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What we make
Pump sleeves and bushes, made to drawing
MSE makes pump sleeves and bushes in Germiston, east of Johannesburg: shaft, protection, bearing, spacer, throttling and suction sleeves, and bearing, neck and interstage bushes.
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We make sleeves and bushes in stainless, duplex, nickel cast iron and bronze, or in PTFE and polymer bearing materials, and supply them hard-chromed, thermal-sprayed or Stellite-hardfaced through specialist partners when your drawing calls for it.
Sleeves
| Sleeve | Typical use in a pump |
|---|---|
| Shaft sleeve and protection sleeve | Protects the shaft where it passes through the packing or seal |
| Bearing sleeve | Runs in a bearing bush |
| Spacer sleeve | Locates parts along the shaft |
| Throttling sleeve | Forms a close running gap that limits leakage |
| Suction sleeve | Fitted at the pump suction |
Materials: 316 and 431 stainless, duplex 1.4462, 410 and 420 stainless, and the other grades on our materials list. Surfaces: hard chrome, thermal spray or Stellite hardfacing, applied by specialist partners and machined to finish where needed. You receive the finished sleeve.
Bushes
- Bearing bushes, neck bushes and interstage bushes.
- Metals: nickel cast iron, bronze, stainless.
- Polymers: PTFE, glass-filled PTFE, nylon and polymer bearing materials, machined from blanks supplied by specialist partners.
Parts we have made
- Interstage bushes in nickel cast iron (2026).
- Sleeves in 420 stainless with a tungsten-carbide coating (to 2026).
- Parts in 316 stainless (1.4401) with Stellite 6 hardfacing (to 2026).
Questions buyers ask
Who makes pump shaft sleeves near Johannesburg?
MSE in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, makes shaft, protection, bearing, spacer, throttling and suction sleeves to drawing or sample, in stainless, duplex and other grades, coated or hardfaced through specialist partners where specified.
Can you supply coated or hardfaced sleeves?
Yes. MSE machines the sleeve and arranges hard chrome, thermal spray or Stellite hardfacing through specialist partners. You receive the finished sleeve from one supplier.
Do you make polymer bushes?
Yes. MSE machines bushes from PTFE, glass-filled PTFE, nylon and polymer bearing materials, as well as from metals such as nickel cast iron.
Do you make interstage bushes for multistage pumps?
Yes. MSE has made interstage bushes in nickel cast iron to drawing.
Quality
Checked against your drawing and revision.
- Your order is checked against the drawing number and revision. If they differ, we ask you to confirm in writing.
- Parts are inspected against your drawing.
- Run-out is checked on ground shafts.
- Tell us at quote stage which documents you need, and the quote will say which we supply.
How to order
From drawing to delivery in three steps.
- 01
Send the drawing or the part
Email the drawing with its number and revision, or photos, or send us the part itself. Add the material grade, quantity and required date.
- 02
We quote
We reply with a quote, or with the questions we need answered first. Ask us for the lead time: it depends on the part.
- 03
We make, inspect and deliver
Made to your drawing, inspected against it, and delivered in our own vehicles with the documents agreed at quote stage.
Other parts we make
Balance and rotating parts
Balance discs and drums, throwers, thrust collars, impeller nuts and locknuts.
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Covers and housings
Bearing covers and housings, brackets, stuffing-box covers, seal housings and flanges.
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Couplings, nuts, studs and keys
Couplings, threaded couplings, special nuts and studs, and keys, to drawing or sample.
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Need a part made?
Send your drawing or sample to orders@mse.engineer or call (011) 828 9825.