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Tony Rizzo

Net gainTony Rizzo is one of those rare people who possesses both technical talent and literary skill. Back in the late 1970s Rizzo earned his degree [...]
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Moving the earth

Volvo’s A40D articulated hauler is a giant, built to carry an astonishing 37 tonnes of rock and gravel. But operators want minuscule maintenance [...]
Toroidal roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,Trucks and trailers,
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Clean cars, tidy profits

A car wash is a high-tech piece of machinery. It automatically cleans your car without a scratch, and the most elaborate ones report the job via GSM [...]
Aerospace,Linear motion,Other industry,Transportation & logistics,
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Cool airflow research

Aircraft designers need to simulate airflow to measure the performance and safety of their models. To get accurate results, the tests must be done at [...]
Aerospace,Linear motion,
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Pump out the fire

When a malfunctioning pump could let a fire rage on, reliability becomes more than a cost-benefit analysis.From the time William Penn laid out his [...]
Angular contact ball bearings,Other industry,
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Elemental thought

Water, earth, wind and fire. The four elements are making a comeback as scientists warn humans to avoid a collision with the natural world.Forget [...]
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The greatest thing since sliced bread

These days, bread is mass –  produced in factories, sliced by industrial machines, packaged in plastic bags and stacked up on supermarket [...]
Food and beverages,Linear motion,Other products and services,

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