Manufacturing

Going with the wind

Finnish Moventas has wind in its sails. Net sales have more than doubled in three years as wind energy has gone mainstream. About 70 years ago, when [...]
Bearings,Wind,
Manufacturing

Aiming for the top spot

In just a decade, Chinese trailer axle manufacturer Fuwa has grown from nothing to become one of the worldwide market leaders. Now it is taking the [...]
Bearings,Design,Hub units,Seals,Trucks,
Manufacturing

Drives for docks and dams

Though seldom in the limelight, gearboxes play a vital role in countless kinds of machinery. The gearboxes made by Stiebel Getriebebau have earned a [...]
Bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

A good updraft

In Russia, a new division of Energomash is focusing on the production of draft-blowing machines for power stations in the domestic and CIS market, [...]
Bearings,Electricity,Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,
Manufacturing

Rebicycle

If Arno Scheepens had his way, his master’s project at the University of Delft would be the next wooden shoe of Holland. Student and part-time [...]
Motorbikes,Research and development,Sustainability,
Manufacturing

SKF acquires remaining part of US-based seals company

  In April 2006, SKF acquired 51 percent of the shares in US-based Macrotech Polyseal Inc. Part of the agreement was for SKF to acquire the remaining [...]
Seals,
Manufacturing

New SKF Solution Factory in China

  In spring 2009, SKF inaugurated a new Solution Factory in Tianjin, China. The factory offers bearing remanufacturing, spindle service, customized [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,Maintenance products,Reliability,Remanufacturing,