Lignum Vitae North America was awarded another contract to supply a water lubricated Lignum Vitae main guide bearing for Alabama Power‘s oldest hydro electric facility, the 177 MW, Lay Dam, built in 1914. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing Alabama Power with Lignum Vitae water lubricated main guide bearings, which allow Alabama […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded a contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Alabama Power’s Bouldin Dam.
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Bouldin Dam built in the 1967 on the Coosa River. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing the Francis triple 75 MW units by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. This is an excellent example of […]
Hydro Plant Operator talks about Lignum Vitae Bearings
Operating 54 MW hydro with 36” shafts “After 11 years we never even adjusted them”
Lignum Vitae Bearings Last Longer
Operating 9 generators at one location and 8 in another upstream location all around 2-MW each with various shaft diameters around 16.5”. “I have used at least 4 other plastic type bearings in our plants, but Lignum Vitae Bearings last longer. Nothing touches it. Not even close. I’ve been here for 37 years and seen […]
Operating several hydro’s with stated goal of returning every bearing back to Lignum Vitae.
“We previously used Lignum Vitae Bearings in all of our wet hydro bearing applications, as they are lubricated by the ambient water. In 1967, we installed a set of Lignum Vitae Bearings in a unit that we run 11 months of the year. That Lignum Vitae bearing set is still in service today. In my […]
We have had great success with Lignum Vitae Bearings.
”We have operated several hydro’s for decades without maintenance.” Some of our plants are 100 years old. We have had great success with Lignum Vitae Bearings. Our engineers have boasted of the long-term durability of Lignum Vitae Bearings and the ability to use Lignum Vitae for customized hydro applications.”
I have a power-point of the Txxxxxx which never worked & wore out in one year.”
I have a power-point of the Txxxxxx which never worked & wore out in one year.” Hydro Operator 2012
”Our Lignum Vitae bearing set has been operating since 1912.”
”Our Lignum Vitae bearing set has been operating since 1912.” 72.9 MW hydro with 32” shafts
“Nothing better than Lignum Vitae! The Txxxxxx composite bearings never worked and wore out in a year.”
“Nothing better than Lignum Vitae! We installed your Lignum Vitae Bearings on September 22, in 2010. We have not had to adjust them since. They are running very smoothly with no problems. The Txxxxxx composite bearings never worked and wore out in a year.” Operating 5 hydro’s from 1200KW to 2-MW
Why have Lignum-Vitae Wood Bearings been the best since 1882?
During a recent preparation for a presentation we did extensive research and found that Lignum-Vitae Wood Bearings have several benefits that apply to many industrial bearing applications. These benefits are universal in nature and create value for the company using Lignum-Vitae wood bearings over any of the others. In fact the benefits are so strong […]
"The Natural Bearing Choice for Over 130 Years"