By investing in an intelligent lubrication system for vibrating screen bearings, a crushed rock producer in Austria saves up to 450,000 Euros per year in maintenance costs and production downtime
The selection of the materials used in automobile manufacturing is as great today as the expectations of the automobile purchasers
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Beneath the former Kakola regional prison in Turku, Finnland, an innovative water treatment plant has been built into the rock. AC drives control pumps and aeration compressors which handle waste water of 280,000 people.
The implementation of the EU’s new eco-design directive 2005/32/EC is to be welcomed as it imposes mandatory minimum efficiencies for three-phase, low voltage electric motors for the first time
Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevators developed a high load, high speed, elevator drive design, switching from a geared motor to a gearless direct drive design. Sealed spherical roller bearing helped in this change
Cable-extension position transducers are a primary component for the telescopic floodlighting installed at the Brit Oval and Lord’s cricket grounds for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Championships.
Precision deep groove ball bearings have been operating continuously for more than 25 years on critical nuclear fusion diagnostics equipment at the world’s largest nuclear fusion facility
The design and selection of suitable rolling bearings for wind turbine rotor shafts and gearboxes is critical in order to ensure a long service life and to minimize maintenance costs
Non-contact displacement and temperature sensors are being used to help improve the performance of an all-electric motorcycle that was entered into the recent Isle of Man TTXGP zero carbon fuel Grand Prix
Bursting with energy and vitamins, from the humble apple to exotic combinations there are fruit juices on the market to satisfy every taste. Drive equipment used in juice production must be efficient and hygieni
In addition to the core range of premium products, the market demand for economical alternatives is increasing. The number of house brands being offered is therefore constantly on the rise
Selecting a coupling for a servo application can be a complex process. Different performance factors, including: torque, shaft misalignment, stiffness, rpm, space requirements, and others must be satisfied for the coupling to work properly
A wireless monitoring system is helping to keep critical equipment running at Grays Harbor Paper, one of America’s most environmentally progressive paper mill operators
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help installing Airbus interior fittings
The second generation of the Segway Personal Transporter uses a compact and robust angular position sensor to measure the rider’s body angle which is used as a reference to generate the lateral acceleration required.
An 800 kW drive is making the 70,000 tonne liquid natural gas transport ship LNG Abuja much easier to manoeuvre, particularly in ports. The drive is used in conjunction with the vessel’s bow thrusters.
When the process control of the pumping station at Parksluizen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was automated, a variable speed drive for 690 V with 12 pulse power supply was included in the installation.
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