Self-lubricated bearings

These consist of bronze bearings or wear plates with partial or through holes covering 25% to 35% of the sliding surface. Solid lubricants, such as Graphite/PTFE, are inserted into these holes and properly distributed to ensure the entire bearing or wear plate maintains a very thin, durable lubricant film during operation. This provides excellent lubrication and minimizes wear, even when the bearing is stationary.

The high mechanical, wear and corrosion resistance of the material (tin bronze, manganese bronze, aluminum bronze…), combined with the chemical inertness of the Graphite/PTFE; They create bearings and wear plates with excellent performance at low sliding speeds and high dynamic loads; with oscillating and intermittent operations, in hostile environments (-100°C to 300°C), in the presence of distilled water, sea water, acidic waters, lyes and/or against the corrosive action of sulfur and hot or oxidizing gases.