Composite Materials for the Marine Industry

With over 35 years of experience in the manufacture of resin bonded composite materials, Tufcot’s current customer base is very extensive from road and rail vehicle manufacturers, aerospace equipment manufacturers, hydro power generation, to food processing equipment manufacturers.

However, our T100MP Marine material has been specifically formulated for the marine environment.

It is ideally suited to the operating conditions and working environment of such bearings as rudder & pintle bushes which can be either water, oil, grease lubricated or dry running conditions.

Call us on +44 (0)114 244 2363 to discuss your requirements.

Tufcot® Grades for the Marine Sector

  • T100M

  • T100MP

  • T200M

  • T200MP

Typical Products & Applications

  • Deck crane bushes and bearings

  • King pin bearings

  • Fairlead bearings

  • Anchor sheave bearings

  • Tow pin bushes

  • Capstan bearings

  • Deck winch bearings

  • Stern roller bearings

  • Hatch cover pads

  • Watertight door bushes

  • Stabiliser fin bearings

  • Dredger suction tube pivot bearings

  • Rudder pintle bearings

  • Neck bearings

  • Rudder carrier bearings

  • Stern tube bearings

Lloyds Approved

Tufcot has invested heavily in order to achieve Lloyds approvals for the Marine sector.

Tufcot is an approved supplier of Rudder and Rudder Pintle bearings via the Lloyds Register for our grade T100MP.

Tufcot has numerous Tube sizes in stock for urgent same day delivery orders of Lloyds approved T100MP material.

This Statement confirms the above named material (T100MP) is entered in the LR list of Approved Synthetic Rudder Bearing Materials – Group 1(B), Provisional Approval, for a maximum bearing pressure of 10N/mm²

Lloyds Register Certificate

The Benefits of Lloyds Approval

  • Confidence in the Tufcot brand and the Tufcot® material

  • Test figures allowed the approval to be at a maximum pressure of 10N/mm²

  • Development of our in-house testing facilities to achieve new accreditations in the Marine sector and other sectors

  • A key promotion of the Tufcot brand

  • Offer a stock list of T100MP tubes which will be available for same day delivery at an agreed price

  • Rapid turnaround of Marine grade approved Tubes to help vessels during dockings

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Tufcot Marine Tubes – In Stock For Quick Delivery

Tufcot is an approved supplier of Rudder and Rudder Pintle bearings via the Lloyds Register for our grade T100MP.

Now Tufcot has this accreditation, it will allow our current and new customers to have the confidence to promote the Tufcot® material as a material that has achieved accreditation status.

The main benefits are…

  • Same day or next day delivery on T100MP tubes

  • Confidence in the Tufcot brand and the Tufcot® material

  • Test figures allowed the approval to be at a maximum pressure of 10N/mm²

  • Rapid turnaround of marine grade approved tubes to help vessels during dockings

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T100MP Marine Engineering Manual

The T100MP Marine Engineering Manual is aimed at providing in-depth information on the Tufcot® T100MP composite material that we produce specifically for the marine environment.

The Marine Manual includes information on the following: –

  • Technical Data Sheet
  • Freeze Fitting Procedure
  • Recommended Interference Fits
  • Operating Clearance
  • Minimum Wall Thickness
  • Rudder Bearing Dimension Calculation
  • Machining Speeds and Feeds
  • Grooving and Drilling
Tufcot Marine Manual

Preferred Partner

Tufcot Engineering Ltd are proud to work with Teknikprodukter and Scandinavian Friction as our Preferred Partners within the Marine sector.

Case Study – Marine

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The Tufcot team including Greg, Chrissie and Elvin

Call Our Team

  • +44 (0)114 244 2363