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Chaya Chatterjee

When Chaya Chatterjee took over the marketing department of Škoda Deutschland five years ago at the age of 31, its products were known as cheap, [...]
Cars,
Engineering Competence

Noise and vibration in power steerings

Noise generated by car components represents a challenge to designers and manufacturers as they develop new generations of quiet vehicles.
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,Research and theory,Seals,
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Remote control in car design

Drive-by-wire is a rapidly developing technology for motor vehicle control. Based on remote electrical actuation of vital functions, it offers new [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Other industry,
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A driver in the Brazilian economy

By choosing Brazil in 1953, Volkswagen was throwing a dart at the biggest target on the map in Latin America. But the venture was not without [...]
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,Hub units,Tapered roller bearings,Truck hub units,Trucks and trailers,
Engineering Competence

Re-engineering the hub unit and halfshaft

Vehicle component manufacturer GKN, and SKF have created a compact combined hub unit and halfshaft. This is in response to vehicle designers’ desire [...]
Cars,Hub units,Transportation & logistics,
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Tom Gallagher

Protecting the aftermarketTom Gallagher, president and chief operating officer of the Genuine Parts Company, has long championed the rights of the [...]
Cars,
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Electric motors get smarter

For French company Leroy–Somer, movement means electric motors. It also means pushing the technological limits further to make motors more [...]
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,Other industry,Sensorised bearings,