Manufacturing
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Mechatronics – from fuel injection to robotic soccer stars

Some hail it as the mechanical engineering of the 21st century. Others have not yet realised its potential. Regardless, the relatively new field of [...]
Automation,Mechatronics,
Manufacturing

Micromotor packs a punch

A motor is normally supposed to rotate. Yet a Swedish start-up has developed a revolutionary new motor that walks.
Linear motion,Mechatronics,
Manufacturing

Larry Burns – Automotive visionary

When the General Motors fuel-cell and by-wire concept car Hy-wire debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 2002, no one was prouder than Larry [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,
Manufacturing

VCP boosts performance

A Brazilian paper producer discovers the benefits of SKF’s integrated maintenance solutions contract.
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,
Manufacturing
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Shared ownership, shared rewards

When machines are taken care of by operations and maintenance staff in cooperation with each other, reliability is improved. Most people take [...]
Maintenance,Mining and mineral processing,Reliability,
Manufacturing

Dry downtown

London’s massive Thames Barrier is often called the eighth wonder of the world.  Inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984, the Thames Barrier is the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lifting and Handling,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Manufacturing

Pumping for survival

The history of manufacturing is peppered with case studies illustrating the immutable power of market demand and showing how demand for a product can [...]
Agriculture,Bearings,Transmission,