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Michell Bearings secures PTFE conversion at Sir Adam Beck Hydropower Station

Posted: 3rd March 2022

As part of a progressive upgrade programme, Michell Bearings is contracted to supply PTFE thrust pads replacing the current Babbitt solution within two historic turbine generator units.


PTFE Thrust Bearing Conversion Improves Operations at Hydropower Station

Posted: 14th July 2020

We have completed a thrust bearing conversion from white metal (babbitt) to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) at the Tennessee Valley Authority Norris Dam.


Michell Bearings CEO presents PTFE research

Posted: 12th July 2019

Our Chief Executive Officer, Steve Dixon, recently presented at the The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Nashville.