Industry

The big bend

Swiss company Haeusler AG sets the global standard for metal-bending machinery. The forces in these huge machines require bearings that can really [...]
Metals,Reliability,
Industry

Mining the extreme north

At 78 degrees latitude, Svea is the world’s northernmost underground coalmine and the only one in the Nordic region. Located 1,000 kilometres from [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining and mineral processing,Reliability,
Industry

Big wheels in the water

The Lux-Werft shipyard in Mondorf, on the River Rhine, north of Bonn in Germany, has been building pleasure boats since just after World War II. But [...]
Design,Lubricants,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Pumping powerhouses

GEHO slurry pumps from Weir Minerals Netherlands are put to the test in some of the most extreme environments the world has to offer. And they are [...]
Integrated maintenance solutions,Mining and mineral processing,
Industry

Acquisition of leading US-based company

  SKF has acquired US-based PEER Bearing Company and its manufacturing operations in China and Thailand. PEER sells primarily to North American [...]
Bearings,
Industry

Lena Treschow Torell – Mission: technology for the benefit of society

Technological developments over the past 50 years have triggered globalization and lifted millions of people out of poverty, says Lena Treschow [...]
Research and development,
Industry

Mexico’s mighty miners

Mexicans have been exploiting their nation’s rich geology since before the Spanish conquistadors arrived. Today their top mining companies are among [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Design,Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Mining and mineral processing,Reliability,