Mechanical Components Features

Circular economy

Remanufacturing bearings saves money, improves sustainability and can even boost long-term equipment reliability, Phil Burge, Marketing and Communications Manager at SKF explains.

Super precision bearings for space and satellite applications

Increasing numbers of smaller, more cost effective telecommunications satellites are being launched into the Earth’s orbit, which has led to a growing need for high precision, high reliability bearings to support on-board sub-systems such as reaction wheels and other critical mechanisms, says Gary Hughes, Product Engineering Manager at Schaeffler subsidiary, The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd.

Bowman AP brings 3D printing even further into the manufacturing sector

John Handley Bearings recently launched its highly anticipated new range of split roller bearings. The industry hype around this product has been growing for months mainly due to the fact that the new range offers an axial load increase of 1,000 percent (yes, you read that correctly!) over any other split bearing available.

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.

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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)

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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.