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Manufacturing

Shear mining power

A newly developed longwall shearer with increased supply voltage gives Polish coal mines a productivity boost. A group of Polish designers and [...]
Bearings,Design,Mining and mineral processing,Toroidal roller bearings,
Manufacturing

Service with a future

A long-term maintenance contract between a South African and a German company pushes the boundaries of out-sourcing arrangements. It’s a leap of [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,
Engineering Competence

Slewing bearings break new ground

Recent developments at SKF have been able to increase slewing bearing life by around 400% using software-based analysis.By their very nature, slewing [...]
Bearing life,Digitization,Marine,
Engineering Competence

Ceramics stand up to harsh realities

Ceramic materials offer the ability to solve bearing-related problems previously insoluble using conventional materials.Ceramic materials are hard [...]
Bearings,Research and development,
Manufacturing

A smooth break-up

Like a common pepper mill, rock crushers grind and wedge their way to pebbles the size of sugar cubes. For Finland’s Nordberg-Lokomo, this daunting [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,
Industry

Koç keeps Turkey rolling

Road transport has a long history in Turkey. From the first century to the 14th, roads in this region formed the western leg of the important Silk [...]
Bearings,Cars,Transportation & logistics,Vehicle Aftermarket products,
Engineering Competence

All set for a good life

Truck hub units have the potential to keep trucks on the road longer, with less downtime. Fleet operator Hare Express decided to try them out. With [...]
Bearings,Hub units,Lubrication Services,Maintenance,Seals,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,

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