What is Vesconite?
Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube are specialised plain bearing materials made from internally lubricated low friction polymers. Vesconite bushes give excellent wear in harsh, wet, dirty or unlubricated conditions. Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube have many advantages over traditional bushing materials such as bronze, acetal, nylons, nitriles, rubbers, elastomers, phenolics and laminates (whether dry or lubricated).
Contact UsVesconite
LOW FRICTION, LONG LIFE, WELL-PROVEN
An internally lubricated, long-life bearing material proven in thousands of critical applications. Originally developed to overcome bearing problems caused by water swell in traditional non-metallic materials, Vesconite is ideal for water-lubricated bearings.
Vesconite Hilube
LOWEST FRICTION, LONGEST WEAR LIFE, MINIMAL SHAFT WEAR
An advanced grade of Vesconite with lower friction, reduced wear rate, and a greater ability to run dry. Vesconite Hilube has the same dimensional stability, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance as Vesconite. It is an ideal bearing material for pump bearings that may experience dry running or operate in dirty water.
Hitemp 150
HIGH TEMPERATURE, ABRASION RESISTANT
A low wear bearing material specially formulated for higher temperature resistance, Hitemp 150 can run at elevated temperatures up to 150°C (300°F).
Hitemp 150 also has exceptional abrasion resistance and is well suited to pump applications of media with suspended dirt particles.
Hitemp 150 may be the material of choice when corroded or rough shafts cannot be avoided or in highly silted pump applications where clean water lubrication cannot be provided.
Vesconite and Vesconite HiLube Advantages
- Low friction
- Resistant to chemicals
- No delamination
- Low shaft wear
- Negligible water swell
- Drinking water approval
- Easy to install and remove
- Safety and health
- Low thermal expansion
- High compression strength
- Able to run dry
- Environmentally friendly
