Archive for 2001
Decision-support system for selecting bearing lubricants
Drive-by-wire shows potential in future car design
Drive-by-wire systems are forecast to replace many of the traditional hydraulic and mechanical systems in vehicles. The Bertone-SKF Filo gives...
High pressure and slow movement ideal for plain bearings
AMPEP self-lubricating plain bearings are ideal for applications where bearing pressures are high, movement is slow and maintenance is difficult...
Flour power
Your daily bread – as well as your pasta, pastry and breakfast cereal – may all have passed through a...
Tony Rizzo
Net gainTony Rizzo is one of those rare people who possesses both technical talent and literary skill. Back in the...
Moving the earth
Volvo’s A40D articulated hauler is a giant, built to carry an astonishing 37 tonnes of rock and gravel. But operators...
Clean cars, tidy profits
A car wash is a high-tech piece of machinery. It automatically cleans your car without a scratch, and the most...
Cool airflow research
Aircraft designers need to simulate airflow to measure the performance and safety of their models. To get accurate results, the...
Pump out the fire
When a malfunctioning pump could let a fire rage on, reliability becomes more than a cost-benefit analysis.From the time William...
Elemental thought
Water, earth, wind and fire. The four elements are making a comeback as scientists warn humans to avoid a collision...
