Tenmat Kevlar Fibre rollers are used to replace metal, chrome, rubber and polyurethane in the hot (aluminium) and cold rolling of metals. Our rollers have proved to be superior in leading blue-chip metal production plants across the world. They offer increased longevity with high levels of wear performance, significantly reduce unnecessary downtime and do not…
TENMAT RAILKO would like to wish HMS Ocean and HMS Severn a farewell and thank you for 20 and 14 years (respectively) of service in the Royal Navy. HMS Ocean, after her recent refurbishment, has been confirmed to be sold to Brazil. Whilst the faith of HMS Severn (the first of the River-Class OPVs) is…
RAILKO Centre Pivot Liners(CPL) are used within the centre bolster of the freight bogie to help negotiate the car body and bogie around curves in the tracks. RAILKO Side Bearer Liners (SBL) are used within the freight bogie to act as stability support to the car body on turning. The load and movement of car…
(Terry Deacon from The Diesel & Electric Preservation Group (registered charity) has shared with us his great story about restoring an old exhauster and returning ex-British Rail Locomotives back to service.) In 2013, a requirement was identified to find a replacement for exhauster vanes used in our Ex British Rail Preserved Locomotives, consisting of Classes…
TENMAT FIREFLY millboards increase the working life of stopper arms, keeping them in service for longer by eliminating arm warping whilst also reducing gas consumption during preheat. They provide insulation for continuous casting to reduce energy costs by closing any gaps in the tundish preheat lids. It is essential that a stopper arm’s functionality is…
With over 40 emergency repair services successfully supplied in 2017, TENMAT/RAILKO is proving that its rapid bearing replacement for Emergency Breakdowns is being recognized by ship owners facing last minute replacement for their rudder and propeller shaft bearings. The service improvement allows us to offer lead times of 1 – 3 days for non-stock sizes.…
The US trade publication Electrical Products & Solutions (EPS) has named TENMAT UL Fire Rated LED Light Enclosures one of the Top Products for electrical contractors in 2017. EPS recognizes that TENMAT recessed light enclosures are the most versatile solution to safely fire protect in-ceiling recessed lights and prevent flame spread in case of a fire. LED luminaires…
Interchangeability conditions defined in UIC 510-1 for 2 Axle Bogies and Railko Composite Liners Elaborated by Ciprian Ciucur 1. Overview UIC 5190-1 is defining the design and manufacturing conditions that must be fulfilled first, and then later on in maintenance and repairs, for interchangeability of 2 axle bogies. The conditions specified on page 10 chapter…
TENMAT products continue to save Deutsche Bahn money by protecting their rolling stock. Deutsche Bahn identified that previous competitor thermoplastic pads for Hccrrs 328 stand-in deck coach carrier wagons suffer undesired wear after only 2 years. Deutsche Bahn reacted responsibly to solve the problem and asked TENMAT to develop an improved solution. RAILKO NF21 thermoset…
Tenmat to undertake fire protection of ceiling penetrations when used with engineered I-beams and Metal web joists. Metal web joists and Engineered I-beam joists are growing in popularity and replacing solid timber joists as the preferred option across the globe. Both metal web joists and I-beam joists have much less sacrificial material in a fire…
