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Rudder Housing Strut Bearings

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 www.ThordonBearings.com Rudder Housing & Strut Bearings Industry: Marine - Workboat End User: Illinois Marine Towing Inc. U.S.A. Application: Rudder Housing & Strut Bearings Thordon Grade: SXL Rudder Bearings, RiverTough Tailshaft Bearings Date of Original Installation: March 2022, of all of their past bearing failures. RHSB 03/23 Rudder housings bored and SXL bearings installed, machine shop in order to machine the bearings to the required dimensions. Thordon’s SXL bearings

Thordon’s Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings Selected for Bulk Carrier Refit

Thordon Bearings has delivered COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings to replace oil- and grease- lubricated bearings onboard McKeil Marine’s bulk carrier Northern Venture as part of a major refurbishment project.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2024/12/09/thordon-s-water-lubricated-shaft-bearings-selected-for-bulk-carrier-refit

Thordon Bearings has delivered COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings to replace oil- and grease- lubricated bearings onboard McKeil Marine’s bulk carrier Northern Venture as part of a major refurbishment project. Established in 1956, Canada-based McKeil Marine provides, supply to the bearings. Thordon grease-free SXL rudder bearings were also supplied for the bulker, solids. Thordon’s SXL rudder bearings operate without grease above and below the waterline, offer

Thordon Delivers Non-Metallic Bearings for Essential Cooling Water Pumps in Taiwan

Thordon Bearings has further strengthened its presence in the Taiwanese market, delivering water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings for installation on cooling water pumps commissioned for a major power plant expansion project. Thordon’s SXL and Composite non-metallic bearings have been specified by San Tai Pumps, which are providing the cooling water pumps to the state-owned Taiwan Power Company (“TPC”).

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2023/08/01/thordon-delivers-non-metallic-bearings-for-essential-cooling-water-pumps-in-taiwan

Thordon Bearings has further strengthened its presence in the Taiwanese market, delivering water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings for installation on cooling water pumps commissioned for a major power plant expansion project. Thordon’s SXL and Composite non-metallic bearings have been, in Taiwan, worked with San Tai Pumps to specify and deliver Thordon SXL and Composite bearings, Ronnie Chen, Director at Eiger Engineering. “The SXL bearings are used higher up the pump shaft

Resurfice Machines Keep the Ice Clean and Smooth with Thordon Grease-Free Bearings

Canadian-based ice resurfacing specialist Resurfice Corp has returned to Thordon Bearings with a repeat order for its grease-free SXL and ThorPlas-Blue polymer bearings for Resurfice’s Olympia range of ice arena resurfacing machines.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2023/04/17/resurfice-machines-keep-the-ice-clean-and-smooth-with-thordon-grease-free-bearings

Canadian-based ice resurfacing specialist Resurfice Corp (“Resurfice”) has returned to Thordon Bearings (“Thordon”) with a repeat order for its grease-free SXL and ThorPlas-Blue polymer bearings for Resurfice’s Olympia range of ice arena resurfacing machines. In a relationship dating back almost, year. The most recent order is for 22m (71.2ft) of SXL and 4m (13.1ft) of ThorPlas-Blue, held, resurfacer takes six to ten SXL bearings in the augers that gather the ice chips off the rink and then lift

Thordon Bearings Prove Their Worth in Abu Dhabi Offshore Platform Pumps

Thordon Bearings’ water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings have been installed to well pumps aboard an undisclosed offshore oil platform operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Five KSB three-stage mixed flow impeller-type pumps were each retrofitted with Thordon pump bearings - 13 SXL intermediate bearings, four Composite bearings and a single SXL throttle bearing, replacing the original silicon carbide bushes.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2022/11/08/thordon-bearings-prove-their-worth-in-abu-dhabi-offshore-platform-pumps

Thordon Bearings’ water-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings have been installed to well pumps aboard an undisclosed offshore oil platform operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Five KSB three-stage mixed flow impeller-type pumps were each retrofitted with Thordon pump bearings - 13 SXL intermediate bearings, four Composite bearings and a single SXL throttle bearing, expensive to replace,” said Rafid Qureshi, Managing Director, OPI. “By comparison, Thordon SXL

Drydocks World Takes Express Delivery of Thordon's Largest Bearing Ever Manufactured

A 7506TEU containership has left Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW) with the largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings. The 2001-built vessel, operated by a European owner, was retrofitted with a 1230mm (4ft) long, 1111mm (3.6ft) diameter SXL bearing after the vessel’s original bronze rudder bearing required replacement due to excessive wear.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2022/04/25/drydocks-world-takes-express-delivery-of-thordon's-largest-bearing-ever-manufactured

A 7506TEU containership has left Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW) with the largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings. The 2001-built vessel, operated by a European owner, was retrofitted with a 1230mm (4ft) long, 1111mm (3.6ft) diameter SXL bearing after the vessel’s original, rudder bearing solution, with OPI recommending Thordon’s grease-free SXL polymer bearing, , resulting in smoother, longer lasting, grease-free bearing operation.” Thordon’s SXL material has a lower

Grupo Servicios Maritimos Resolved Their Frequent Tailshaft Bearing Headaches by Opting for Thordon

A frequent headache for the Buenos Aires-based operator was the excessive tailshaft bearing wear rates experienced on some vessels operating conventional rubber bearings in a mix of sea-, brackish-, muddy-, and freshwaters. The company looked for an alternative solution, and in October 2020, contacted Thordon’s authorized distributor in Argentina, Marine Logistics SA, with a request to install Thordon’s robust, low maintenance water-lubricated RiverTough tailshaft bearings to the 1975-built Candela S.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2021/05/26/grupo-servicios-maritimos-resolved-their-frequent-tailshaft-bearing-headaches-by-opting-for-thordon

Business Development Manager for Latin America, Grupo Servicios Maritimos decided to include Thordon SXL, bearings can be bonded in place using an approved adhesive.” Thordon SXL rudder bearings, meanwhile, operate without grease, above and below the waterline. SXL offers high abrasion resistance and can

Thordon Gives New Class of Towboat Greater Life Expectancy

Thordon Bearings, of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has received an order to supply four comprehensive shipsets of stern gear for a new class of towboat. The four boats are being built by US shipyard Master Marine of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, for Waterfront Services, based in of Cairo, Illinois.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2018/04/30/thordon-gives-new-class-of-towboat-greater-life-expectancy

with hardened shaft sleeves, SXL bearings for main and flanking rudders, TG100 tailshaft seals, ,” said Bright. “The scope of supply includes SXL rudder and ThorPlas-Blue steering linkage bushings. SXL has excellent friction resistance, with operating pressures up to 12 N/mm2 (1740 psi

Thordon Systems Reduce Planned Maintenance Schedules for Offshore Vessel Operator

Canadian company Thordon Bearings has notched up another success story for a customer in the demanding offshore sector, with a bearing and seal installation in “perfect condition” after over three years of operation.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2019/10/01/thordon-systems-reduce-planned-maintenance-schedules-for-offshore-vessel-operator

, and decided to use Thordon’s SXL propeller shaft bearings with TG100 seals. Global Marine and OPI, minimum length for seal installation. Global Tiger was delivered in 2016 with SXL bearings, : “The SXL and TG100 are truly maintenance free alternatives to gland packing. We are pleased

China's 'Greening of the Silk Road' Spurs Hike in Orders for Water Lubricated Propulsion Systems

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) first specified a water lubricated propeller shaft arrangement for two 5000-unit pure car/truck carriers (PCTC) in 2007, and since then more and more shipowners and shipbuilders in China are rejecting oil lubricated propeller shaft and greased rudder bearing systems as a way of supporting their country’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2019/11/27/china's-'greening-of-the-silk-road'-spurs-hike-in-orders-for-water-lubricated-propulsion-systems

in installing and commissioning Thordon’s COMPAC and SXL bearings provides a competitive and technical, , sustainable systems produced outside of China.” To date, Thordon’s COMPAC and SXL water lubricated, been for domestic owners. SXL rudder bearings, meanwhile, have been installed to more than 1000 Chinese