Vesconite Bearings reflects on record-breaking bearing during Olympics

Release Time：13 Aug,2024

<p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">As the world celebrates the Olympic Games this month, Vesconite Bearings is reminded of a remarkable achievement in its history—the production of the largest bearing it has ever created.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">This colossal bearing, produced in 2016, measured an impressive 16 metres in diameter. To put this in perspective, this is almost the size of the centre circle of a soccer pitch, which is 18.30 metres in diameter.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align:center"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20240813/1723541703134818.png" title="Vesconite Bearings reflects on record-breaking bearing during Olympics" alt="Vesconite Bearings reflects on record-breaking bearing during Olympics" width="500" height=""/></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px"></span><br/></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">The bearing was supplied in dozens of segments to support a turbine that harnessed energy from ocean tides. One set of segments formed an outside diameter to locate the giant rotating impeller of the turbine. The other set of segments formed a thrust bearing against which the impeller rotated. The comparison to the centre circle of a soccer field offers a tangible&nbsp;way to appreciate the sheer size of this engineering feat.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&quot;Producing such a massive bearing was a significant milestone for us,&quot; says Dr Jean-Patrick Leger, CEO at Vesconite Bearings.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&quot;It showcased our capability to deliver customised, large-scale solutions for various industries. Each time the Olympics or the Soccer World Cup comes around, we fondly remember the dedication and innovation&nbsp;that went into creating that giant segmented bearing.”</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">Vesconite Bearings continues to be at the forefront of bearing technology, producing a range of large bearings, many of which are created from staves.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">The company&#39;s commitment to excellence ensures that the bearings meet the demanding requirements of its clients, whether for energy generation, marine applications, or other industrial uses.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">Caption 1: As the world celebrates the Olympic Games this month, Vesconite Bearings is reminded of a remarkable achievement in its history—the production of the largest bearing it has ever created.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">Contact:</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">Deborah Spicer</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">+27 11 616 1111</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:15px">vesconite@vesconite.com</span></p><p><br/></p>