Industry

An electrical impulse

This issue of Evolution looks at electrical equipment from a number of perspectives. The outlook article focuses on the global appliance business, which is blossoming in developing countries as people become ever more dependent on labor-saving devices. If you have a passion for fine cuisine, as I have, you know how difficult it would be to prepare an elegant dinner without mixers, refrigerators, microwaves and other electrical equipment.     And, talking...
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Sweet success I

The use of CARBTM as a nonlocating bearing in a shredding machine has proved a wise decision for CSR Sugar...

Sweet success II

An SKF toroidal bearing, CARBTM, in a hot gas fan at Prosperine Sugar Mill, North Queensland, Australia, has also proved...

Steel going strong

Continuous casting company Sidmar N.V. of Belgium has eliminated unplanned downtime caused by bearing failures. This was accomplished by installing...

Sensorized bearings in door mechanisms

Gebr. Bode & Co. GmbH, a German manufacturer of door systems for suburban trains, has selected SKF sensorized bearings for...

Historical endurance

In Neuß, Germany, an SKF four-row taper roller bearing made history when it was retired recently after nearly 18 years...

We all scream for ice cream

To many, a great dinner would not be complete without ice cream for dessert. The dictionary defines ice cream as a...

Rannveig Rist

Rannveig RistIceland’s first lady of aluminum

Even though Rannveig Rist is the only woman to occupy the top post in a large industrial corporation in Iceland,...

Linear Motion, Exponential Growth

Take a walk through the testing labs of SKF Motion Technologies and you'll find a curious assortment of equipment. An...

Chicago Rawhide's Revolutionary Seal Design Finds a Home in the New Generation GM V6 and V8 Engines

When the Powertrain Division of General Motors began developing a new V6 and V8 engine family, one of the primary...