All articles for "Transportation & logistics"

Engineering Competence

Sensorised bearings in door mechanisms

Gebr. Bode & Co. GmbH, a German manufacturer of door systems for suburban trains, has selected SKF sensorised bearings for the drive mechanisms [...]
Bearings,Electrical,Mechatronics,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Mopeds built for you

Motorised two-wheelers are the vehicles of choice on India’s crowded roadways. Now, TVS Suzuki is ensuring that those two-wheelers come in an [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Craning for a world market

Shipboard cranes have come a long way since the block and tackle. Today, Sweden’s MacGregor Cranes is the brand of choice for global [...]
Bearings,Design,Lifting and Handling,Marine,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Hard life for shopping trolleys

A Canadian manufacturer aims to improve the durability of the prosaic buggy, and at the same time provide customers with a quiet trip through the [...]
Bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

A better way to convey

Throughout industry, conveyors are employed to do tough jobs under harsh conditions. One manufacturer, Precismeca, has found innovative ways to [...]
Bearings,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Supply chain forges customer ties

It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, say many of today’s leading business minds. This is particularly true when it comes to service and [...]
Logistics,Supply chain,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

The maintenance-free universal joint

The universal joint for commercial vehicle propeller shafts is essentially a specially-designed grease-lubricated needle roller bearing. This new [...]
Maintenance,Seals,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,