Vesconite Hilube is a thermopolymer, designed for particularly difficult operating environments. Hilube is specifically recommended for moist and underwater applications. These include the pump and marine industry, where regular maintenance is not practically feasible or cost-effective. Displaying superior wear life, especially in poorly lubricated and dirty conditions, Vesconite Hilube has been shown to offer up to ten times the life of bronze bushings.
Vesconite Hilube incorporates an internal lubricant that translates into an exceptionally low friction coefficient. Combined with excellent dimensional stability, low wear rates and a high load-bearing capacity. Hilube has a PV rating (pressure x velocity) four times that of nylon bushings.
Vesconite is available in a wide range of rods, bushings, plates, and machined custom parts
As winter rolls around here in the United States, it's time to talk about the benefits of Vesconite in cold, harsh climates.
In parts of the U.S., some commercial snow blowers and throwers are fitted with Vesconite bearings. The bearings are on both sides of the auger gear box and come into operation if the auger shear breaks and the power continues. This allows the gear box and transfer shaft to keep turning when the auger jams.
The trackless blower fitted with these Vesconite bearings is able to blow snow 40 to 60 feet (15 to 20 meters) from the chute without forming ugly berms (berms are the rows of snow that a plow leaves blocking a driveway, road, or walkway).
Vesconite is the material of choice for the freezing, harsh, dirty conditions in which this agile, trackless blower works. Vesconite does not become brittle in extreme cold and copes with wear in the wet, giving low friction, long life with minimal lubrication. It's what keeps us sane when the snow is particularly wet and heavy.
Parts of the original article can be found on Vesconite's website here.
For more information about Vesconite low friction bearings, contact Gallagher Fluid Seals today.