Bridge Bearings
Downloadable ResourcesBridge Bearings – also called Structural Bearings, Load Bearings, or Bearing Pads – are essential to any structure that experiences internal movement and varying vertical and horizontal loads.
Roadways
Bridges
Pipelines
Buildings
Coal Handling Plants
Poly Fluoro combines its expertise in PTFE with technical know-how in PTFE bonding and metal fabrication to produce high-quality, durable bridge bearings.
Poly Fluoro’s bearings are available in two forms:
Sliding Bearings — These are flat bearings comprising two sliding elements — PTFE and polished stainless steel. They are generally employed for loads less than 100 tonnes.
| Properties | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Compressive loads of up to 300kg/cm2 | Smaller bearings capable of taking high loads |
| Coefficient of friction as low as 0.03 | Smooth sliding movement every time |
| In-house design capability | Customised for rotation, load upliftment, and guided movements |
POT-PTFE Bearings — These bearings are slightly more complex in nature. Their structural design strictly follows the IRC: 83 Part III Code generally employed for loads of 50 tonnes or more.
| Properties | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Manufactured as per IRC:83 (RDSO) standards | Meeting highest industry standards |
| Loads from 100 to 500 Tonnes | Bearings to suit every load application |
| In-house design capability | Customised for rotation, load upliftment, and guided movement |
Poly Fluoro is an RDSO approved manufacturer of PTFE Bearings and POT-PTFE Bearings. Our products usually employ virgin PTFE sheets or PTFE with a 15% glass filling. This gives us better creep properties than other fillers without compromising on the coefficients of friction. We also provide bronze, carbon, and MoS2 fillers.