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Sparrow takes off for the city

A new bird has been spotted in the automotive sky – the three-wheeled Sparrow. Hatched by Corbin-Pacific, Inc., in California, the Sparrow is a [...]
Cars,Toroidal roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,

Chicago Rawhide expands in Mexico

Chicago Rawhide, a North American subsidiary of SKF, is expanding its operations in Mexico. The company is achieving this expansion by acquiring all [...]
Cars,Other industry,Seals,

Hungarian paper mill goes for CARB

Using SKF’s toroidal roller bearing CARBTM, a fine paper mill in Dunaúváros, Hungary, has doubled the production speed in its papermaking [...]
Pulp and paper,Toroidal roller bearings,

Low friction in Ukraine windmill

Ukraine has put into operation a vertical 450-kilowatt windmill for power generation. Located in Evpatoria, Crimea, and designed by Ukrainian company [...]
Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,

New handbook for industrial gearbox design

SKF has issued an interactive CD-ROM titled Electronic Handbook – Rolling Bearings in Industrial Gearboxes. The handbook includes a number of [...]
Machinery and equipment,Simulation and software,

Terry Garrison

At a crossroads of cultureIn September 1993, Sweden’s Volvo and France’s Renault announced plans to merge. The union was hailed with cheers by auto [...]
Engineering Competence

New methods to predict dimensional stability

The effects of heat treatment on a bearing can now be predicted accurately for years to come, thanks to a technique that takes a new look at the use [...]
Metal industry,Research and theory,

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