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Chicago Rawhide expands in Mexico

Chicago Rawhide, a North American subsidiary of SKF, is expanding its operations in Mexico. The company is achieving this expansion by acquiring all [...]
Cars,Other industry,Seals,
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Industry backbone must be flexible

Accurate, fast and cheap. Those are regular requirements on a machine tool. Now, flexible and compatible are moving onto the list.Over the past [...]
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Fast and accurate

Creating machine tools that are both fast and accurate is a challenge. Japan’s Matsuura Machinery Corporation has got the right mix.Matsuura [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Hybrid bearings,Machinery and equipment,
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Power by design

When DeWind of Germany designs a wind power unit, the company’s suppliers become deeply involved in the process. The result is the optimal selection [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Electricity, gas and water supply,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,
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A centre for turning

More assembly and less machining. That’s how Motch Corporation has changed the way it makes its machine tools.If there’s been one lesson that [...]
Spindles,
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Terry Garrison

At a crossroads of cultureIn September 1993, Sweden’s Volvo and France’s Renault announced plans to merge. The union was hailed with cheers by auto [...]
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Reborn and Airborne

It had been more than half a century since a new Zeppelin flew over Friedrichshafen, Germany. So it was an important day when it finally happened [...]
Aerospace,Spherical roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,