standard 3D printer bushings as stock items

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Vesconite

Cat 428Es use Vesconite on boom pivot pin

June 25, 2018 By Mike Santora

The Cat 428E TLB

Some 600 graves have been dug in the Luveve and West Park Cemeteries, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, using 428E Caterpillar Tractor Loader Backhoes (TLBs) fitted with Vesconite self-lubricating wear-resistant polymer bushings on the boom pivot pin. This is … [Read more...] about Cat 428Es use Vesconite on boom pivot pin

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Vesconite

Bearings vs. bushings in 3D printing

June 13, 2018 By Mike Santora

South African computer component, peripherals

A small but vocal discussion in the 3D printer community is on bearings and bushings that are used by 3D printers, and how these can be optimized to create better printers and better print quality. Some believe 3D printing will run counter to … [Read more...] about Bearings vs. bushings in 3D printing

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Vesconite

Bearings vs bushings in 3D printing

May 21, 2018 By Mike Santora

South African computer component, peripherals

Edited by Mike Santora A small but vocal discussion in the 3D printer community is on bearings and bushings that are used by 3D printers, and how these can be optimized to create better printers and better print quality. Some think 3D printing … [Read more...] about Bearings vs bushings in 3D printing

Filed Under: Industry News, Lubrication Tagged With: Vesconite

Rock drill bushings produced to spec

February 15, 2018 By Mike Santora

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When a global company that specializes in pumping equipment developed a rock drill, trials with other products led to it specifying bushings made from the temperature-resistant, internally lubricated, wear-resistant polymer, Hitemp 150. Whereas … [Read more...] about Rock drill bushings produced to spec

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Vesconite

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