RAILKO - Model RG1 and RG11 -Woven Fabric Bonded with Resin

General Engineering

The features of controlled friction, good abrasion resistance, and long life mean that Feroform and Railko grades are well suited for bushes, bearings, thrust washers, and sliding pads in a wide range of applications.

Railko NF bearings are used in examples such as slaughtering machines, packaging equipment, escalators, and glass bottle cleaning equipment where they show long life with low wear rates which reduces operating cost.

FEROFORM T11 with its good wear resistance and dimensional stability is used in waste water processing equipment and lock gate bushes.

FEROFORM PR82 is an excellent general purpose, self lubricating material providing high mechanical strength and wear resistance. With low coefficient of friction, the applications where it is used include hydraulic cylinder head bearings and cranes bearings. It is suitable for both dry running or for use with all common lubricants.

FEROGLIDE bearings with their metal backing are used in highly loaded applications.

Pumps

FEROFORM and Railko composites are used as bushes, neck rings, wear rings, and thrust plates in pumps conveying all manner of fluids. The materials have low coefficient of friction and high abrasion resistance giving long life performance, and chemical resistance.

FEROFORM T127 bushes are used in vertical turbine pumps for the seawater lift and cooling pumps for power stations. Other applications include horizontal pumps and centrifugal pumps.

FEROFORM T127 is particularly suited for the bearings for vertical pumps where it can run dry at start up on the top bearings.

Railko RG1 is used for the thrust plates of vertical pumps due to its strength and resistance to heat.

FEROFORM PR12 is used for mainline shaft bearings in water lubricated pumps as a superior alternative to rubber cutlass bearings, offering superb wear resistance, improved pump performance and reliability as well as reducing stick slip.