ACM Bearings Ltd

Company Information

Summary:
Marine composite self-lubricating bearings fully class approved for rudder, stern tube and deck equipment.

Description:

ACM Composites has extensive experience supplying bearings for the marine industry in a wide range of applications both above and below the water line. These include rudder bearings and steering gear, water lubricated propeller shaft bearings, bearings for anchor handling systems, crane bearings, life boat systems, winches, stern roller bearings, offshore moorings and so on. 

ACM L2 Marine is our primary marine grade and is a high load composite bearing material that has been specifically formulated for marine environment applications. It comprises synthetic fabric reinforcement impregnated with a thermosetting resin and solid lubricant fillers.

L2 Marine is the only composite material approved to operate as a rudder bearing in wet and dry conditions at bearing pressures up to 10 MPa. Class approvals are held from many of the world’s foremost classification societies.

ACM L2 Marine has been tested and approved for stern tube bearing applications and has been proven to offer superior performance in terms of wear, extended life and low shaft wear over other water lubricated propeller shaft bearing materials. It is for these reasons that many navies use ACM material for their stern shaft bearings.

With increasing environmental and legislative pressure to control release of oils and greases into coastal seas and inland waterways, ACM Composites’ materials offer an excellent solution – able to run dry in certain applications and with water lubrication in others. ACM materials suffer zero compatibility issues with EALs.

ACM have an extensive partner network and offer stock or emergency manufacture of bearings.  

PRODUCTS/SERVICES

Rudder Bearings

ACM L2 Marine rudder bearings

Stern Tube Bearings

ACM L2 Marine water lubricated stern tube bearings

Naval Applications

ACM L2 Marine water lubricated stern tube bearings, stabiliser bearings

Deck Equipment

Dry running bearings for deck equipment and anchor handling

Keywords:
Bearings