With a predicted life expectancy many that of conventional materrials,FEROFORM marine bearings are offering positive economic advantages to the operators of all sizes and classes of sea-going and inland waterway vessels, from ULCC's, VLCC's cargo and passenger vessels, tugs and other commercial craft to naval warships and submarines, fast patrol boats and marine police vessels.

Durability
With their excellent abrasion resistance, resilience and elasticity, FEROFORM bearings perform well in arduous conditions which cause other meterials to fail, particularly at slow shaft speeds or in abrasive and sand laben waters.
The improved life and reliability could increase substantially the time between dockings for bearing renewal.
For stern tube applications,FEROFORM bearings ensure higher performance across a number of parameters. Their wear resistance, toughness and lower swell characteristics of FEROFORM grades can allow lower power requirements and hence improved fuel consumption Stick-slip in minimised resulting in lower noise and vibration levels.

Varsatility
FEROFORM bearings are compatible with a wide variety of counterfaces including stainless steel, gunmetal and nickel aliminium bronze. The materials are capable of operating with sea water lubrication, oil lubrications, with grease or, indeed, by self-lubrication requiring no maintanance, With a high strength-to-weight ratio ( approximatelety 1/5 to 1/6 the weight of metal bearings), FEROFORM bearings are easier to handle and machine than most competitive meterials.
Further advantages can be gained from using FEROFORM bearings with the oil lubrication systems treditionally employed for white metal prepeller shaft bearings. Should the lubrication system fail in anu way, such as through stern seal leakage, FEROFORM bearings will continue operating with sea water lubrication, thus avoiding crippling breakdowns.
Whichever lubrication method is used, FEROFORM bearings are capable of operating with shorter lengths than normally required by the Societies' Rules and by comparison with competitive materials.