In consideration of the environment and growing concerns about water quality lignum vitae offers a truly green solution for solving reliability and water issues facing hydro. As the only industrial, self -lubricating bearing that is renewable lignum vitae has a long history of solving vibration, longevity and reliability issues in poor water conditions. Lignum vitae […]
Aging facilities drive rising maintenance costs; need for cost effective solutions
Energy companies are facing rising maintenance costs as decades-old hydro plants face issues created from aging equipment. Rusting, out-of-round and pitted shafts are among the problems contributing to frequent downtime and thousands of dollars in unbudgeted maintenance costs associated with ongoing emergency repairs, equipment replacement and lost revenue. The implications of these and other age-related […]
Lignum-Vitae provides extended life to 1920s-era turbine.
The Challenge The New York Power Authority (NYPA) approached Lignum-Vitae North America (Lignum Vitae) for a solution for its bearing challenges on vintage GE turbines at its facility. The turbines, which used phenolic bearings installed more than 60 years ago, were experiencing significant run out and vibration issues. The bearing issues led to an unstable […]
Why is Lignum-Vitae the bearing of choice for over 100 years?
Tests have proven if a gap of 6-8 mils is developed between the shaft and bearing a hammering effect sets in that slowly wreaks havoc on the entire system. Is it a coincidence that every plant listed on the Hydro Hall of Fame started life on lignum-vitae bearings, we think not! As the bearing of […]
"The Natural Bearing Choice for Over 130 Years"