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Pump out the fire

When a malfunctioning pump could let a fire rage on, reliability becomes more than a cost-benefit analysis.From the time William Penn laid out his [...]
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Elemental thought

Water, earth, wind and fire. The four elements are making a comeback as scientists warn humans to avoid a collision with the natural world.Forget [...]
Industry,
Manufacturing
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The greatest thing since sliced bread

These days, bread is mass –  produced in factories, sliced by industrial machines, packaged in plastic bags and stacked up on supermarket shelves. In [...]
Bearings,Food and Beverage,Linear motion,
Manufacturing
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Linear accuracy

A new Linear Guide Slide from Russell T. Gilman, an SKF company, provides smooth operation and extremely high accuracy. The slide has a low friction [...]
Automation,Linear motion,
Industry

Goodyear and SKF form alliance

SKF and Goodyear have created an alliance to provide value – added service to the industrial power transmission market in Brazil. The Power [...]
Bearings,Cars,Integrated maintenance solutions,Lubrication Services,Seals,Transmission,
Engineering Competence

Wind energy solutions:

Turbine ‘parking brake’ By blocking a bearing ring, operators can hold wind turbines in a static condition. This is made possible by a newly patented [...]
Bearings,Wind,
Engineering Competence

Bumper-to-bumper bearings

Jaguar’s new X – Type is a study in performance and technological innovation. The four – door, all – wheel – drive sports sedan, now available, is [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Seals,Transportation & logistics,

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