RESTON®POT – Pot Bearings

mageba Pot Bearings are durable bearings that can be used in many situations, whether in big or small bridges, or a variety of engineering structures.

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Storage of steel plates for the production of mageba Pot Bearings — image credits (ID:87709)

A steel ring is shaped under high temperatures into the right form — image credits (ID:87710)

After a rubber pad is inserted in the pot, the piston plate can be mounted — image credits (ID:87711)

The PTFE disk is inserted in the piston plate and silicone grease is placed — image credits (ID:87712)

A stainless steel plate is mounted air tightly to the sliding plate by means of welded connections — image credits (ID:87713)

A bearing pot with piston plate and sliding plate are ready for final assembly — image credits (ID:87714)

A big Pot Bearing is loaded onto the truck — image credits (ID:87715)

Completely packed bearings are ready for transport — image credits (ID:87716)

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Principle

A natural rubber pad is placed in a steel pot, and a steel plate (piston) is placed on top. Under high pressure the pad loses its stiffness: its elasticity enables tilting movements of the piston about any horizontal axis.

Depending on whether it is a fixed, guided sliding or free sliding bearing, it can accommodate horizontal forces and movements (longitudinal or transverse) as well as vertical loads.

Quality

mageba pot bearings have been used successfully more than 50,000 times over a period of over four decades throughout the world.

Quality and durability of bearings are ensured by:

Qualified and experienced personnel
Cleverly designed and reliable components (e.g. POM-sealing)
High-quality materials (PTFE-disc with a minimum thickness of 5 mm, DU-strips with bronze pieces, well controlled silicone oil, etc.)
High quality standard (certified to ISO9001:2000 & EN729-2)
External supervision by a recognised building supervision institute (MPA Stuttgart, Germany)
Licences and QA certified working and manufacturing practice

RESTON®POT bearings are manufactured in accordance with European Standard EN1337-5. They are marked with the CE label, which confirms that they fulfil every requirement of this standard.

The quality and conformity is regularly inspected by the independent inspection institute MPA Stuttgart in Germany.

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