When scientific research aims to break down the existing limits of machine elements, the associated equipment must meet the highest demands. Professor Kirchner and his team at the Technical University of Darmstadt (TUD) intend to use the el...
The founding principle of predictive maintenance could be “better safe than sorry”. It requires sound knowledge of the machines, taking into account of early signs and economic realism. Today, predictive maintenance is based on differen...
Exploring innovations in polymer-based lubrication for the food industry With 13 per cent of bearing failure attributed to lubrication factors, bearing lubrication is a fast-evolving area of research, supported by academics and industry ali...
Sebastian Schwarz , M.Sc., Chair of Design Engineering (KTmfk), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen; Dr. rer. nat. Hannes Grillenberger , Schaeffler Technologies AG Co. KG, Herzogenaurach; Dr.-Ing. Stephan Trem...
We know how critical it is to avoid downtime in the marine industry. Delayed sailing, late docking, and off-hire time all affect profitability, and a mechanical failure when at sea could result in hours or even days of unplanned downtime, a...
In recent months, due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a spike in demand for bread far in excess than previously seen. Whereas many people usually buy a ready-made lunch everyday, now they are buying bread and eating at home. The...
FDA Registration and new developments in raw materials by Tsubaki Nakashima to support the Medical Industry. Tsubaki Nakashima’s Michigan production factory has recently received FDA Registration number 3014717638 for our Class 8 complian...
Installing condition monitoring devices on flood pumps and motors can provide advanced warning of any impending bearing failures By installing vibration monitoring and automatic lubricators to pumps and motors, Schaeffler’s Belgian custom...
According to the TUC, the average rail commute in the UK takes an average of 2 hours and 11 minutes, each day. Also add to the equation that, in 2018, more than one third of trains failed to arrive at stations on time due to technical fault...
02/08/2020 The Customs Service of Lianyungang County (Jiangsu Province, China) has detained 40 bearing sets with the SKF logo printed on the outside of the packages. The bearings were planned to be exported. ...