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Engineering polymers for designer cages

Polymer materials are increasingly replacing metal in bearing cage design. The factors behind this growth are linked to improvements in engineering [...]
Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Hard life for shopping trolleys

A Canadian manufacturer aims to improve the durability of the prosaic buggy, and at the same time provide customers with a quiet trip through the [...]
Bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Craning for a world market

Shipboard cranes have come a long way since the block and tackle. Today, Sweden’s MacGregor Cranes is the brand of choice for global [...]
Bearings,Design,Lifting and Handling,Marine,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Every kind of glass

As its glass goes global, French glassmaker Verrerie Cristallerie d’Arques capitalizes on a contented workforce and a network of local suppliers and [...]
Authorised distributor,Bearings,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

X-ray diffraction provides answers to bearing failures

The approach of combining two test regimens, “Testing under Service Conditions” and “Material Response Analysis,” can help designers shorten research [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Design,
Engineering Competence

Creating the right environment for compressor bearings

The refrigeration compressor industry is in a state of change. The thrust of this change is to develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective [...]
Bearings,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Testing standards set for railway bearings

Reliability is a key word in railways operation. One way of ensuring the long-term reliability of Europe”s network is through rigorous testing [...]
Bearings,Railways,

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