A UK manufacturer of brackets for electrical equipment has changed its 3D printer bushings to Vesconite ones. The manufacturer had used roller bearings on its two Prusa 3D printers but had found that roller bearings wore away the printer rods. They … [Read more...] about UK bracket manufacturer selects Vesconite for 3D printer bushings
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Vesconite opens office for New Zealand
Vesconite Bearings has opened an office in New Zealand to assist customers and resellers with their Vesconite low-friction no-grease-required polymer bearing and wear-material requirements. Vesconite Bearings has also appointed Eddie Swanepoel as … [Read more...] about Vesconite opens office for New Zealand
Self-lubricating polymer bushings in miniature steam train application
The team that was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2017 for the longest distance covered by a miniature steam train is setting its sights on improving its record. Keyser Locomotive Works, together with the Pietermaritzburg Model Engineering … [Read more...] about Self-lubricating polymer bushings in miniature steam train application
Bearing packaging solution proves successful
In the five years since Vesconite Bearings introduced a minimum of two layers of corrugated cardboard packaging around each of its dispatched polymer bushings and rods, the company has had no returns from breakages due to transportation. The company … [Read more...] about Bearing packaging solution proves successful
Vesconite Bearings improves marine bearing availability
Vesconite Bearings’ grease-free polymer bearings and wear parts for the marine industry will be even more widely available from August 2019. This follows the introduction of additional warehousing in Dubai, which adds to Vesconite Bearings’ global … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings improves marine bearing availability
Vesconite Bearings’ 3D printer bushings online store
Vesconite Bearings, the maker of advanced polymer bushings, has launched a 3D printer bushing web store. Stock printer bushings include the LM12UU, LM10UU, LM8LUU, LM8UU and LM6UU, priced from $1.90 excluding taxes and shipping. The specialised … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings’ 3D printer bushings online store
Vesconite Hitemp polymer challenges melamine in sugar-industry hanger bearings
Melamine hanger bearings will face a new competitor in the sugar industry, as a result of the development and active promotion of the abrasion-resistant polymer Hitemp 150 FG. The polymer’s name signifies that it can be used in applications that … [Read more...] about Vesconite Hitemp polymer challenges melamine in sugar-industry hanger bearings
Vesconite Bearings invests in 5-axis capability
Vesconite Bearings is ramping up its 5-axis machining capability in line with future demands for more complex machined parts made from its advanced engineered plastics. The company already has a Haas VF 11 and a 6-m Marufuku machining center with a … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings invests in 5-axis capability
Vesconite adds engineering personnel
Vesconite Bearings has appointed four additional engineers announced CEO Dr. Jean-Patrick Leger. Additionally, the company intends to expand the range of applications in which its no-grease, hard-wearing, low-coefficient-of friction polymers can … [Read more...] about Vesconite adds engineering personnel
Vesconite Bearings contracts Bartholomews for UK distribution
Vesconite Bearings has contracted Bartholomews Specialist Distribution Ltd (Bartholomews) to warehouse and dispatch Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube engineered polymer rods and hollow bar from Bartholomews’ facility in Eastleigh, UK. This is … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings contracts Bartholomews for UK distribution