All articles for "Lubricants"

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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,

Mexico’s mighty miners

Mexicans have been exploiting their nation’s rich geology since before the Spanish conquistadors arrived. Today their top mining companies are among [...]
Bearing units,Condition monitoring,Design,Lubricants,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,

Blowing in the wind

The Chinese government’s support of green energy has helped China’s largest wind power equipment manufacturer, Goldwind, to double its revenues in [...]
Bearing units,Condition monitoring,Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,Other products and services,
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Highly reliable rolling bearings and arrangements for the hydrocarbon processing industry

Commercial pressures within the hydrocarbon processing industry mean that operating refineries and other installations demand high reliability and [...]
Bearing units,Condition monitoring,Lubricants,Maintenance,Mechatronics,Other industry,Other products and services,Reliability,Seals,
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Wheel flange lubrication for railway systems

Willy Vogel AG, part of the SKF Group, offers wheel flange lubrication system solutions to reduce friction. Friction is a particular problem when [...]
Lubricants,Other products and services,Railways,

A bridge to the history

One of Spain’s most emblematic engineering achievements can be found in the Basque country. It’s the Puente Colgante (the Hanging Bridge), and it [...]
Lubricants,Other industry,Other products and services,
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Improved lubrication in paper machines

A joint study between Safematic, part of SKF, and the Tampere University of Technology in Finland has led to an improved lubrication solution that [...]
Industry,Lubricants,Other industry,Product,Reliability,Service,