Flood Control Canal Gates
End User:
South Florida Water Management District, FL, USA.
Application:
Flood Control Canal Gates
Application Details:
- Previous bearings were bronze and were lubricated with grease.
- Thordon ThorPlas-Blue bearings were installed to remove grease and eliminate contamination.
Installation Date:
June 2007
Roller Gate Wheels
End User:
Rock Island Dam, Chelan County PUD, WA, USA.
Application:
Notched Roller Gate Wheel Bearings
Application Details:
- Small gates were installed in the middle and upper part of several main spillway gates to allow for controlled water release and fish passage
- The gate wheels previously had Orkot, which were having issues with edge loading
- Thordon installed ThorPlas-Blue bearings, providing a much longer wear life and eliminating grease
Installation Date: June 2004
Sheaves for Opening Doors
End User:
Welland Canal, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Application:
Rope and sheaves for opening doors.
Application Details
- Speed ˂10 RPM, Bearing pressure overy 9.6 MPa (1400 psi).
- Thordon recommended ThorPlas-Blue for original installation
- Initial retrofit work included 50 bearings and 100 washers. Second order placed for 122 bearings and 244 washers. A third order has been placed already.
Installation Date:
December 2004 for first order.
Gate Opening Mechanism
End User:
Maxwell Lock and Dam, Pennsylvania, USA
Applications:
Taintor Gate Opening Mechanism bearings.
Floating Mooring Bit bearings
Application Details:
- Thordon replaced bronze with SXL bearings to eliminate grease
- SXL bearings installed for over 2 years with no issues
Installation Date: April 2011
Gate Wheel
End User:
Rochester Gas & Electric, New York, U.S.A.
Application:
Gate Wheel
Application Details:
- Thordon replaced phenolic bearings with ThorPlas-Blue bearings due to issues with abrasive wear.
- ThorPlas-Blue bearings have been running for 2 years with no issues
Installation date: 2011
