Marine Composite Seals

Orkot® is the worlds leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years experience in composite bearings, the Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

Strengths

• Providing engineered solutions for specialist applications in Marine, Hydro and Tidal Power
• Finite Element Analysis capability
• High quality and reliable robotic manufacture of composite bearings
• In-house laboratory for full regulatory testing and approvals
• Work in partnership with customers to develop innovative solutions in new applications
• Manufacturing capability of bearings up to Ø30m

Marine Bearings are manufactured from a unique synthetic composite incorporating solid lubricants to ensure outstanding wear life. With virtually no swelling in seawater and a very low thermal coefficient of expansion, the bearings provide dimensional stability in arctic and tropical seas. In addition, they do not corrode or promote corrosion of the housing and shaft and tolerate both edge loading and misalignment.

It is capable of withstanding high side loads, damping vibrations and embedded foreign particles. Higher static loads are permissible.

Special materials are available with operating temperatures up to +250 °C / +482 °F. APPLICATIONS: hydraulics, general purpose, standard cylinders, mobile hydraulics