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The ins and outs of fastener quality assurance

01/04/2021

Fasteners play a crucial role in an assembly – yet quality standards are often overlooked by many businesses. If a fastener is not made to specification, manufacturers may be unable to assemble their products, facing long lead times before the right parts arrive.

Choosing the right material for automotive fasteners

01/04/2021

2030 is the official year in which all petrol, diesel and hybrid cars will come to an end in the UK – no new versions of these cars will be produced. There is now more pressure than ever before for car manufacturers to produce cleaner, more efficient cars, leading to industry-wide discussions on lightweighting.

Is industry ready for bearing simulation software?

08/03/2021

Bearing buyers often request bearings with a lifespan of up to 100,000 hours of operation. While the bearing manufacturer has done its own testing to validate the lifespan against different loads, this doesn’t paint the whole picture of how a bearing will endure the buyer’s specific application.

Thin section bearings boost medical device performance

08/03/2021

With hospital space at a premium, even before the advent of any surges in demand, the need to maximise ward, bed, theatre and laboratory space by minimising the size of medical machinery has rarely been of greater significance than it is today.

New-generation bullet train relies on NSK bearings

08/03/2021

High-performance bearings from NSK are now operational in the newly developed N700S Shinkansen (bullet train), which began service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka on 1 July 2020.

Mechanical Components Features

The ins and outs of fastener quality assurance

Choosing the right material for automotive fasteners

Is industry ready for bearing simulation software?

Thin section bearings boost medical device performance

New-generation bullet train relies on NSK bearings