Today’s industry demands reliable and efficient machines for product labeling. Machines need to have speed, precision and flexibility and any failure, even in the short-term, would be costly and annoying. Blume Systeme GmbH has developed … [Read more...] about igus drylin bearings improve efficiency of labeling machines
Bearing packaging solution proves successful
In the five years since Vesconite Bearings introduced a minimum of two layers of corrugated cardboard packaging around each of its dispatched polymer bushings and rods, the company has had no returns from breakages due to transportation. The company … [Read more...] about Bearing packaging solution proves successful
SKF on fee-based business models
In the traditional transaction-based model, suppliers’ profits depend on numbers of parts sold and not on improvements in machine performance. There’s a fundamental conflict of interest, as longer component life means fewer sales for the supplier. … [Read more...] about SKF on fee-based business models
Thordon Bearings TG100 seal installation video
Thordon Bearings has updated its TG100 seal installation requirements to facilitate cost-effective installation at all shipyards with the release of new instructional videos. Shipyard staff can quickly and easily install the state-of-the-art seal … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings TG100 seal installation video
Emerson Bearing Boston shares tips to get the most from bearings
Choosing a bearing catalog can be intimidating and confusing - as some seem to be written in a secret code, with a series of letters and numbers that are unknown to anyone who hasn’t chosen a bearing before. Emerson Bearing Boston, a bearing … [Read more...] about Emerson Bearing Boston shares tips to get the most from bearings
Timken’s new corrosion-resistant solutions for food processing and safety
Timken is helping food processors everywhere enhance reliability, improve production, and elevate food safety with a specifically engineered product portfolio, which now includes its new corrosion-resistant bearing technology that stands up to the … [Read more...] about Timken’s new corrosion-resistant solutions for food processing and safety
Vesconite Bearings improves marine bearing availability
Vesconite Bearings’ grease-free polymer bearings and wear parts for the marine industry will be even more widely available from August 2019. This follows the introduction of additional warehousing in Dubai, which adds to Vesconite Bearings’ global … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings improves marine bearing availability
Inflatable emergency seal saves 70-ft workboat
Activation of Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary inflatable emergency seal prevented a 70-ft (21m) long workboat from certain sinking in February, following multiple shaft failures that damaged the vessel’s primary shaft seal. The crew of the … [Read more...] about Inflatable emergency seal saves 70-ft workboat
The fall of friction in bearings?
Edited by Mike Santora Design engineers have long searched for material coating methods to reduce friction. But, could the restructuring of newly found materials reduce friction on macroscopic scales? Here, Chris Johnson, managing director of … [Read more...] about The fall of friction in bearings?
Bearings for tough conditions in textile manufacturing
When a manufacturer of spinning equipment used in textile production came to AST Bearings with a recurring equipment disruption issue, AST found a solution that protected the bearings from contamination. A long-time customer of AST Bearings that … [Read more...] about Bearings for tough conditions in textile manufacturing