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Fast and accurate

Creating machine tools that are both fast and accurate is a challenge. Japan’s Matsuura Machinery Corporation has got the right mix.Matsuura [...]
Bearings,Design,Machine Tools,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Accurate drives for positioning tables

The need for accuracy combined with speed is encouraging the adoption of novel drive concepts for positioning table systems.Demands made on driven [...]
Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

World record in inline skating

Danish skater Jacob Csizmadia has set a world record in indoor inline skating – 505 kilometres in 24 hours. Using ultra-light inline skates equipped [...]
Bearings,Sports,
Engineering Competence

Drill like a star

High-tech drilling systems from U.S.-based Baker Hughes Inc. can be the difference between make or break in oil exploration. German group member [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Integrated maintenance solutions,Mining and mineral processing,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Narrow escape

Work on Amsterdam’s magnificent network of canals and bridges began in the 17th century. Today those canals and bridges are beautiful city sights [...]
Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Engineering Competence

Tilting towards the future

Part helicopter, part airplane, it will take off vertically yet be able to fly forward at high speed. The Bell 609 is the first tilt-rotor aircraft [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Industry

Precise adjustment

ZDAS, a Czech supplier of rolling mill equipment, has recently produced a rotary shear for very thin metal sheets. The rotary shear is fitted with [...]
Bearings,Metal industry,Toroidal roller bearings,

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