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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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Jack Welch

Furious for innovationPatience does not figure high in the list of qualities that make Jack Welch a fine businessman. “If something bothers you,” [...]
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Even hotter

Making aluminum foil is a hot business. The annealing of the concast aluminum block is critical to making the material soft enough to be rolled into [...]
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Cold

When temperatures fall to around minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and stay there for weeks, lubrication of outdoor machinery gets tough. But this is [...]