Pesca Industrial Maros SA de curriculum vitae has actually revealed intent to begin transforming all its vessels’ tailshaft seals to Thordon’s prize-winning TG100 shaft seal later on this year.
Maros, Mexico’s primary angling vessel driver with greater than three decades of experience in deep sea angling, retrofitted Thordon SXL tailshaft bearings and also TG100 seals to the 7m (22.9 feet) shrimper Maros VII in 2019.
The Lighthouse Shipyard in Mazatl án, Mexico, performed the job. It was the vessel driver’s initial salt water oiled tailshaft conversion.
The choice was made complying with the efficiency success of Thordon’s grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings, which have actually been retrofitted to the deck winches aboard nearly half of the vessel driver’s 50-strong fleet.
Arturo Selvas, Managing Director of Thordon’s Mexico based supplier, TZ Industrias, stated: “After many years of operating greased metal bearings, Maros now has grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings fitted to the winches of about twenty vessels.”
Selvas stated that traditional winch bearings generally require around 2oz (56.6 g) of lubing oil each day.
“When you have a fleet of 50 vessels, greasing every winch can be very costly and time-consuming. The performance of ThorPlas-Blue, which is completely grease-free, has saved Maros a considerable amount of time and money. This was the basis for selecting Thordon’s seawater lubricated tailshaft bearings and seals.”
For Maros VII, TZ Industrias provided, machined, and also appointed a set of SXL tailshaft bearings and also TG100 seals for a 5in (127mm) size shaft.
“Maros didn’t have any technical issues with the original packing seals but simply wanted to enjoy the benefits that a mechanical seal can bring,” Selvas stated.
Jason Perry, Thordon’s Regional Manager– North America, stated: “Changing from a packing-type seal to a mechanical seal resembles relocating from a steed to a Porsche ® 911.
“Retrofitting to a Thordon seal is certainly an upgrade. When you clutch in the shaft you really appreciate the difference. It’s a completely better experience in terms of performance, longevity and reliability.”
Selvas included: “Maros is very happy with the new shafting arrangement and plans to convert more vessels later this year, when government grants are reinstated.”
Between 2005-2019, around 13.6 billion Mexican pesos were purchased various aid programs throughout the nation, with a yearly standard of around 1 billion pesos, and also around 216,000 recipients.
Subsidies were stopped 2 years ago however the federal government has actually suggested a return of gives for the nation’s fisheries field in 2022.
Sea News, July 29
