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Martian dust in the wind

Why does Martian dust blow around when it should not? The answer, my friend, is blowing in a wind tunnel in Denmark. It takes about six monthsto [...]
Design,Other industry,Other products and services,
Engineering Competence

Railway axleboxes

SKF has received an order for 14,000 axleboxes equipped with compact tapered bearing units for a new generation of freight cars from AAE Ahaus [...]
Bearings,Design,Railways,
Engineering Competence

Helicopter application puts ceramic-coated spherical plain bearings through their paces

A spherical plain bearing that incorporates a ceramic-coated inner ring, used in helicopter main rotor applications, has undergone extensive testing [...]
Aerospace,Design,Integrated maintenance solutions,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

The great power

The only three companies in the world making wind turbines with a power output of around five megawatts are German, and REpower builds the biggest.
Bearings,Design,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Flying high with Citroën

In international car rallying, it’s not all about driver skill. Reducing car weight and friction can make the difference between winning and [...]
Bearings,Cars,Design,Racing,
Manufacturing

Rolls in the hot spot

Stahlwerke Bremen has reduced costs and has improved efficiency with the deployment of a new kind of roll for its continuous casting operation. [...]
Bearings,Coupling systems,Design,Lubrication Solutions,Metals,
Manufacturing

Spanning the Future

Thirty years ago, G&G Steel was a small firm with seven employees. Today it employs more than 100 workers and is one of the largest steel [...]
Bearings,Design,Engineering consultancy,Integrated maintenance solutions,Transportation and logistics,