Engineering Competence

Grounded sonic boom

Man, machine and hybrid bearings roared past a historic milestone when the British ThrustSSC and driver Andy Green set the first supersonic land [...]
Bearings,Cars,
Engineering Competence

Get into top gear

Höfler Maschinenbau has developed machinery for grinding gears before they are put into operation; in the process it has developed into the sort of [...]
Bearings,Machine Tools,Spindles,
Engineering Competence

Craning for a world market

Shipboard cranes have come a long way since the block and tackle. Today, Sweden’s MacGregor Cranes is the brand of choice for global [...]
Bearings,Design,Lifting and Handling,Marine,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Hard life for shopping trolleys

A Canadian manufacturer aims to improve the durability of the prosaic buggy, and at the same time provide customers with a quiet trip through the [...]
Bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Creating the right environment for compressor bearings

The refrigeration compressor industry is in a state of change. The thrust of this change is to develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective [...]
Bearings,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

X-ray diffraction provides answers to bearing failures

The approach of combining two test regimens, “Testing under Service Conditions” and “Material Response Analysis,” can help designers shorten research [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Design,
Engineering Competence

Smooth operation makes CARB bearings attractive

CARBTM is not only a versatile bearing that combines features of several bearing types, it is also a bearing that offers low friction and smooth [...]
Bearings,Pulp and paper,