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Grease life in lubricated-for-life deep groove ball bearings

Advanced grease-life estimates for lubricated-for-life ball bearings can be made with a new diagram that includes operating temperature and grease [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Industry,Lubricants,Other industry,Product,Reliability,Service,
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On the right track

Unplanned downtime was cut by half when Kodak partnered with SKF to improve the reliability of its Track Five sensitising machine.
Condition monitoring,Lubricants,Machinery and equipment,Other industry,Reliability,
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High tech on the high seas

Forget cumbersome propeller shafts coupled to noisy vibrating diesels. The world’s biggest and most exclusive cruise  ship is propelled by an [...]
Condition monitoring,Other industry,Reliability,
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Electrical and fire-safe bearings for ventilator motors

Electrical motors for fan arrangements are increasingly used with power frequency converters for variable-air-volume ventilation systems or in fire [...]
Hybrid bearings,Industry,Other industry,Product,
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Smart Housing – the integrated sensor solution

Smart Housing is a way of integrating sensors into a housing to allow monitoring and control of critical bearing applications. It is a robust system [...]
Bearing housings,Industry,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other industry,Product,Sensorised bearings,
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Spring time

Stabilus, the German company that virtually created the gas spring industry when it started producing pistons in gas-filled tubes in the early 1960s, [...]
Linear motion,Metal industry,Other industry,
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A solid foundation

Faced with a difficult domestic economy, Brazil’s Votorantim Group is moving into the global arena, expanding its base through acquisitions and joint [...]
Maintenance,Other industry,Reliability,