UTG - Bottom Bearing

The bottom bearing is a slide bearing with a shaft sleeve running on a bushing installed into a housing that is mounted to the tank bottom. A wearing sleeve is at the end of the agitator shaft. As the shaft end runs inside the steady bearing, shaft deflections are practically eliminated. This continuous support has a significant impact on the agitator’s critical speed and radial loads to the agitator drive unit. UTG applies a wide range of bushing materials to cover different wear and corrosion conditions, such as PET, PTFE, Rubber, Ceramic/PU composite and alloyed steels (e.g. DEVA metal).