A lightweight balancer shaft and rolling bearing assembly lead to a valuable reduction in fuel consumption for the new Mercedes-Benz OM 651 high performance diesel engine.
A high speed motion controller is being used to provide position and stability control for a 30 metre camera mast that provides sweeping high-angle aerial shots for film and TV.
Engineered Arts Ltd, specialised in hi-tech multi-media, has created an interactive robot - named RoboThespian that is currently wowing audiences around the world.
In many Indian cities motorised taxi rickshaws have been fitted with lubricantfree polymer bearings as main hub bearings on the anti-dive device as well as at other bearing points.
Passenger cars without sensors are no longer conceivable today. The proportion of electronics and sensors in vehicles has increased dramatically in recent years. Special displacement sensors are making an important contribution here.
The expense of maintenance needs to be kept to a minimum for wind power plants, especially those that are located off shore. Machine elements, such as rotary shaft seals, that are exposed to high loads are subjected to unavoidable wear.
Author: Markus Kempf, project manager maintenance consulting at ifm consulting, Essen, Germany
Servo motors and amplifiers allow for a realistic experience in a professional Formula 1 racing simulator
When the gears used in the back axle of his beloved oldtimer failed on a recent trip to France, Peter Noble, after months of searching the world, found a specialist willing and able to provide replacement.
A whole series of geared motors drive a chain conveyor belt system in Audi's advanced production facility in Ingolstadt, where the doors for the Audi A4 and A5 are produced
Conveyor uptime has increased dramatically at Corcoran Concrete's quarry in County Mayo, Ireland, following a switch to high-reliability gearboxes and bearings
The Spirit and Opportunity rovers have been making discoveries on the Red Planet since January 2004. Both are driven by 39 DC micro motors
To protect Sweden's lakes from the increasing risk of silt-up, Bengt Eckerblom AB has developed a reed cutter that can work both on land and in the water
helps optimize machines and processes
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