New technology lowers cost per aircraft passenger
Reducing the cost per passenger is a major goal for all aircraft manufacturers. Weight savings for structure and consumption efficiency with flight by-wire systems are the two main ways. They offer...
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When British company Extec developed machines that allowed crushing and screening to be done on-site, it revolutionized the industry. In an era whenemployee turnover is on the rise, Extec Screens and...
View ArticleHighly reliable rolling bearings and arrangements for the hydrocarbon...
Commercial pressures within the hydrocarbon processing industry mean that operating refineries and other installations demand high reliability and efficient operation as well as close control of...
View ArticleOptics made to measure
A Belgian high-tech optical/mechanical company sets its sights on the stars – and other heavenly bodies. In 2004, when astronomers first observed the planet 2M1207b, the first directly imaged...
View ArticleRecovery mode
Take a look around you. You will almost certainly see an item that has passed through a sawmill: the siding on a house, a piece of furniture or perhaps a doorjamb. In 2009, the European Union and...
View Article’Bot to trot
For centuries people have ridden horses to explore the world. Now a special horse is learning to explore the world without a rider. An international group of scientists at the Istituto Italiano...
View ArticleSwell solution
Deep in the south of France lies the city of Nîmes, with its impressive ancient monuments. The city was founded by enterprising Romans, who showed great engineering skill in its construction, and today...
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Back in the early 20th century, the Budapest district of Újpest was an industrial center for the manufacture of textiles and furniture. Today the area is home to Mediso Medical Imaging Systems, one of...
View ArticleArcelorMittal orders customized actuators
ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has chosen SKF to customize and supply 30 electromechanical actuators for use in its continuous steel caster. The order is one of the biggest for a mechatronics solution...
View ArticleA growing view
The opera stage at Göteborgsoperan in Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the world’s most technically advanced. In a new staging of the musical Kristina from Duvemåla, special technical solutions enable the...
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