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Bearing Selection Crucial to Vertical Turbine Pump Reliability says Thordon

Delegates at an international water industry conference learned that bearing selection plays a critical role in vertical turbine pump (VTP) performance, and that application, medium and bearing material should also be considered during pump manufacturing or refurbishment.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2023/08/29/bearing-selection-crucial-to-vertical-turbine-pump-reliability-says-thordon

abrasive operating environments. The SXL material on the other hand balances the operational

Canada Continues to Buy Local with New AOPV Bearing Deal with Thordon

Thordon Bearings has been awarded a contract to supply seawater-lubricated bearings for installation to the first of two modified versions of the Harry DeWolf-class of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV). The new ships for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) are on order and will be built at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard. The CCG AOPV are versions of the six AOPV that Halifax Shipyard is building for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), all of which feature Thordon’s seawater-lubricated bearings.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2023/08/08/canada-continues-to-buy-local-with-new-aops-bearing-deal-with-thordon

and SXL rudder bearings are also included in the scope of supply. “The performance and reliability

Thordon Bearings Signs Multi-Vessel Supply Deal with Maritime Partners

Thordon Bearings has signed a multi-vessel supply agreement for a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for installation to several fleet boats under construction at the FMT Shipyard & Repair facility in Louisiana, U.S.A. for workboat owner Maritime Partners.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2022/04/12/thordon-bearings-signs-multi-vessel-supply-deal-with-maritime-partners

linkage bushings, SXL thrust washers, and TG100 tailshaft seals. Founded in 2015, Maritime Partners

Thordon Helps Ensure New Zealand's First Fully Electric Ship is also a Zero Polluter Down Under

The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2022/03/07/thordon-helps-ensure-new-zealand's-first-fully-electric-ship-is-also-a-zero-polluter-down-under

SXL seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings installed in Easiflow GRP sterntubes; shaft seals

Thordon Seal Retrofit Keeps Hadi 37 On-Hire

Capital expenditure is always a key consideration during the system procurement process but when low cost components result in an increase in unbudgeted operational costs, then any savings quickly diminish. That was the experience of Saudi Arabia-based ship operator Hadi Hamad Al-Hammam when the original shaft seals fitted to Hadi 37, a 2013-built twin-screw offshore tug supply vessel (OTSV), began to leak and vibrate, resulting in regular visits to drydock for costly repairs.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2020/01/07/thordon-seal-retrofit-keeps-hadi-37-on-hire

and SXL rudder bearings fitted in 2013 as newbuild installations – so retrofitting the TG100 was an easy

Venables Machine Works to Support Thordon Bearing' Expansion Into New Industrial Sectors

Venables Machine Works Ltd., a large manufacturing and machining firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, has been appointed as an authorised distributor and service provider for Thordon Bearings’ industrial bearings portfolio. The formal agreement follows a ten-year collaboration in which Venables provided sales and engineering support to Thordon’s customers across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2020/10/05/venables-machine-works-to-support-thordon-bearing'-expansion-into-new-industrial-sectors

will focus on Thordon’s SXL and XL polymer bearings and engineered thermoplastics, ThorPlas-Blue

Thordon’s Pivotal Role in AOPS Program Underscores Canada’s Commitment to Environmental Protection

Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding has cited Thordon Bearings as one of a number of partners playing a pivotal role in ensuring the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) are capable of environmentally sustainable operations. The first two in a series of six twin-screw vessels entrusted to Irving Shipbuilding, have been put to water with Thordon’s COMPAC water lubricated propeller shaft bearings, which the shipbuilder says are “environmentally progressive” resulting in “zero risk of pollution”.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2020/07/27/thordon-s-pivotal-role-in-aops-program-underscores-canada-s-commitment-to-environmental-protection

Marine Limited worked with Irving Shipbuilding to specify Thordon SXL grease-free bearings

MV AP Revelin Revels in Dirty Water with Thordon's COMPAC Solution Keeping It Clean

China’s Qingshan Shipyard has delivered AP Revelin, the second in a series of two environmentally sustainable handy-size bulk carriers, to Croatia-based shipping company Atlantska Plovidba d.d. from Dubrovnik.The 38,700dwt ‘ecoship’ will join first of class AP Dubrava, which was delivered in July 2015. Each 180m (591ft) long tramp trader, built to theGreen Dolphin 38 design unveiled by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) in 2012, features Thordon Bearings’ seawater-lubricated COMPAC propeller shaft bearing system and a Thordon Water Quality Package (WQP). This will provide a clean and consistent supply of seawater to the bearings even when the vessel is docked downstream of the current in shallow waters.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2016/02/23/mv-ap-revelin-revels-in-dirty-water-with-thordon's-compac-solution-keeping-it-clean

20 years and have a lot of experience with Thordon’s SXL rudder bearings, which have a perfect

FAQs about Tailshaft Bearings

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operation, XL and SXL for varying degrees of abrasives and RiverTough for the most abrasive water

FAQs about Propeller Shaft Systems

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operation, XL and SXL for varying degrees of abrasives and RiverTough for the most abrasive water