Protection against rapid wear in innovative dosing diaphragm pump

Profile

  • What was needed: Plain bearing for piston rod pin in gearbox
  • Requirements: Wear resistance, media resistance, freedom from maintenance
  • Application area: fluid technology
The company Lewa, based in Leonberg, Germany, is known worldwide as a specialist in handling critical fluids and is a manufacturer of dosing diaphragm pumps, dosing piston pumps, process pumps and complete dosing systems. The pumps are used in the oil and gas, chemical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries.
ecoflow dosing pump from Lewa

Problem

To reduce wear on the piston rod pin in the dosing diaphragm pump drive unit, the developers were looking for a suitable bearing with a long service life.

Solution

iglidur X plain bearings are perfect for this application. They feature high temperature resistance, high compressive strength, high speeds, and resistance to chemicals. 

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