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Pumping powerhouses

GEHO slurry pumps from Weir Minerals Netherlands are put to the test in some of the most extreme environments the world has to offer. And they are [...]
Design,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,
Engineering Competence

Big wheels in the water

The Lux-Werft shipyard in Mondorf, on the River Rhine, north of Bonn in Germany, has been building pleasure boats since just after World War II. But [...]
Design,Lubricants,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Mining the extreme north

At 78 degrees latitude, Svea is the world’s northernmost underground coalmine and the only one in the Nordic region. Located 1,000 kilometres from [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,
Manufacturing

The big bend

Swiss company Haeusler AG sets the global standard for metal-bending machinery. The forces in these huge machines require bearings that can really [...]
Metal industry,Reliability,Spherical roller bearings,
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Richard Florida – The organic city

Richard Florida has earned an international reputation as a world-class thinker on everything from human creativity and the importance of place to [...]

WIND ASSISTANCE – testing large bearings for wind turbines

As the market in wind turbines grows, so does the demand for large bearings that offer reliable, long-term operation with minimal maintenance. As [...]
Simulation and software,

Monitoring critical applications at sea

In the maritime world, some components are more important to a ship’s operation than others. So condition-based maintenance and monitoring techniques [...]
Condition monitoring,Reliability,Transportation & logistics,

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