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View All 24/05/2013

Deep groove bearings get eur100m performance improvement

Deep groove ball bearings – the most common form of rolling bearings – from NSK are now available with improved reliability, thanks to a eur100 million investment in R&D.

The advance, which is claimed to work even in extreme environments, is due to new seal technology, better lubrication and greater operational efficiency through design. NSK ... » Read More

View All 30/04/2013

Aspiration nation or more of the same?

So how was it for you? Did last month's speech by the Chancellor strike you as a budget fit for an 'aspiration nation'? Or did it leave you worried that, at least as far as wealth-generating manufacturing industry is concerned, it was still too little, too late?

Yes, there was the £2,000 National Insurance rebate, aimed at improving smaller ... » Read More

24/04/2013

In or out?

Can outsourcing give you anything more than you can get from your own maintenance department?
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15/04/2013

Full steam ahead

Often overlooked – and that includes in terms of maintenance – steam generation and distribution systems are ripe for some serious energy and cost saving.
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15/04/2013

Sense of purpose

It's instructive to find that, even in 2013, new sensing technologies are being developed that can transform industrial measurements.
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