Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for First Energy for their Luray Hydro Plant. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing First Energy by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. One of the existing turbines in service had Lignum-Vitae Bearings that were […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded a contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Mechanicsville Plant.
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for the Mechanicsville plant located in New York. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing Mechanicsville by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. The existing turbines use Lignum-Vitae bearings. This plant has been in operation since […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded a contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Duke Power
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for Duke Power. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing Duke by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. The existing the 22 MW G.E units use Lignum-Vitae bearings. This plant has been in operation since 1912. […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded a contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Bankhead owned by Alabama Power
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for Alabama Power. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing Alabama power by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. The existing the 54MW units use Lignum-Vitae bearings. This plant has been in operation since 1963. This […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded another contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Alabama Power’s Neely Dam.
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for Neely Dam 12.5 MW dam built in 1964. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to continue servicing Neely Dam by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. This is an excellent example of Alabama powers commitment to environmentally […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded a contract for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Lignum Vitae North America was awarded a contract to supply a Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearing for the Conowingo Dam. Lignum Vitae North America is pleased to service Conowingo Dam by providing maximum uptime and lower maintenance cost. The dam, one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the US, is classified as a medium […]
Hydro Power – Lignum Vitae Main Guide Bearings for Francis & Kaplan Turbines
Lignum Vitae is proud to offer Maine Guide Bearings for Francis & Kaplan Turbines. Our Water Lubricated/Self Lubricated bearings are the best in the industry. Lignum-Vitae is the longest lasting bearing on the market today. It outlast every other bearing serving the Hydro Power Industry. We offer: Stave, Thrust, Stacked Block and Horizontal Bearings to the […]
Lignum Vitae North America awarded multiple contracts for Water Lubricated Main Guide Bearings for the Osage 225 MW Hydro Plant!
Watch the Video! Click Here! After greatly increased bearing wear in one of the Osage 25MW Units using composites it was determined the material could not hold up to the excessive wear from the aging turbine. Lignum Vitae North America LLC was called in to make recommendations for a fix after the turbine failed to […]
Lignum Vitae North America participates in establishing a ‘New World Record’ for testing the tension in a mortise and tenon joint!
LVNALLC participates in establishing a new world record for testing the tension in a mortise and tenon joint beating the 25 year standing record by 400%. Bob Shortridge, President of Lignum Vitae North America LLC., provided IPE and Lignum Vitae timbers to be tested for a previously unknown joinery technique he developed using a tapered […]
Incredible story of Osage Hydro Power Plant and best told by the plant operator Phil Thompson
We enjoyed seeing everyone at the Hydrovision 2013 show in Denver. It was great to visit with old friends and new acquaintances. The top story of the show was the performance of the Lignum-Vitae Water Lubricated bearings at the Osage Hydro Power Plant. This is an incredible story and best told by the plant operator […]
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