Rotherham (UK)

Rotherham is the design and manufacturing center for Orkot® bearings and wear rings.

Orkot® is the worlds leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years experience in composite bearings, the Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

Strengths

  • Providing engineered solutions for specialist applications in Marine, Hydro and Tidal Power
  • Finite Element Analysis capability
  • High quality and reliable robotic manufacture of composite bearings
  • In-house laboratory for full regulatory testing and approvals
  • Work in partnership with customers to develop innovative solutions in new applications
  • Manufacturing capability of bearings up to Ø30m

Products

  • Orkot® wear rings. C380, C480
  • Orkot® Marine Bearings: TXMM and TLMM marine bearings
  • Orkot® Hydro Bearings: TXMM and TLMM
  • Orkot® aerospace bearings C384, C394, C480

Materials

  • A range of advanced resin-bonded, fiber-reinforced bearing materials, combining engineering fabrics, thermo setting resins and solid lubricants.

Industries Served

Certifications

  • AS 9100
  • ISO14001
  • ISO18001
  • Marine Bearing Certifications (see Orkotmarine.com for up to date list)