Engineering Competence

Power by design

When DeWind of Germany designs a wind power unit, the company’s suppliers become deeply involved in the process. The result is the optimal selection [...]
Bearings,Design,Digitization,Engineering tools,Wind,
Engineering Competence

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

A centre for turning

More assembly and less machining. That’s how Motch Corporation has changed the way it makes its machine tools.If there’s been one lesson that [...]
Machine Tools,Spindles,
Engineering Competence

Better flexibility in precision grinding

Lidköping Machine Tools, part of SKF, has developed a new range of machines for accurate grinding coupled with flexibility in automotive [...]
Coupling systems,Machine Tools,
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

Hot

Oblate wafers are normally baked at temperatures from 180 to 240 degrees Celsius. Bakeries often use special flanged wheel bearings that are [...]
Bearings,Food and Beverage,Research and development,
Engineering Competence
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Even hotter

Making aluminium foil is a hot business. The annealing of the concast aluminium block is critical to making the material soft enough to be rolled [...]
Bearings,Metals,