Manufacturing

A Smashing Idea

Metso Minerals makes a rock crusher that today can be found on some of the world’s high-profile engineering projects. Timothy O’Brien reports.From [...]
Bearing failure,Design,Lubrication Solutions,
Manufacturing
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Maintenance in the Mine

From infrared cameras to ultrasonic devices, Phelps Dodge has set in place a maintenance programme that some consider to be among the best in the [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Services,Mining and mineral processing,Training,
Manufacturing

Proactive reliability transforms maintenance

There are profits to reap by moving from a replace-it-when-it-breaks approach to a proactive-reliability programme. But be prepared to change company [...]
Condition monitoring,Digitization,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,Reliability,
Manufacturing

Spanish turbines catch winds of change

Spain’s Ecotècnia has combined green ideals with technical know-how to create wind turbines that stand up to the challenges of Spain’s rocky terrain [...]
Bearings,Design,Reliability,Wind,
Manufacturing
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Spanish Gamesa chooses SKF

Gamesa, a Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, has chosen SKF as a main bearings supplier. Gamesa is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind [...]
Bearings,Wind,
Manufacturing

Wind power made easier

A new wind turbine simplifies the mechanics in machinery, bringing down maintenance costs considerably.If there is one aspect to modern, [...]
Bearings,Wind,
Manufacturing

Leaner, cleaner compression

Efficient running, lower energy consumption and silent operation not only fits Atlas Copco’s environmental policies, it also saves money for the [...]
Bearings,Reliability,