Manufacturing

Sailing for savings

Some 70 years after the last wind-powered cargo ships sailed around Cape Horn, wind power is again making a comeback on the high seas. In January [...]
Bearing housings,Bearing units,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

New oil conditioning unit

  SKF is launching the SKF Oil Conditioning Unit for a range of applications in the mining, mineral processing, cement, pulp and paper and other [...]
Manufacturing

Going with the wind

Finnish Moventas has wind in its sails. Net sales have more than doubled in three years as wind energy has gone mainstream.     About 70 years ago, [...]
Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,High-capacity cylindrical roller bearing,Simulation and software,
Manufacturing

Aiming for the top spot

In just a decade, Chinese trailer axle manufacturer Fuwa has grown from nothing to become one of the worldwide market leaders. Now it is taking the [...]
Design,Seals,Tapered roller bearings,Trucks and trailers,
Manufacturing

Drives for docks and dams

Though seldom in the limelight, gearboxes play a vital role in countless kinds of machinery. The gearboxes made by Stiebel Getriebebau have earned a [...]
Bearing units,Electricity, gas and water supply,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

A good updraft

In Russia, a new division of Energomash is focusing on the production of draft-blowing machines for power stations in the domestic and CIS market, [...]
Bearing housings,Bearing units,Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,
Manufacturing

Rebicycle

If Arno Scheepens had his way, his master’s project at the University of Delft would be the next wooden shoe of Holland.     Student and part-time [...]