D-glide® Technology
D-glide® introduction
Material characteristics
- No risk of fretting (metal-to-metal contact)
- Counter-face friendly
- Electrically insulating
- No corrosion
D-glide® material composition
- Tube material
- Sheet material
D-glide® product types
- D-glide® bushings
- D-glide® collar bushings
- D-glide® sliding plates
- D-glide® spherical bearings
Applications for D-glide®
- Civil structures
- Offshore
- Dredging
- Hydropower
- Port equipment
- Machine industry
Benefits of D-glide®
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History of D-glide®
Future of D-glide®
In the future the use of D-glide® will continue to expand. Most construction now using lubricated bearings can profit from a switch to D-glide® bearings. This tends to result in lower production costs and clearly minimizes operational expenses. As a result of the high load capacity, many bearings can be reduced in dimension, restricting the use of natural recourses. Smaller generally also means more cost-efficient, making D-glide® bearings also in that respect a more economical choice.
An important industrial trend is ‘going green’, to move away from activities that harm the environment. Lubricating most certainly qualifies as such a harmful activity, the majority of the lubricants used end up in the soil or surface waters. Non-lubricated, non-polluting D-glide® bearings are a sound and proven alternative.
D-glide® bearings are fully scalable. No shape or size is beyond limits, fitting in with the general trend in many industries (wind turbines, container shipping, heavy lifting) that “bigger is the way to go”. The lessons learned in demanding industries such as offshore oil, gas and wind, dredging, civil engineering and others can be universally applied, making DRIE-D a better and better partner for creating smart, efficient and reliable bearings designs for the most demanding challenges.
Applications
At DRIE-D we like setting new standards for heavy loads or harsh operation, environmental safe and maintenance friendly. Highly specialized in mechanical motion, we provide a smooth solution for your rough challenge! Our engineers are experienced to design solutions in these fields.