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"Fendering the Future"
Schuyler Model SR3D-2™ Soft Fender

IDEAL SHIP-ASSIST FENDER

  • Soft and Energy-Absorbant on contact
    (up to 400% greater deflection vs. solid
    extruded, molded or laminated rubber)
  • Superior Holding and "Sticking" ability
  • Faster and Safer Ship Docking

    MANY PROVEN APPLICATIONS

  • Stern Fenders of Tractor Tugs
  • Bow Fenders of Reverse Tractor tugs and Conventional Harbor and Inland Tugs
  • Side Fenders
  • Underwater Submarine Fenders
  • Any Situation Requiring "Soft" and
    Energy Absorbing Performance

    Design Specs
    Architectural Specifications*

  • Furnish laminated rubber fenders as manucatured by Schuyler Rubber Co., Inc. Model No(s) __________ - SR3D-2™
  • Resilient rubber material of fenders shall be manufactured from fabric reinforced truck tires cut to specific size and compressed onto steel supporting rods.
  • The finish for exposed metal parts should be either black enamel or hot-diped galvanized.
  • Load/deflection/energy absorption of fender shall be noted below.
  • Fabric-reinforced rubber sections shall comply with IRHD ASTM D1415 values of 60 +/- 5.
  • Fatigue integrity of fabric-reinforced loops shall equal or exceed WSU fatigue test results developed for Schuyler Rubber Co., Inc.

    NOTE: Most Schuyler Bow, Side and Stern fender models can be built incorporating SR3D-2™

    *The enhanced SR3D-2™ design incorporates various loop configurations and is patented.


    Foss Maritime tugs get new fendering system

    Foss maritime has become the first company to have Schuyler Rubber Co.'s new fender system installed on several of their tugs.

    The new system, called SR3D-2, is a loop design and an enhanced version of Schuyler's SR3D ship-assist fender.

    "This new construction allows us more flexibility to control and change the softness and durability of the fender depending on where the fender is placed on the tug, the size of the tug and what kind of work the tug does," said Dennis Kerber, president of Schuyler Rubber Co. "This allows us to more precisely engineer a fender that satisfies the specific requirment of a tug."

    SR3D-2 is the first fender Schuyler has applied to patent, and their application is pending.




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