Engineering Competence

A fluid transfer of knowledge

Texas A&M’s renowned engineering school fills a gap in pumping technology education with a new pump lab designed to give students real-life [...]
Condition monitoring,Digitization,Training,
Engineering Competence

Unifying software for marine propulsion shaft design

ShaftDesigner is an innovative Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software to support the design, installation, maintenance and repair of marine [...]
Design,Digitization,Engineering consultancy,Maintenance,Marine,
Engineering Competence

Lubrication and contamination effects on bearing life

  Bearing life is influenced by many factors. Two of the most important are lubrication and contamination. Through a better understanding of the [...]
Bearing life,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

Green mill makes brown paper

Vibration-monitoring technology has made the difference with Texas-based CSI’s paper-recycling operation. When some companies scramble to position [...]
Condition monitoring,Pulp and paper,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Stathis Ioannides – devoted to the fight against friction

The term “tribology” comes from the Greek words tribos (“rub”) and logos (“principle”), so it is perhaps fitting that one of the world’s leading [...]
Bearing life,Research and development,Talent,
Engineering Competence

Smart solutions for windy conditions

Wind turbines are reaching new heights. A young wind energy company, Leitwind, is providing solutions to make these heights possible. Some first-time [...]
Design,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,Reliability,Wind,
Engineering Competence

Sailing for savings

Some 70 years after the last wind-powered cargo ships sailed around Cape Horn, wind power is again making a comeback on the high seas. In January [...]
Bearings,Marine,