Engineering Competence

Gold in tribology

The 1997 Tribology Gold Medal has been awarded to Bo Jacobson, professor of machine elements at Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. Jacobson was [...]
Research and development,
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,
Engineering Competence

The magic of roundness

Tiny deviations in the roundness of bearing elements can have an impact on bearing quality.Periodic form deviations in the range of an angstrom [...]
Bearings,Cars,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Mopeds built for you

Motorised two-wheelers are the vehicles of choice on India’s crowded roadways. Now, TVS Suzuki is ensuring that those two-wheelers come in an [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

At the boundary between lubrication and wear (part 1)

New evidence shows that good lubrication of gears and bearings requires only a very thin layer of lubricant separating the moving surfaces.Recent [...]
Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

Powerful car alternator bearing design

The ability to deliver greater power in a more compact form is what the auto industry is looking for in terms of current alternator design.The highly [...]
Cars,Design,
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,