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From the Army Corps of Engineers – Lignum Vitae Bearings
“The original hydro turbine bearings made of Lignum Vitae, lasted from 1934 to 2001. The Lignum Vitae bearing design kept ...
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Hydro Engineer – Uses of Lignum-Vitae Bearings
From a Hydro Engineer… On Lignum Vitae it’s uses are especially suited to wet environments. Inside head boxes eg VAT ...
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Lignum-Vitae Bearings vs. other wood bearings and composites
This is an actual response to a customer who decided to use oak as a bearing material and then switched ...
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Lignum-Vitae Bearings and how they last.
I have no way of monitoring the bearing it is about 12 feet under water I do drain the pit ...
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We install your Lignum-Vitae Bearings
We can now install your Lignum-Vitae bearings. Just ask when you place your order ...
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I am a true believer in lignum vitae
We have several hydro stations that I have been employee for 38 years; we previously had lignum vitae in all ...
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Lignum Vitae Releases Facts Brochure
Over the life of a Lignum Vitae bearing set, a customer could avoid approximately 360 days of power generating loss ...
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The Wanapum Dam hydroelectric plant, located on the Columbia River 40 miles from Moses Lake, feeds the BMW-SGL facility with electricity costing 42 percent less than the national average.
From Car & Driver – November 2012 Pages 34 & 35 Weaving a Little Magic –How carmakers are taking cost ...
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Lignum-Vitae is better than oil filled bearings…
Bob, It looks good. Of course I’m already a believer. I recently saw a plant using bronze sleeve bearings with ...
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Gilman Hydro Plant – Runs on Lignum-Vitae Water Lubricated Bearings!
The Gilman plant still run 1912 / 800 kw horizontal S Morgan Smith Camel Backs. The worst for bearing loads ...
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"The Natural Bearing Choice for Over 130 Years"