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
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Cat 428Es use Vesconite on boom pivot pin
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
Bearings vs. bushings in 3D printing
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
Bearings vs bushings in 3D printing
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
Rock drill bushings produced to spec
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
Vesconite borehole spiders continue to perform
Spiders that were manufactured from Vesconite continue to be used to support the shafts of two borehole pumps installed on a Meyerton, South Africa, vegetable farm. Some 28 spiders were manufactured at Sima Turners, of Johannesburg, South Africa, … [Read more...] about Vesconite borehole spiders continue to perform
Hard-wearing polymer bushings for outdoor gym equipment
If you thought that you could only access shoulder press machines, stair steppers, push-up presses, rowing apparatus, sit-up benches, and waist twist machines in a gym, you haven’t been to several sites in Johannesburg, Newcastle and Cape Town, in … [Read more...] about Hard-wearing polymer bushings for outdoor gym equipment
Production times on marine bearings reduced
Vesconite Bearings has brought production times on extra large bearings down to 36 hours and was able to complete a simultaneous order for two extra large marine bearings in 48 hours in late September. The quick turnaround order was for two … [Read more...] about Production times on marine bearings reduced
Large vesconite marine bearings
Marine bushing emergencies in South America can now be easily dealt with by ordering XL marine bushings that are available for immediate dispatch from Buenos Aires, Argentina, from this week. The bushings, which are widely used in the marine … [Read more...] about Large vesconite marine bearings
Disneyland’s Nemo submarine figurines use Vesconite Hilube
The crabs on the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, were recently sent for a rebuild cycle, in which they were inspected to ensure that they are physically and operationally in good shape … [Read more...] about Disneyland’s Nemo submarine figurines use Vesconite Hilube