All articles for "Metals"

Engineering Competence

Pure steel challenges measuring methods

Standard steel processes have improved so much in recent years that they are able to produce bearing steel qualities that now require better [...]
Metals,Research and development,
Manufacturing

Plenty of power in stainless steel ingredient

Making ferrosilicon for steel alloys is a hot and heavy business. Norwegian smelter Elkem Salten uses both hearsay and advanced sensor systems to [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Maintenance products,Metals,Seals,
Engineering Competence

The doctor is in

Periodic check-ups with a doctor can extend the lives of machines as well as humans. The SKF Trouble-Free Operation concept (TFO), with its new SKF [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Food and Beverage,Machine Tools,Maintenance,Metals,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Engineering Competence

Front-page precision

Quality standards for printing machines are as demanding as those in the aerospace industry. Add speed, and you will understand what MAN Roland is [...]
Bearings,Metals,Printing,Research and development,
Manufacturing
Option 1

Even hotter

Making aluminium foil is a hot business. The annealing of the concast aluminium block is critical to making the material soft enough to be rolled [...]
Bearings,Metals,
Engineering Competence

Cold

When temperatures fall to around minus 50 degrees Celsius and stay there for weeks, lubrication of outdoor machinery gets tough. But this is [...]
Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Metals,
Industry

A world built of steel

Steel is the material of choice for a countless number of products. Here is the story of how steel became a key force in world devlopment.
Metals,Supply chain,