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At the boundary between lubrication and wear (part two)

The first part of this article was published in Evolution 2/98. This is the second and last part.For more than 100 years, researchers have looked at [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Research and development,
Industry

Sweet success II

An SKF toroidal bearing, CARBTM , in a hot gas fan at Prosperine Sugar Mill, North Queensland, Australia, has also proved successful. The fan is [...]
Bearings,Food and Beverage,Toroidal roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Help for historic hangar

Cardington Airship Hangar in Bedfordshire, England, could house an aircraft carrier. The floor area of the hangar is twice the size of a football [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Maintenance,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Industry

Sweet success I

The use of CARBTM as a non-locating bearing in a shredding machine has proved a wise decision for CSR Sugar Inkerman Mill, Australia. A shredder [...]
Bearings,Food and Beverage,
Industry

The customer connection

For the Hilti Group, customer satisfaction translates to some 70,000 personal contacts each day with its customers in the construction industry [...]
Bearings,Construction,Design,Electrical,Seals,
Engineering Competence

New perspective to motor design

A British company has developed a type of induction motor based on an axial air gap concept. Sporting an unusual, compact shape, the new motor offers [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Hub units,
Engineering Competence

Wet jet power

Water-jet propulsion has come a long way since the 1950s when the first jet-powered boat worked to navigate a river at 15 kilometres per hour. Now [...]
Bearings,Marine,Racing,Sports,

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