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Flexible couplings take on the rigours of the steel mill

02/08/2012

The installation of a 154m long hot strip runout table at a steel mill near Budapest, Hungary, required the installation of nearly 350 power transmission couplings to ensure reliable and continuous transportation of hot steel billets around the plant.

Microscopy specialist keeps a firm grip on production

02/08/2012

An innovative fixturing method is helping one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of microscopy machines to develop a bespoke machining process. The components manufactured via this process ultimately end up in instruments that are capable of investigating the structural properties of materials at sub-micrometre scales.

Bearings for small wind turbines

02/08/2012

The large wind turbines that have become a familiar sight across the UK landscape over the last few years are now set to be joined by smaller generating units, both grid-connected and stand-alone, as power generation becomes more localised, especially in rural areas.

Bearings take the trials of transportation

02/08/2012

As the aerospace, automotive and rail sectors become more innovative in their approaches to product design, component choice is, not surprisingly, under constant review.

SKF’s ambitions have a bearing on climate change

02/08/2012

Earlier this year, SKF announced a bold new strategy to ensure that its products meet increasingly demanding targets for environmental performance throughout the supply chain, from materials acquisition, through manufacturing to end use and eventual recycling. Les Hunt reports.

Mechanical Components Features

Flexible couplings take on the rigours of the steel mill

Microscopy specialist keeps a firm grip on production

Bearings for small wind turbines

Bearings take the trials of transportation

SKF’s ambitions have a bearing on climate change