The EPTDA recently announced the appointment of its 2020 Regional Leaders. EPTDA Regional Leaders across EMEA support the association in raising brand awareness of the EPTDA membership benefits, market intelligence reports and trend analysis activities, and meetings and events with a unified ambition of recruiting new member
The playful metal dinosaur “Rusty” was on display at the igus booth at Hannover Messe 2017 in Germany, where igus produced new tribo injection-moulded parts using printed tools within a mere eight hours. Best known for its energy chain systems and polymer plain bearings, igus displayed motion plastics products such as bionica
Motion Industries a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, has opened the doors for business at its new distribution center at 4401 D Street NW, Suite A, in Auburn, WA. The facility is managed by Ryan Mort. The DC’s loca
Handover ceremony in Gunzenhausen: Plant Manager Jochen Fuhrmann (left) thanked Hans-Josef Zuckermeier (center) for his loyalty to the company over the years. Alexander Roß (right) takes over the training management in Gunzenhausen. Hans-Josef Zuckermeier leaves the company after 46 years Successor as training manager in Gunzenha
FANUC America held a grand opening celebration at its new 461,000 square-foot North Campus robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, MI. Guests included customers, local officials, educators, suppliers, and the media to an official program, ribbon cutting ceremony and facility tour. Special guests include Michigan’s G
JW Winco has released hinge GN 237.3, a compact, heavy-duty hinge of stainless steel. With a 180° range of motion, these hinges can stand up to even high dynamic wear—regardless of the mounting orientation—thanks to special shim washers. Depending on the selected type, the hinge bands also have centering extensions that ensu
The company in a statement referred to the Delhi High Court passing an ex-parte interim order against two companies for allegedly manufacturing and selling spares bearing the BHARATBENZ mark and operating an 'unauthorised domain' in the brand name. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, the subsidiary of
A bearing service life prediction methodology and tutorial indexed to eight probable causes for bearing failure and removal are presented - including fatigue. Bearing life is probabilistic and not deterministic. Bearing manufacturers' catalogue (L10) bearing life is based on rolling-element fatigue failure, at which time
When a Rolex knock-off one day disassembles on its owner’s wrist — caveat emptor, you get what you pay for. And when — say Walmart — gets stuck with a counterfeit $50 bill, it is duly noted and life goes on. But when a counterfeit bearing finds its way into the guts of a piece of heavy machinery, or a medical device, or
John Malinowski of Fort Smith, Arkansas was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) by receiving its Fellow award. He received the award at the annual IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference in Vancouver. Malinowski was presented the award by Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, IEEE Industry Application
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced new Simcenter system simulation solutions, designed to help industries meet the need for more accurate and competitive system modeling. Simcenter system simulation model authoring tools bring together Simcenter Amesim software, a simulation platf
Emerson awarded two 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarships to students who demonstrated outstanding potential for leadership and contributions to the engineering profession — Shiloh Serenity Sigrid Curtis, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Tristan M. Ott, a junior at the Missouri Universi
The Delhi transport department has issued an order, authorising motor vehicle dealers for affixation of HSRP and colour-coded stickers through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Vehicle owners in Delhi will have to get high-security registration number plates (HSRP) and fuel quality-based hologra
The commercial vehicles industry is bearing the biggest brunt of the slowdown this fiscal but it is expected to grow next year despite increase in prices due to BS-VIemission norms implementation, according to a senior official of Mahindra & Mahindra. The various stimulus steps taken by the government
On the 14th of October, SKF hosted a one-day event in which PhD students from the SKF University Technology Centres (UTC) in France, the UK, Sweden and Belgium presented their doctoral work in tribology, lubrication and prognostic maintenance. In the audience were UTC university professors and SKF employees from Innovation &
