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Micromotor packs a punch

A motor is normally supposed to rotate. Yet a Swedish start-up has developed a revolutionary new motor that walks.
Linear motion,Mechatronics,
Manufacturing
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Mechatronics – from fuel injection to robotic soccer stars

Some hail it as the mechanical engineering of the 21st century. Others have not yet realised its potential. Regardless, the relatively new field of [...]
Automation,Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

Improved sealing technology to keep trucks rolling

Improvements in sealing design have led to the introduction of two new and upgraded sealing products,  Scotseal®Plus XL and Enduro grease seal, for [...]
Industry,Product,Seals,Trucks and trailers,
Engineering Competence

Decision-support system for bearing failure mode analysis

Gaining insight and information from rolling bearing damage and failures is of strategic importance for SKF and its customers. The knowledge [...]
Bearings,Failure modes,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Preadjustable non-locating bearing unit

The SKF Panloc is a non-locating bearing unit that allows the internal clearance or preload to be adjusted to specific values.
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,
Archive

Heinz Bloch – Everything but a consultant

Heinz Bloch doesn’t consider himself a consultant. “My wife’s hairdresser is a consultant. A business coach is a consultant,” says Bloch.
Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Dry downtown

London’s massive Thames Barrier is often called the eighth wonder of the world.  Inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984, the Thames Barrier is the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lifting and Handling,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,

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