Fiber Reinforced Composite Bearings with PTFE Tape Liner
- Proprietary filled PTFE tape machinable liner
- Designed for hydropower applications
- Machinable bearing surface
- High load capacity
- Excellent shock and edge loading capacity
- Low friction, superior wear rate and bearing life
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Dimensionally stable - very low water absorption, low swelling
- Environmentally friendly
- Tested by Powertech Test to evaluate performance of self-lubricated bushings in wicket gate applications.
Bearing forms available in standard dimensions: plain cylindrical bushes, sliding plates
Bearing forms made to order: cylindrical bushes with non-standard dimensions, customized bearing designs.