A proven choice for high-quality durable bearings without oil or grease

Each country has its own form of industry and thus its own needs. For example, different countries work more with hydro and our country excels again in the field of dredging and pumping industry. Yet these countries have one thing in common: there is an increasing demand for green solutions.

Providing customers with highly reliable products based on sustainable technology. That's what Sandfirden Technics does. As the exclusive Benelux dealer of the top brand Thordon Bearings, Sandfirden offers high-quality, environmentally friendly and durable plastic plain bearings for various applications: shipping, clean power generation, pumping, dredging, offshore and industrial markets. 

Green solutions

Willem Noor, account manager Benelux for Thordon Bearings at Sandfirden Technics: "Our strength lies in making optimal use of the technical properties and performance of products. And that for long service life. As a maritime-related company, we deploy Thordon in rudder and propeller shaft bearings and deck equipment." Noor notes that water lubrication options are increasingly being considered when building a ship. Eco-friendly bearings are also increasing in demand in the pump industry. "The Thordon bearings can be used in multiple applications. We look at important factors such as lubrication, water, surface pressures and the environment of the application to recommend which bearing has the best properties for that particular application."

Environmentally friendly while maintaining long service life

Thordon products typically operate with water lubrication or dry in slow oscillating applications, eliminating the need for grease or oil. All products offer exceptional service life and are very easy to install on site. Noor explains, "Thordon's offerings include Elastomers (XL, SXL and Composite): homogeneous products with self-lubrication, good impact loading, high wear resistance and low coefficient of friction. The Composite is developed for contaminated water environments, such as the dredging industry and at pumps in the GWW. Thordon has Thermoplastics where the ThorPlas-Blue can be used in high-temperature water or chemicals and the NSF-approved ThorPlas-White is suitable for the drinking water and food industry. Sandfirden Technics often applies two types of bearings in a vertical cooling water pump: the SXL and the Composite. "That combination seems to work out very well," Noor concludes. "With a large network and good customer service worldwide, Sandfirden Technics always has the smartest solution."