SKF has made a commitment to have a supply chain with net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. President and CEO Rickard Gustafson said: “Having already made significant progress on our journey to reducing emissions from our own operations to net zero by 2030, we are today committing to an (more...)

The recent DSEI (Defence and Security) event staged at the Excel centre in London provided precision bearings specialist Carter Bearings the ideal opportunity to exhibit its latest technologies and innovations. As the only event of its kind in the UK this biennial exhibition provided primary (more...)

The operator of a car wash line in Germany repeatedly had to replace bearings in the rotary unions of the system’s wash heads, leading to costs of over €12,000 per annum for spare parts alone. However, maintenance costs were reduced to zero after replacing the bearings with NSK Molded-Oil (more...)

Brammer Buck and Hickman is hosting a new webinar on 21 October, presented by SKF, on bearings in the food and drink industry. The webinar, designed for engineers and those responsible for operations and maintenance, examines the key issues that impact on bearings in the food and drink sector, with (more...)

A leading manufacturer of radiotherapy machines is using a Monocarrier linear drive unit from NSK to perform the precise movements and adjustments of the emitter, which projects the finely dosed X-rays or proton beams that kill cancer cells. The Monocarrier thus contributes to achieving lasting (more...)

SKF has extended its range of large bearings for roller presses, with a sealed version that prolongs service life. Its Explorer spherical roller bearings (SRBs) in the 241 series are now available up to 1250mm bore. This series and sizes are commonly used in high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs) in (more...)

SKF is supporting the development of fossil-free bearing steel through a collaboration with Luleå University of Technology’s CH2ESS initiative. As part of the collaboration, SKF will participate in and fund research within hydrogen use in industrial processes and energy systems, speeding (more...)

The bearings used in continuous casting machines have to endure arduous operating conditions that include high temperatures, heavy loads, ultra-low speeds, water/water vapour and scale. As a result, bearing failures such as wear, flaking and fracture are commonplace, which NSK claims is prompting (more...)

In 2020, stock management issues were estimated to cost UK manufacturers 66 billion GBP because of disruption caused by the pandemic. Consequently, the quest to improve efficiency, cut waste and enhance supply chain operations is one that suppliers know all too well. Here Chris Johnson, managing (more...)

Thomson Industries has launched an online ball screw sizing and selection tool to give motion designers fast, intuitive, and precisely calculated ball screw solutions for its linear motion designs. The Linear Motioneering tool not only simplifies and streamlines the sizing and selection process, it (more...)