Fish Conveyor Bearings Industry: End User: Application: Thordon Grade: Date of Original Installation: Material Handling Sanford, New Zealand Fish Conveyor Bearings Onboard Fishing Trawler SXL 2015 Challenge The FV San Waitaki has conveyors onboard the vessel which are relied on to handle fish. The conveyor and many of its components including the bearings are subject to exposure to salt water and debris from the nets. The existing nylon bearings showed excessive wear resulting in the need to grease them every 2 weeks and replace them every 3 to 4 weeks. FV San Waitaki Left existing Nylon b earing, right Thordon SXL b earing Fish Conveyor Greased Nylon b ear ing Greaseless Thordon SXL b ear ing Outcome The equipment runs 24/7 and the Thordon SXL material provided was run f

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