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Catch bearing damage early and reduce downtime

05/07/2018

Early detection of bearing damage can save a lot of expense, downtime and frustration. Phil Burge, Marketing and Communications Manager at SKF, sets out the case for condition monitoring and explores the factors involved.

5 reasons to replace PTFE-lined bearings

05/07/2018

Many times, high-performance plastic bearings are confused with PTFE-lined metal-backed bearings, which are a much older technology. Over the past 3 decades, there has been a revolution in the advancement and use of engineering plastics in bearing applications.

Balloon goes up on UK made threaded inserts

05/07/2018

Sales at Bridgnorth-based threaded insert manufacturer Fitsco have been high this year but have now – quite literally – gone stratospheric.

norelem gets young engineers firing on all cylinders

01/06/2018

Despite 5.7 million people working in engineering enterprises, the proportion of young people working in this industry is decreasing year-on-year. Paul Mulvey, UK Sales Director at norelem, discusses how they are supporting young talent into the sector.

Lee Spring releasing production limitations with Thurne slicing equipment

08/05/2018

It is amazing sometimes to consider what it takes to speed up a production line – it can simply come down to the performance of a single component. Essentially this is what the team at Thurne came to understand with their bacon slicer technology – and the solution came from close co-operation with Lee Spring as a long-term strategic supplier.

Mechanical Components Features

Catch bearing damage early and reduce downtime

5 reasons to replace PTFE-lined bearings

Balloon goes up on UK made threaded inserts

norelem gets young engineers firing on all cylinders

Lee Spring releasing production limitations with Thurne slicing equipment