TENMAT Company News

IN THIS SPECIAL DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR, TENMAT IS AWARDED THE QUEEN'S AWARD FOR INNOVATION

TENMAT is proud and honoured to have been awarded the Queen's Award for Innovation 2012.

TENMAT has been at the forefront of composite material innovation and manufacture for many years in the areas of Wear components, Fire protection, Engineering ceramics and High temperature resistant materials and this prestigious award reflects this constant innovation which enhances the performance of our customers products and businesses.

TENMAT sees the close partnerships with its customers as being the key to ensuring that the products produced exceed expectations and these partnerships will ensure growth in the future.

This Queen's Award is particularly focussed upon the constant innovation of the range of TENMAT fire protection products including downlight, pipework, ventilation duct and wall cavity fire protection products. These products are renowned for their supreme effectiveness in reducing the spread of fire in buildings and this superior performance has been seen to have improved fire safety World wide, this being a major contribution to receiving the award.

Many of the TENMAT products have been shown to offer considerable energy saving via the improvements in building airtightness and insulation levels, this has led to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and has also been a contributing factor in receiving the award.

TENMAT looks forward to building award winning partnerships with new customers and growing those with our existing customers.

TENMAT'S AWARD WINNING PRODUCTS

  Downlight Covers: Provide up to 2 hours fire protection for ceilings

Loft Cover: Prevents hot lights from starting a fire and allows insulation to fully cover light fittings, preventing heat loss.

Pipe Fire Sleeves: Provide 2 hour fire protection for plastic pipes and ducts.

Ventilated Cavity Fire Barrier: Provides up to 2 hours fire protection whilst allowing full cavity air ventilation.

by Rupert Coggon

Bearings & Wear Parts

TENMAT HELPS KEEPING THE ROYAL NAVY AT SEA 

Since the take over of RAILKO by TENMAT in 2006 we have continued to help keep the British Navy Support Vessels, Hunt Class Mine Hunters, Light Aircraft Carrier and Type 23 Frigates at sea, by providing RAILKO NF21 stern tube half shell bearing segments, as they came in for refit and repair.

TENMAT-RAILKO are please to announce that it has just won the contract to supply RAILKO NF Bearings for F234 Type 23 Frigate the :- HMS Iron Duke.

HMS Iron Duke, the ship in which Prince William served, returned to Portsmouth from a busy and varied six and a half month deployment in the Gulf during July 2011.

After some well earned leave she will be back at sea providing crucial training for future Warfare Officers and Aircrew before going into a significant upkeep period in early 2012.

At the moment TENMAT-RAILKO have also got orders on its books to supply many Navies of the world including the Irish, Australian, Brazilian and Pakistan.

We have just supplied a complete stern tube package for the Norwegian and Chinese Navies and are currently working on the final design for another 2 Chinese Navy support vessels.

TENMAT pride itself on providing quality products which will give long life and security. When Naval vessels are involved their requirement is essential to ensure the vessels operate efficiently during the relevant military tasks being undertaken!

by Dave Hill

Bearings & Wear Parts

TENMAT SUPPORTING THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION 

Volunteers are the heart of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and there are 40,000 in the UK - on lifeboats, at stations, on beaches, and in fundraising.

The RNLI has saved more than 139,000 lives since its foundation in 1824. The charity was founded, with royal patronage, as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck after an appeal made by Sir William Hillary who lived in Douglas on the Isle of Man, and had witnessed the wrecking of dozens of ships from his home.

The name was changed to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1854, and cork lifejackets were first issued to crew members in the same year.

Slipway stations

In locations where the only way to launch a lifeboat is over rocks or where there is a large tidal range, a slipway can be used. The launch is rapid but, on return from a service, the lifeboat must be carefully reversed to the bottom of the slipway and a cable attached before being winched back up into position ready for the next launch. TENMAT Feroform F21 is specified due to both its frictional properties and wear characteristics. It is important to be able to winch the boat back up the slipway easily and also to have a material with sufficient wear life. It is also suitable to work in a saline environment.

There are approximately 15 stations of this type in the UK and TENMAT are specified to provide the slipway pads. The characteristics of TENMAT Feroform F21 make it an excellent material for the application.

by Julian Greenhalgh

Bearings & Wear Parts

TENMAT : KEEPING THE 2012 OLYMPICS RUNNING

In preparation for the 2012 Olympic games held in London from July 27 through August 12, London Underground have been investing and working at the maintenance and replacement of escalator machines in the tube stations of Victoria, Kings Cross, Tottenham Court, and many others.

TENMAT Railko NF22S escalator chain bushes have been specified by London Underground for their resilience, self-lubrication, and fire-resistance.

This long-life reinforced composite material is capable of working under high loads, in dusty environment, without the need for greasing, while ensuring sufficient resistance to fire.

by Sylvain Mas

Bearings & Wear Parts

TENMAT HELP OLD LADY BACK TO SEA

When Thames Ship Repair was faced with over hauling and updating the steer gear on an old Tug Boat they contacted TENMAT for help, first contact was our Web Information request page.

The Sea Challenge II based in the Port of London England was built by Gutehoffnungshütte Sterkrad in1969 in Germany.
Originally fitted with grease lubricated Cast Iron bearings on a Kort Type Nozzle steering Gear ( Ducted Propeller), with an estimated weight of the steering gear was 3.1/2 tonnes.

After discussions with Thames ships on how much of the original gear was to be reused, it was proposed that TENMAT LTD would supply FEROFORM grade T14 bushes and thrust washers in a semi finished state, this would allow other work to be carried out on the boat and on the steering gear. This would allow for the bush bore to be finish on site once the final sizes were known.

Close communication between the yard and TENMAT technical department meant that sizes were agreed and even modified within minutes as metal changes evolved so that the final machining could be done which allow the bushes to be fitted and the boat launched as quickly as possible.

by Julian Greenhalgh

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

TENMAT Company News

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