FLUROselect.
Customized Solutions
Standard isn't always enough. Where conventional components reach their limits, our expertise begins: tailor-made solutions for demanding applications. Under the FLUROselect brand, we develop and manufacture joints and bearings precisely according to customer specifications. Efficient, precise, and application-specific.
Special Solutions. Precisely Tailored to Your Requirements
Whether special geometries, unique material combinations, or requirements for extreme environmental conditions – our experienced development team works with you to develop the optimal solution. The design process is carried out in close consultation with our customers and is fully digital, based on state-of-the-art 3D CAD technology. Upon request, we can also integrate your installation situation, existing assemblies, or standard interfaces directly into the development process.
- Special designs and non-standard connection dimensions
- Special motion profiles or installation positions
- Media contact (e.g., aggressive chemicals, cleanrooms, food processing areas)
- Temperature ranges outside standard ranges
- Combinations of rotary and swiveling motion
- Integration of additional functions such as seals, sensors, or lubrication channels
For the production of FLUROselect parts, we work closely with Martin Höhn GmbH. The company boasts a state-of-the-art machine park that combines CNC turning, milling, grinding, assembly, and measurement technology at the highest level. Thanks to their high level of vertical integration, flexible capacities, and fast response times, even complex custom solutions can be implemented promptly, from prototypes to series production.
Depending on the application, a wide variety of materials are available, including tool and heat-treatable steels, stainless steels, high-performance plastics, and corrosion- or temperature-resistant alloys. Surface finishes such as hard chrome plating, nickel coatings, phosphating, or PTFE coatings provide additional functionality and service life.
The following options are available:
- Integrated lubrication solutions (e.g., long-term lubrication)
- Maintenance-free sliding layers such as FLUROglide
- High-strength metal/plastic hybrid solutions
- Assembly and special packaging
We support your project from needs analysis and the design process to quality-assured manufacturing and documentation. This includes initial sample inspection reports, material certificates, and special approvals according to customer specifications.
The following information will help us process your inquiry quickly and efficiently:
- Operating conditions (temperature, humidity, chemicals?)
- Load profile (static load, dynamic cycles, swivel angle?)
- Installation space (maximum dimensions, required thread size?)
- Material (stainless steel, titanium, aluminium?)
- Special design (maintenance-free, lightweight?)
GE..EW-NIRO-Sonder
For highly loaded and difficult-to-access bearing locations, FLUROselect offers a high-performance, customized solution upon request: the GE..EW-NIRO Special spherical plain bearing. This design is specifically developed for applications involving high forces, slow movements, and limited or no maintenance access.
Typical applications include railway and vehicle construction, particularly in locomotives, passenger trains, low-floor vehicles, and the tilting mechanisms of modern high-speed trains. In addition, these bearings are also used in torsion bars, damper mountings, swivel joints, as well as in brake mechanisms, steering and valve linkages, and automatic couplings.
Especially in applications with slow, steady movements and high static loads, these spherical plain bearings make a crucial contribution to operational reliability. They are designed to function reliably even under these demanding conditions, preventing unplanned downtime and significantly reducing maintenance requirements.
An integrated seal additionally protects the bearing from the ingress of dirt, dust, and other foreign particles. This ensures long-term functionality, even in demanding environments, and further extends the service life.
Your advantages at a glance:
- Very low coefficient of friction
- High wear resistance and long service life
- Ideal for high surface pressures
- Maintenance-free (self-lubricating)
- Reduced life cycle costs
- High thermal resistance (-30 to +150 °C)
This custom-made product is part of the FLUROselect portfolio and can be individually tailored to your specific requirements.