SKF has been awarded a contract by American Bridge Company to supply advanced technological solutions for the main hub for Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s Las Vegas High Roller observation wheel. The 170 metre-tall wheel will be equipped with two SKF spherical roller bearings that are the largest ever produced at the SKF manufacturing facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, along with related technologies within SKF’s platforms of seals, lubrication, and consulting services.
Read more...Collect data three times faster SKF South Africa
Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration
SKF has extended its renowned Microlog Analyzer family of data collection devices with the addition of the Microlog Analyzer dBX. Currently SKF’s most powerful diagnostic tool, this cutting-edge device redefines diagnostic capabilities, enabling users to take measurements three times faster than its predecessor.
Read more...Accurate and effective bearing replacement SKF South Africa
IT in Manufacturing
Each year, incorrect mounting is causing countless bearing failures. Overcoming this can deliver multiple benefits to owners and operators of rotating machinery, including reduced maintenance costs and fewer breakdowns.
Read more...Interoperability is key to achieving sustainability in mining Schneider Electric South Africa
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Mining companies of the future will prioritise building operational efficiency and resiliency to address volatility across their value chain. Companies that are ill equipped to address internal volatility will be less likely or able to address an increasingly volatile external market. . This was the message from Schneider Electric at this year’s African Mining Indaba.
Read more...Moog takes a leadership position in lunar exploration
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NASA is planning for a sustained human presence on the Moon, and resources such as water could eventually be harnessed from the lunar surface instead of being transported from Earth, and it has turned to industry to find ways to excavate and transport that icy regolith.
Read more...Hitachi Energy to expand transformer operations
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Hitachi Energy has announced an investment of more than $32 million for the expansion and modernisation of its power transformer manufacturing facility in Bad Honnef, Germany.