Vesconite Bearings delivers largest order to Netherlands customer
The final machining process In May, Vesconite Bearings, a global leader in bearing and wear solutions, delivered its largest rudder bearing order to a customer in the Netherlands. The order, comprising...
View ArticleThordon Bearings secures contract to convert rubber tailshaft bearings across...
Thordon’s SXL tailshaft bearings Thordon Bearings has secured a significant contract to convert the rubber tail shaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs, pilot vessels, and...
View ArticleChoosing the correct type of bearing for your application: A selection guide
Emerson Bearing, a Boston, MA-based bearing company catering to niche markets nationwide and the sister company of Action Bearing which serves the New England market, supports the unique needs of...
View Articlesplit frame machines with tooling modules that hold double edge blades
COHOG Split Frame Machine Performs Parting and Double Beveling A line of split frame machines with tooling modules that hold double-edge blades that perform parting and double beveling for inline valve...
View ArticleBrick machine supplier embraces the benefits of Vesconite Hilube bushings
A South African manufacturer and supplier of concrete brick-making machines has started using Vesconite Hilube linear bushings as spare parts for its manual/electric brick-making machines and as...
View Articleigus presents new slewing ring bearing made of wood and plastic
The PRT-02-30-WPC slewing ring bearing is another step forward by igus toward integrating renewable raw materials into industrial production. Made of 50% wood and 50% high-performance plastics, the...
View Articleigus invests in Industry 4.0 and acquires sensor specialist Atronia
igus has acquired the majority stake in Portuguese company Atronia Tailored Sensing. Atronia has been supporting igus in the development of smart plastic sensors since 2016. These sensors are used to...
View ArticleResearch shows value of plastics over grease
Christian Lürken, Project Manager at the Manufacturing Technology Institute at the RWTH Aachen, Germany. Many bearing points are protected against environmental influences and wear by so-called loss...
View ArticleNavigating the cosmos with precision
SKF is providing key components for the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), a $2 billion telescope system that aims to peer deeper into the universe than ever before. The U.S. National Radio...
View ArticleZero-lubrication components for all industries
Anywhere two components are moving against each other, lubrication is expected to be necessary. However, you can eliminate grease and other additional lubricants from your machines with tribologically...
View ArticleFlying towards sustainability
According to Deloitte, “the demand for sustainability, product innovations, and wartime defense is expected to result in rapid technological evolution” in the aerospace and defence (A&D) industry”....
View ArticleNEW TC-APPROVED KING AIR FLAP ROLLER BEARINGS
Marsh Brothers Aviation (MBA), a leading manufacturer of advanced polymer seal and bearing solutions for the aviation industry, has received Transport Canada approval for its innovative new King Air...
View ArticleIndustrial bearings support the GenAI revolution
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) could be a vital tool in Maintenance 4.0. According to PwC, 70% of CEOs worldwide believe Generative AI (GenAI) will significantly transform the way their...
View ArticleZero-lubrication components for all industries
Anywhere two components are moving against each other, lubrication is expected to be necessary. However, you can eliminate grease and other additional lubricants from your machines with tribologically...
View ArticleThordon Bearings’ brake cups
Thordon Bearings’ brake cups are being supplied to Hydro-Québec, the largest hydro power company in Canada, as part of a decade-long turbine brake system overhaul program. The Burlington-based bearing...
View ArticleRS adds new industrial lubrication and power quality solutions suppliers
RS, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a digitally enabled global distributor of product and service solutions for industrial customers, added two new suppliers to its expansive line card:...
View ArticleBOA says seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement for all new...
Future newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s (BOA) Chris Leontopoulos....
View ArticleThordon Bearings supplies full suite of bearings to the Otto Holden...
Thordon Bearings is supplying multiple sets of grease-free bearings to completely replace old technology at the Otto Holden Generating Station on the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada. Andritz Hydro was...
View ArticleEngineering company anticipates orders for movie prop platforms in 2025
A provider of engineering services in the hydraulic and pneumatic industry anticipates new orders in 2025 for movie prop platforms that use low-coefficient-of-friction Vesconite bushings. The bearing...
View Articleigus introduces new environmentally-friendly PFAS- and PTFE-free bearing...
igus announces it has developed a new polymer bearing material called iglide JPF that is free of both per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This innovation...
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