Thordon Bearings will certainly run a collection of online workshops checking out exactly how workboat drivers can minimize functional prices while enhancing staff security with using mechanical shaft seals in addition to grease-free bearings in their guiding equipment and also deck equipment systems.
In the very first of a collection of 3 45-minute technological webinars, to be transmitted on July 16th 2020, at 10:00 EDT, Jason Perry, Thordon’s Territory Manager, United States Inland Waterways, will certainly provide study demonstrating how drivers have actually enhanced staff security and also decreased workboat upkeep prices by changing tailshaft ‘stuffing boxes’ with mechanical seals.
“Understanding how the tailshaft sealing system has evolved over the years can help boat owners save money and reduce downtime, as well as keeping their crews safer,” claimed Perry.
Perry, will certainly provide the webinar collection with associate Jim Bright, that has more than 40 years of experience dealing with vessels on the United StatesInland Waterways Together, they will certainly discover the bilge water, greased packaging, upkeep and also shaft wear obstacles proprietors encounter when running packing boxes in silty/sandy rivers and also exactly how these problems can be quickly settled with a mechanical seal.
“This webinar will address many of the maintenance and cost issues associated with using a stuffing box for tailshaft sealing by showing real life examples of the transformation of the shaft alley resulting in a tail shaft mechanical seal conversion,” claimed Perry.
Technical info on exactly how to change greased bearings and also bushing in tail supplies, guiding equipment and also deck equipment will certainly be covered in adhere to up webinars prepared for August 11th and also September 15th, specifically.
Jim Bright, Thordon’s Business Development Manager, United States Inland Waterways, claimed: “Greased bronze bushings have been used for rudders and rotating machinery, such as winches and windlasses, for many years, but the technology is out of sync with requirements for environmental and crew safety. Developments in polymer technology, together with new environmental regulations, means that non-metallic/grease-free bearing solutions are the new standard for workboats.”
He included: “We aim to show operators how cost-effective it is to make the switch and explain how other U.S. operators of the grease-free system have solved the safety, environmental and technical issues they encountered with outdated technology. Switching to grease-free bearings and bushings also reduces the risk of injury caused by slipping on a greasy deck,” claimed Bright.
This collection of technological webinars have actually been established with watercraft proprietors, marine engineers, port designers and also shipyard groups significantly in mind. They are based upon the 35 years’ experience Thordon has making and also making environmentally-safe polymer bearings and also mechanical seals for a wide range of maritime fields throughout greater than 100 nations.
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