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Historical endurance

In Neuß, Germany, an SKF four-row taper roller bearing made history when it was retired recently after nearly 18 years and 67,000 hours in service. [...]
Metal industry,Tapered roller bearings,

Sensorized bearings in door mechanisms

Gebr. Bode & Co. GmbH, a German manufacturer of door systems for suburban trains, has selected SKF sensorized bearings for the drive mechanisms [...]
Industry,

Steel going strong

Continuous casting company Sidmar N.V. of Belgium has eliminated unplanned downtime caused by bearing failures. This was accomplished by installing [...]
Metal industry,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,

Sweet success II

An SKF toroidal bearing, CARBTM, in a hot gas fan at Prosperine Sugar Mill, North Queensland, Australia, has also proved successful. The fan is [...]
Food and beverages,Spherical roller thrust bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,

Sweet success I

The use of CARBTM as a nonlocating bearing in a shredding machine has proved a wise decision for CSR Sugar Inkerman Mill, Australia.      A shredder [...]
Food and beverages,Spherical roller thrust bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,

An electrical impulse

This issue of Evolution looks at electrical equipment from a number of perspectives. The outlook article focuses on the global appliance business, [...]
Industry,
Engineering Competence

The magic of roundness

Tiny deviations in the roundness of bearing elements can have an impact on bearing quality.Periodic form deviations in the range of an angstrom [...]
Angular contact ball bearings,Research and theory,

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