In 2018 the Chilean Navy celebrates its Bicentennial. TENMAT-RAILKO would like to congratulate the Chilean Navy for 200 years of service and a great history from the time of gaining independence, through age of explorations and expansions, to the present impressive state of 25000 personnel and 71 vessels. Notable moments for the Chilean Navy Valparaíso…
TENMAT has introduced a new product in its range of wear parts for freight wagons – Railko NF21 Upstand Centre Pivot Liner. The quality of TENMAT’s product has been quickly recognized and RAILKO NF21 Upstand Centre Pivot Liners are now specified by ERMEWA. TENMAT’s proprietary Railko NF21 is the only material specified in all types…
IMO SOLAS REGULATIONS (JULY 2019): Is your lifeboat propulsion system capable of running without water for 3 minutes a week? Many lifeboats are currently fitted with rubber bushes on propulsion systems. In the light of new regulations these are not compliant, because weekly testing requires running the motor in pre-launch position, not submerged in water.…
The Indian Coastguard has commissioned the 4th of the Samarth-class OPV. ICGS Shaunak, the 105-meter vessel was commissioned at Goa Shipyards, which is in charge of designing and building the six vessels. All six vessels of the class have been designed incorporating FEROFORM T12 for their Rudder and Stern Tube bearings. ICGS Shaunak will be…
The noise generated by freight rail is becoming increasingly important environmental issue in Europe. European Commission has launched public consultation aimed at gathering information needed to effectively deal with the matter. Companies like Deutsche Bahn started their own research and programs in order to raise awareness and address the problem. Freight rail noise impacts the…
Wascosa has listed Tenmat as the only approved supplier of the composite parts such as centre pivot liners, side bearer liners, hook guide plates etc. for their rolling stock. Tenmat is happy that the quality of its Railko NF products and a service provided to the customers like Wascosa has been recognised. TENMAT is your…
Tenmat Kevlar Fibre rollers are used to replace metal, chrome, rubber and polyurethane in the hot (aluminium) and cold rolling of metals. Our rollers have proved to be superior in leading blue-chip metal production plants across the world. They offer increased longevity with high levels of wear performance, significantly reduce unnecessary downtime and do not…
Tenmat Wear would like to wish HMS Ocean and HMS Severn a farewell and thank you for 20 and 14 years (respectively) of service in the Royal Navy. HMS Ocean, after her recent refurbishment, has been confirmed to be sold to Brazil. Whilst the faith of HMS Severn (the first of the River-Class OPVs) is…
RAILKO Centre Pivot Liners(CPL) are used within the centre bolster of the freight bogie to help negotiate the car body and bogie around curves in the tracks. RAILKO Side Bearer Liners (SBL) are used within the freight bogie to act as stability support to the car body on turning. The load and movement of car…
(Terry Deacon from The Diesel & Electric Preservation Group (registered charity) has shared with us his great story about restoring an old exhauster and returning ex-British Rail Locomotives back to service.) In 2013, a requirement was identified to find a replacement for exhauster vanes used in our Ex British Rail Preserved Locomotives, consisting of Classes…
