Noticias: Aplicaciones para tratamiento de aguas

In 2010, a trial was run at Water Care Mangere where Thordon SXL bearings replaced greased white metal (Babbitt) bearings in the Primary Sedimentation Tanks. The shafts are made of mild steel and they run 24/7 at a very slow speed.

During the summer, temperature and UV (Ultra Violet) radiation in Southern Florida can be higher than anywhere else in North America. Any equipment operating in the Floridian sun must be able to withstand the heat…

The customer was replacing greased iron Peak Cap End Bearings twice each year in the Grit Tanks due to excessive bearing wear running against a steel shaft. Each Grit Tank required 4 small and 2 large bearing assemblies.

The Jardine Water Purification Plant in Chicago is the one of the world’s largest water purification plants. In 2000, the plant engineer contacted Thordon to discuss a bearing problem in the flocculation system. He had formerly worked with the US Army Corps…

Treating water from Lake Michigan, the Jardine Water Purification Plant pumps over 700 million gallons of water per day. Grit Chambers are large settling tanks where the removal of organic solids takes place. The large tanks have chains and sprocket…

The American Midwest is home to one of the world’s largest water purification plants, pumping over 700 million gallons of water from Lake Michigan each year.