Mechanical Components Features

Catch bearing damage early and reduce downtime

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

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

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

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.

More Mechanical Components Features Features

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.
Goss Springs can take you back to the future – in more ways than one(08/05/2018)

For a component design and manufacturing company like Goss it is not just a question of looking for the next generation of “widget” with a requirement for high volumes of springs or pressed parts that drives the company forward.
Stylish wine storage with 3D printed igus springs(08/05/2018)

At the recent IMM furniture fair in Cologne, Germany, a group of 15 prospective wood technicians from the Gsechs University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg presented a very elegant wine storage series, called Dolio.
Let’s talk Brexit with Bowman International(06/04/2018)

Investment by Britain’s manufacturers has seen a reality check in response to the continued political uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a study by EEF and Santander.
High performance bearings for Winter Olympic bobsleds(01/03/2018)

In the sport of bobsledding, everything must come together perfectly at the crucial moment: the talent of the athletes, the technology of the bobsleds, and a little bit of luck.