A large wind turbine manufacturer continues to use Vesconite Hilube actuator bearing supports in its wind turbines’ hydraulic blade pitch control systems. Pitch control systems are essential to protect wind turbines in adverse weather conditions … [Read more...] about Pitch control plain bearings for wind turbine application
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Vesconite’s new Hitemp 160 gets food-contact certification
Vesconite Bearings’ Hitemp 160 polymer bearing material has been approved for use in food- contact applications. This is according to CEO Dr. Jean-Patrick Leger, who received the formal certification letter from the Laboratoire National De … [Read more...] about Vesconite’s new Hitemp 160 gets food-contact certification
Lower bearing replacement at Hammanskraal Drinking Water Project
Repair work at the Hammanskraal Drinking Water Project in Tshwane, South Africa, has included replacement of the lower bearing on an Archimedes screw with a Vesconite Hilube polymer bearing. The bearing has a 202 mm inner diameter, a 300 mm outer … [Read more...] about Lower bearing replacement at Hammanskraal Drinking Water Project
Pump containing Hitemp 160 SABS certified
A pump containing three sleeve bearings made from a new bearing material, Hitemp 160 − which can operate to temperatures up to 160°C and is resistant to abrasive material − has been tested in a pump that has received South African Bureau of Standards … [Read more...] about Pump containing Hitemp 160 SABS certified
Vesconite Bearings introduces ready-to-fit propeller shaft bearings
Vesconite Bearings has been hard at work identifying the most common propeller shaft bearings used in the leisure marine industry. It has done so to ensure that the right stock is available when clients need a particular item. Vesconite … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings introduces ready-to-fit propeller shaft bearings
Extra-large-diameter bearings for lathe application
A large-diameter six-meter lathe is expected at Vesconite Bearings’ South African factory in the next few weeks. The lathe will be able to machine extra-large-diameter bearings, which are in demand for marine mining, container ships, oil tankers, … [Read more...] about Extra-large-diameter bearings for lathe application
Bearing materials made with solar energy
Polymer bearing material producer Vesconite Bearings intends to take advantage of South Africa’s high levels of solar radiation to power some of its most power-hungry processes. The company has already installed the first phase of its solar … [Read more...] about Bearing materials made with solar energy
Bushings still operating at Nile hydropower project
Vesconite Hilube bushings, which were installed on the control arm linkages on the radial deep sluice gates on a hydropower dam on the Nile River, are still operating some seven years after a complete overhaul of the systems controlling water flow in … [Read more...] about Bushings still operating at Nile hydropower project
Farm equipment designer specifies Vesconite
A custom farm implement designer will recommend Vesconite for all the bushings on a ripper/cultivator that he is currently designing, in line with a belief in Vesconite’s no-swell self-lubricating wear-resistant characteristics that have led to him … [Read more...] about Farm equipment designer specifies Vesconite
Better than the OEM forklift spares
Bearing and wear part manufacturer Vesconite Bearings has increased its efforts to develop better -than-the-original-equipment-manufacturer (OEM) forklift parts. The company has long known that its gantry support bearings, tilt cylinder bushings, … [Read more...] about Better than the OEM forklift spares
