Bearings & Wear Parts

TENMAT REACHES NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE ARIANE ROCKET

TENMAT is a leading manufacturer of specialized, high performance, engineering composite materials and components with over 100 years' of experience serving the global market place.

Over the last number of years TENMAT have supplied Feroglide bearings for the Ariane Rocket Space programme.

The bearings are in a critical application positioned between the booster rocket and the main rocket. They are designed to last less than a minute as the rocket is launched into space and the TENMAT bearings which are situated next to an explosive bolt are destroyed after 45 seconds when this is activated. This operation effectively detaches the booster rocket from the main rocket, destroying the bearing with the main rocket carrying on into space and the booster rocket falling into the sea.
TENMAT have a programme of orders for the coming years demonstrating the confidence in TENMAT quality products and showing commitment and support to space research both for today and the future.  

by Julian Greenhalgh

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TENMAT AND SORED-UPM FORGE HIGH TEMPERATURE PARTNERSHIP IN FRANCE

TENMAT is world renowned for their High Temperature Insulation materials in both Electrical and Thermal environments. Materials such as Sindanyo and Arclex are world renowned. Sored-UPM is a company who offer a complete range of non metallic composite solutions in thermal, electrical and electro thermal applications.

Sored-UPM has a modern machining facility in beautiful France just south of historical Nancy. Rapid response to customer needs is a major strength. Sored-UPM have more than 1000 satisfied customers.

Whilst there have been commercial relationships for a number of years, TENMAT and Sored-UPM have recently decided to join forces and focus on supplying the demanding and vibrant French market. This collaboration is yielding great success with sales in 2011 already well in advance of previous years.

Particular areas of application expertise include the famous French Glass industry, Foundries and Induction Heating systems in general. Materials are capable of withstanding up to 700 degrees Centigrade and electrical insulation options as well as purely thermal are offered.

by Peter Sharp