Low friction composite bearing

Release Time：02 Jan,2024

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20240102/1704201059208962.png" title="1704201059208962.png" alt="3.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches its latest lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing, the&nbsp;HiMod Advanced Composite Bearing Plus, an enhanced dual-layer bearing with a low-friction modified PEEK layer that reduces friction and increases wear performance for use in bearing, wear ring, and bushing applications.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Manufactured using Trelleborg’s patented Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) technology, a thin low friction liner is bonded to the inner diameters and can be added to the outer diameters of the bearing to create a high-quality solution for use in a wide range of industries. HiMod Advanced Composite Bearing Plus will not seize or gall, unlike metal bearings, to reduce the likelihood of pump damage in chemical processing applications, has a low coefficient of friction, and can withstand extreme temperature ranges.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Reid Hislop, Product Manager at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, says: “Thermoplastic bearings offer high durability and toughness for demanding applications. The addition of a low-friction layer within our HiMod Advanced Composite Bearing Plus provides up to 50% less sliding friction than with standard bearings, to increase performance and prevent damage to hardware components.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“These unique bearings can operate from an extremely low temperature of -156 OC to +274 OC / -250 OF to +525 OF and are capable of continuous service even when wet, with nearly zero water absorption. Unlike other non-metal bearings, these do not crack or swell in extreme conditions making them a reliable choice for a wide range of applications.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Trelleborg’s AFP technology is part of a special continuous-fiber thermoplastic composite manufacturing process, which uses pre-impregnated unidirectional composite tapes to produce strong, light-weight composite bearings and other components. The manufacturing process utilizes In-Situ Consolidated (ISC) technology that requires no autoclave or other post processes to eliminate fiber wrinkling and offer an unlimited choice of fiber angles. Components are rapidly formed by a melt-bond process, which removes the need for adhesives, fasteners, or welding. ISC technology enables the bonding of different materials which can result in the creation of new, hybrid structures.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hislop, continues: “Our low-friction PEEK liner doubles as a highly impermeable sealing surface to provide wide chemical compatibility including solvents and environmental contaminants, and unlike traditional thermoset composites, thermoplastic composites can be recycled at the end-of-life.”</span></p><p><br/></p>