Thordon Bearings Provides New Lease on Life for Fortum Hydropower Plants Fortum’s 10MW hydropower plant at Vassinkoski, Sweden, is now successfully operating with Thordon Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive renovation and recommissioning work. Thordon’s involvement in the project followed the retrofit installation in 2013 of its water-lubricated bearings to the slightly larger Noppikoski plant, also in Sweden. Both refurbishment projects were overseen by CKD Blansko Holding, the largest turbine manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. For both plants, CKD Blansko specified Thordon’s SXL polymer bearings, each with a bronze tapered keyset, in addition to SXL axial sealing face rings. Greg Auger, Thordon Bearings’ Hydro & Clean Power

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