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- January 11, 2023
A global petrochemical company ordered 20 large pump bushings made of Vesconite Hilube, a premier-grade bearing material.
The bushings were placed into vertical-turbine pumps which supply sea water to a petrochemical plant for cooling purposes.
The order for suction, line-shaft and pump-bowl bushings, consisted of bushings of significant size, with outside diameters ranging from 6.70 inches to 9.00 inches, inside diameters from 5.30 inches to 7.00 inches, and lengths from 7.00 inches to 9.50 inches.
“Vesconite Bearings has significant experience in providing
- November 27, 2019
Changing Bushings to Vesconite
A UK manufacturer of brackets for electrical equipment has changed its 3D printer bushings to Vesconite bearings.
The manufacturer had previously used roller bearings on its two Prusa 3D printers, but had found that roller bearings wore away the printer rods. They also required regular greasing, which limited production uptime and value.
Following some online searching, Triple Link Manufacturing founder Mark Bagnall discovered a reference to Vesconite 3D printer bushings and was attracted by the fact that they were low maintenance and required no greasing.
In addition, he was pleased with the fact