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Power from the sky

Wind power is a clean and renewable energy source. German manufacturer Enercon offers a range of innovative windmill designs. “I came here to study [...]
Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,Other industry,Tapered roller bearings,
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New perspective to motor design

A British company has developed a type of induction motor based on an axial air gap concept. Sporting an unusual, compact shape, the new motor offers [...]
Hub units,Other industry,
Engineering Competence

Powerful car alternator bearing design

The ability to deliver greater power in a more compact form is what the auto industry is looking for in terms of current alternator design.The highly [...]
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,Other industry,Research and theory,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
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Supply chain forges customer ties

It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, say many of today’s leading business minds. This is particularly true when it comes to service and [...]
Other industry,Other services,Transportation & logistics,
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Grounded sonic boom

Man, machine and hybrid bearings roared past a historic milestone when the British ThrustSSC and driver Andy Green set the first supersonic land [...]
Angular contact ball bearings,Cars,Hybrid bearings,Other industry,
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Parallel condition monitoring

Practical experience in operation and profound knowledge of the behaviour of machines and machine components has led SKF to develop mechanical [...]
Condition monitoring,
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Where repeats are banned

To improve bearing performance in any plant, it is of utmost importance that all efforts are made to ensure that failures are not repeated. These [...]
Reliability,

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