Resources

1. Agriculture Equipment Case Study - R. J. Herbert Engineering - Box Tipper Bushing

   Using a mild steel and oil-impregnated, sintered bronze bushing system in their box tipper’s wheel led to excessive wear and limited part life meaning downtime and replacement parts.To overcome this challenge, R. J. Herbert’s has successfully adopted a hardened steel pin and roller, working with Materion Brush Performance Alloys’ ToughMet® 3 AT110 bushing.

2. Off Highway Case Study - Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd Kingpin Bushing

   A traditionally problematic area of dump truck design is the upper and lower kingpin bushings on the front suspension. To overcome both wear and galling issues, engineers at Hitachi looked to Materion Brush Performance Alloys’ ToughMet®.

3. Surface Mining Case Study - Bucyrus International Take-up Idler Bushing

   To gain competitive advantages for its customers, Bucyrus looked to extend the bushing life in the take-up idlers on their electric mining shovels.  Bucyrus sought a high-performance material to replace the manganese bronze used in their take-up idler bushings. They chose Materion Brush Performance Alloys’ ToughMet because of its high tensile strength and low friction.

4. Underground Mining Case Study - Joy Mining Machinery - Sleeve Bushing

   Underground mining is one of the most demanding applications for bearings. To solve a recurring problem with steel sleeve bushings on continuous mining machines, Joy Mining Machinery switched the bushing material to Materion Brush Performance Alloys’ unique ToughMet® alloy. Since then, there have been no reported seizures, bearing failures, or premature wear of their equipment.