NORDEN 788 Marine - Rudder bearings

• Type Approved for surface pressures up to 10 MPa
  
• Synthetic fabric reinforced thermosetting resins with added solid lubricant fillers
  
• Very good dry running capability
  
• Very low coefficient of friction

Pilot boat LOS 113 is manoeuvring pilots every day, supported by Norden rudder bearings.

Description
Norden 788 material is intended for use in high load bushings and bearings applications. The rudder bearing material is in use by a ever increasing fleet, with regular supplies to both newbuilds and retrofits around the world.

Material
Norden 788 is a high load composite bearing material made of specially manufactured synthetic fabric reinforcement using a composite construction process which is impregnated with thermosetting resins, solid lubricant fillers are added which make it suitable for dry running applications. The product is dark grey in colour.

Manufacture
The material is manufactured to documented procedures and standards. Full manufacturing traceability records are kept for the material.

Type approval
Norden 788 Marine is type approved for wet and dry running at maximum allowed load in rudder applications. Click for certificates

ENGINEERING MANUAL

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Rudder bearing installation on vessel Heidi

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