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Thrust ButtonFeatures&Benefits

Firth Sterling manufactures tungsten carbide thrust buttons as a durablereplacement for hardfaced and ground steel bearings in thrust surface areas. In order to fully utilize a tungsten carbide rockbit’s long cutting life, these thrust inserts provide the maximum attainable bearing life. For larger bits, a tungsten carbide thrust button becomes a very important and necessary feature to enhance the life expectancy of the bit.•Firth Sterling presses our thrust buttons on specially designed, state-of-the-artrobotic presses for precision size control.•Thrust buttons can be supplied unground or top & bottom ground to fit themost exacting design requirements. •For use in highly abrasive and difficult applications, thrust buttons are a low cost and highly effective alternative to hardfacing or other coatings. •Thrust buttons promote maximum bearing life in highperformance button bits.•Thrust buttons can be engineered for use in any existing rockbit design.•Firth Sterling manufactures our thrust buttons from carbide grades designed for maximum abrasion resistance and wear. •Standard sizes and configurations are available.