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The history of copper mining in this country over the past 25 years has been well documented. During the 1960s the industry in the U.S. was inefficient, starved for capital investment and in need of new technology. Copper companies were getting their major revenues from foreign high-grade ore bodies. Then the nationalization of mines in Africa and Latin America forced the companies to re-examine the efficiency and economic viability of...
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Lubricant analysis services now available

In most machines, signs of a possible problem appear hundreds of operating hours before the breakdown occurs. When components are...

Industry specialists provide Trouble-Free OperationTM

The history of copper mining in this country over the past 25 years has been well documented. During the 1960s...

Working at high speed

Grinding, milling and drilling are examples of operations where applications require simultaneous rotational and axial movement. For these operations, SKF...

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The role of temperature in bearing applications

Maintenance technicians at a glass fabrication plant recently witnessed firsthand how high temperatures can affect and potentially damage rolling bearings....

Industry specialists provide Trouble-Free OperationTM

The history of copper mining in this country over the past 25 years has been well documented. During the 1960s...

Hard life for shopping carts

A Canadian manufacturer aims to improve the durability of the prosaic buggy, and at the same time provide customers with...

Development of traction motor bearings

New generations of traction motor bearing units have evolved to meet more exacting customer requirements.Cylindrical roller bearings remain at the...

First harbour crane with new series of spherical plain bearings

In 1988, a 45-tonne crane built by Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH (formerly Orenstein & Koppel A.G.) was put into service...