Railko is a leading manufacturer and supplier of composite (non metallic) bearing materials to the Marine Industry. Primary application areas to which Railko materials are applied include:
- Propeller shaft bearings and metalwork assemblies – both water lubricated for submarine and surface capital ships and oil lubricated for auxiliary and merchant vessels.
- Rudder bushes – for water immersed, greased, or dry running conditions.
- Ancillary equipment – bushes for steering gear, diving planes, periscopes, pumps, stabilisers, deck machinery etc
What are the benefits of Railko materials?
- Proven long-life – cost effective
- Reduced or zero maintenance
- Non-seizing
- Non-corroding
- Impact/shock resistant
- Bearings can be removed/replaced with propeller shafts left in-situ
- Alignment of bearing assemblies, using resin bonding.
Wear gauge can be incorporated in propeller shaft bearing to give accurate, real time, visual monitoring of bearing wear.
Boundary Road
Loudwater
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP10 9QU
Contact: Phil Cumberlidge
Telephone: +44 (0) 1628 524901
Fax: +44 (0) 1628 810761
Web Site: www.railko.co.uk