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Thordon Bearings RiverTough Exceeds 500 Installations in Workboat Sector

May 01, 2025

In a significant milestone for the company, Thordon Bearings has seen its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solution surpass 500 installations in the workboat sector. Primarily a retrofit solution but also increasingly specified for newbuilds, RiverTough is designed for coastal and inland waterways, where conditions are typically muddy and abrasive. The solution, applied in combination with hard-coated nickel-chrome-boron (NiCrB) Thordon shaft sleeves, has been verified as outlasting rubber bearings by a factor of two or more in the harshest operating environments.
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Denmark’s damZgard Mechanics the Latest to Join Thordon Bearings’ Extensive Distributor Network

Apr 29, 2025

Thordon Bearings, the world leader in environmentally safe, high-performance shaft bearing and seal systems, has welcomed Denmark’s damZgard Mechanics to its network of authorized distributors. With a solid reputation as a leading supplier of mechanical engineering solutions to Denmark’s maritime industries, damZgard Mechanics will be responsible for facilitating existing and new maritime customer requirements and developing new business opportunities in other markets outside of marine.
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Thordon Reports Significant Interest for Sterntubeless Ships with Seawater-Lubricated Bearings in ABS Podcast

Jan 23, 2025

Thordon Bearings has reported significant interest in the sterntubeless ship concept from shipowners and yards around the world, following the official launch of the T-BOSS design in September 2024. Speaking in a recent episode of the ABS-produced podcast Setting the Course, Thordon Bearings’ VP Business Development Craig Carter, and Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, ABS’ VP Technology EMEA, tell host Brad Cox that “interest is high”.
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Thordon Hydro NewsWorks 2024

Thordon’s web-based newsletter specifically developed for hydro and clean power users of oil-free and grease-free bearings. This issue features stories about a turbine refurbishment that included a full set of wicket gate bearings for Ontario Power Generation (OPG), brake cups supplied for Hydro-Québec’s overhaul program, and an innovative tidal power project in Europe. Additional highlights include Thordon’s expanding presence in the European hydropower market, advancements in Vietnam’s hydropower sector, and maintenance-reducing water-lubricated bearing conversions in Spain.
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Thordon Pump & Industrial NewsWorks 2023

Thordon’s web-based newsletter specifically developed to promote our successes with oil-free and grease-free bearings. This particular newsletter includes feature articles that highlight successes we have had with cooling water pumps, irrigation pumps, offshore well pumps, as well as pumps and machinery in the mining industry.
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Thordon Merchant Fleet NewsWorks 2023

Thordon’s web-based newsletter specifically developed for marine users of oil-free and grease-free bearings in the merchant marine sector. This newsletter includes articles that highlight our successes on tankers, bulk cargo carriers, ferries, and cruise ships with COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings, and ThorPlas-Blue deck equipment installed and used around the world. We also introduce Thordon’s new BlueWater Seal and highlight the largest rudder bearing Thordon has ever produced.
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