Fluoron Inc News

Fluoron Inc. is an aggressive and innovative company that has set out to remedy chafing issues at points of interface between synthetic mooring lines and deck or dock equipment throughout the maritime industry. They have developed various chafe and wear protection technologies including their Carreras Mooring Line Chafing Protection System and Heat Shrinkable Fairlead Roller Covers. The Carreras Mooring Line Chafing Protection System is designed to protect synthetic lines of a ship or workboat from the rusted, corroded, and abrasive dock bollards.

Bridging the gap between high-tech synthetic mooring lines and worn or corroded deck and dock equipment. As the marine industry moves from steel cable to synthetic materials for mooring purposes, the logical move also creates new headaches for operators. There are two main reasons for line failure. These include (a.) External Chafing (line interface with surfaces of non-smooth equipment) and (b.) Internal Chafing generated by synthetic core fibers rubbing together and friction generated by the line fibers sliding over one another. Core fibers then melt together, reducing the safety standards and design specifications, sometimes within days of the installation of the new synthetic lines.