Flexible couplings & dampers
CENTA
German maker of highly flexible couplings, disc couplings and composite drive shafts for marine propulsion, now a Regal Rexnord brand.
Shaft lines, seals, bearings & couplings
9 companies
Shaft line components: stern tube seals, shaft bearings, flexible couplings and torsional dampers.
Filter companies: Shaft lines, seals, bearings & couplings
Shaft bearings
Duramax Marine
US maker of Johnson Cutless water-lubricated shaft bearings and DuraBlue composite stern tube bearings and rudder bushings.
Flexible couplings & dampers
Geislinger
Austrian family-owned maker of torsional vibration dampers, flexible couplings, composite shafts and monitoring systems for marine drivetrains.
Stern tube & shaft seals
Kemel
Japanese stern tube seal and shaft bearing maker, now an internal company of Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
Stern tube & shaft seals
SKF
Swedish bearing group whose Hamburg-based marine unit supplies Simplex stern tube seals, shaft-line bearings, OK couplings and fin stabilisers.
Shaft bearings
Thordon Bearings
Canadian maker of polymer water-lubricated propeller shaft and rudder bearings (COMPAC, SXL, XL), shaft seals and ThorShield coating.
Stern tube & shaft seals
Tides Marine
Florida maker of drip-free SureSeal propeller shaft seals, rudder bearings and sail track systems for yachts and workboats.
Flexible couplings & dampers
VULKAN Group
German drive-technology group making highly flexible couplings, drive shafts and resilient mounts for ship propulsion.
Engine designers & manufacturers
Wärtsilä
Helsinki-based marine and energy group supplying multi-fuel 4-stroke engines, hybrid systems, fuel systems, propellers, thrusters, waterjets and seals.