Goodco Z-Tech Alternatives

Benchmark offers several engineer approved alternatives to Goodco Z-Tech / Canam products. Standard lead time is 7 – 10 days for Made in Canada alternatives!

Goodco Z Tech:
Benchmark Alternative:

Compared to

Plan Bearings – Series ER

Homogeneous fabric fiber reinforced pad

Load: 10 MPa

Movement: ± 16 mm

Applications

Series ER bearings can be used for steel structures, pre-cast concrete structures, standard concrete slabs, etc. This type of bearing is particularly effective in the presence of camber and rotation causing high stress loading on the bearing pad.

Materials

Series ER bearings are made of a homogeneous blend of highly ozone-resistant elastomer reinforced by a dispersion of unrestrained synthetic fabric fibers cured together to produce a tough, durable and economical bearing pad.
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Fabreeka FABSORB

Load: 8,000 PSI
Shore A 80+-10
Allows Minimum movement
Vibsorb bearing pads are made from masticated rubber using a blend of recycled rubber compounds and synthetic fiber reinforcement. The ROF, or random oriented fibers, provide enhanced compressive strength, stiffness and tensile strength when compared to unreinforced or virgin bearing pad materials.

Features and Attributes

Compared to

Plain Bearings – Series EF

Applications

Series EF bearings can be used for bridges, viaducts, buildings, crane rail pads, seismic and vibration isolation pads, and shock-absorbing applications.

Materials

Series EF bearings are made of multiple layers of 8-ounce cotton duck with 64 folds per 25-mm thickness, impregnated and bonded with a top quality elastomer and compressed into resilient pads of uniform thickness by compression and vulcanization.

This material meets the requirements of the following standards:

Available thicknesses:

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Benchmark VIBSORB MIL C 882 Bearing Pads (Cotton duck fabric reinforced pad) Lead time 7 – 10 days

This pad is generally accepted as a substitute for the Goodco Series EF with a significantly shorter lead time.
Vibsorb pads are a cotton duck “fabric reinforced” bearing pad used in vibration control. The multiple laminations of rubber and fabric allow for large loading with minimal creep and virtually no shape factor associated with unreinforced bearing pad materials.
Benchmark MIL C 882 pads are commonly used as a structural bearing element accommodating surface irregularity and rotations between load bearing faces. MIL C 882 material is also used for vibration and shock applications.

Features and Attributes:

Thin Sliders – Series T, TP, TPE, TT & TRR

Applications

This line of bearings fulfills the requirements for low profile inexpensive slide units. Series T bearings are used in buildings, parking garages, subways, etc., where slabs are supported on bearing walls or corbels. They are used under light loads and small movements while no rotation capacity is required.