Industrial Machinery - Vesco Plastics Australia

Phone
+61 (03) 9796 4098

Address
3 Carl Court, Hallam, Victoria, 3803

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Industrial Machinery

VESCONITE INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

SUITED TO BOTH DRY AND UNDERWATER APPLICATIONS

Vesco Plastics have supplied the Special Purpose machinery and Industrial Machinery Industry for many years with great results. Applications often include the need for eliminating greasing as this can cause contamination in products of foods where these machines are being used. Vesconite is a perfect fit as not only does Vesconite not need greasing it has very low friction which can reduce running costs and eliminate ant contamination and wear issues caused by other materials. Vesconite is very easy to machine with only basic tooling required.

MATERIAL COMPARISON

Bronze has a high friction rating and requires lubrication. •
Vesconite is self-lubricating and has a low friction coefficient
Elastomers lack dimensional stability and have a high thermal expansion. This is not the case with Vesconite.
Laminated and composite materials tend to absorb water and swell.
Rubber has high friction and causes stick-slip, resulting in vibration and high shaft wear.

BENEFITS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY

Vesconite does not swell or distort in water.
Vesconite does not delaminate or distort under higher loads.
Vesconite does not corrode.
Vesconite does not require lubrication.
Vesconite is resistant to oils and fuels.
Vesconite bearings are easy to fit and remove.
Vesconite prolongs shaft life

COMMON INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY APPLICATIONS

Roller bushes
Conveyor bushes
Pivots
Lineal bushes
Slow rotating bushes & many more

Industrial Machinery Case Studies

VESCONITE ON STEEL ROLL TURNING LATHES

White metal bushings have been used traditionally in cradles for heavy steel rolls during the machining of the roll profile. A heavy-duty lubricant was required on these bushings, which tended to become ingrained into the rolls and difficult to remove. Vesconite bushings replaced the white metal ones, and have offered a far longer life spam, as well as zero contamination due to them not requiring lubrication.
VESCONITE BUSHINGS FITTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM LUBRICANTS

A company producing expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam moulded products kept encountering problems of final product contamination, caused by the lubrication necessary for sliding operation of the bronze bushes installed in the platens of their equipment. Vesconite self-lubricating bushes were installed into the platens. These bushes guide the platen along hard chromed columns when clamping action takes place. Owing to the ability of Vesconite to operate unlubricated, any contamination of the moulded products through contact with the columns or from dripping lubricants is eliminated, as the columns are free of any oil or grease.
VESCONITE BEARINGS USED ON RUBBER MASTICATING MILL

A local valve making plant uses a masticating mill to process raw rubber into sheet. The rollers of this machine and their costly phosphor bronze bearings needed to be lubricated daily. This is a heavy duty application, the forces generated in the rubber mill are sufficient to cause the surrounding work area to vibrate. The machine operates 9 hours a day, five days a week and is water cooled. The phosphor bronze bushes were replaced with Vesconite, which is considerably cheaper, hard-wearing and self-lubricating.

Industrial Applications

Industrial Machinery

Heavy Transport