In dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic many companies have volunteered or been requested to produce urgently needed medical products such as: Masks, gowns, and ventilators. "Tooling Up" quickly to produce medical grade products for some companies can bring challenges. In addition to needing FDA compliant materials that will be u
Carina Bergfelt, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Group People, Communication and Legal, will step down from Group Management from 31 August 2020. Carina joined SKF in 1990 and has been a member of Group Management since 1996. As a result, the following appointments will be made to Group Management, effe
NSK technology achieves extended maintenance intervals reducing total life cycle costs Building on a long history of success in the railway industry, NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President & CEO: Toshihiro Uchiyama) has developed new high reliability gearbox bearings integrating advanced technologies that further
H2W Technologies have been manufacturing voice coils that have been custom designed for the medical industry. Voice Coil Actuators in quantities of 100 to 200 are available in 4 weeks and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) quantities can be available in 6 to 8 weeks from receipt of order. Voice coils have been desirable for applicati
Due to the increasing spread of the Corona virus and the associated ban on large events, Schaeffler AG is postponing its Annual General Meeting, which was previously planned for April 17, 2020 in Nuremberg. The new date for the Annual General Meeting will be announced promptly. The date will lie within the period of eight months of the c…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be manufacturing and donating protective face masks. It plans to produce over one million per month, with production capacity being installed and manufacturing beginning in the coming weeks with initial distribution to Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The face masks will be don
The Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, parent company of the SKF Group, was held in Gothenburg on Thursday, 26 March 2020. The income statements and the balance sheets were adopted, together with the Board’s proposal for distribution of dividend. A dividend of SEK 3 per share was approved. To be entit
Bosch Rexroth introduces the RM10 and RM15 load sensing valve platform that is easy to apply for today’s functional demands. The product is easily integrated into modern, energy efficient systems and features flexible assembly with no transition plate needed between the two distinct sizes. The new RM10 and RM15, w
The challenge for mechanical automation systems in the past has been the successful conversion of rotational motion from electric or mechanical motors into useful forms of linear motion. A breakthrough in this regard, the conveyor belt system represented one of the first useful implementations of rotary to linear motion conversion
Guidance for the year 2020 has been suspended A package of measures is being implemented to manage the crisis New guidance will be issued at a later date Due to the worldwide spread of the corona crisis and the resulting measures and restrictions, the Management Board of Schaeffler AG today suspended the guidance for the 2
General Motors, Ventec Life Systems, and StopTheSpread.org, are collaborating, in an effort to allow Ventec to increase production of its respiratory care products during the COVID-19 pandemic.. “We are working closely with Ventec to rapidly scale up production of their critically important respiratory products to suppo
MRO Magazine reached out to several industry associations to find out how COVID-19 is impacting their industries and members. As well as asking them how they are helping their members cope with the pandemic. Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Ann Arnott, CEO, PTDA said “PTDA’s members ensure companie
Smalley recently announced the launch of a Smalley Web Store and Live Chat for U.S. based visitors. Online ordering of wave springs, retaining rings, and constant section rings is now available at the website below. After creating an account, approved users have access to: • Convenient 24/7 ordering online
The demand for high accuracy and robust gantries is met with IntelLIDrives newly designed XY gantry that addresses the unique needs of multitude of industries including semiconductor, medical, and military/aerospace. Very precise fine positioning and control is easily achieved with servo controllers compatible with EtherCAT, CANOpe
NFI Group Inc. says about 6,500 employees will be affected by idling a majority of its facilities for a two-week period starting March 30, if not sooner, as it works to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bus maker, which has 9,000 employees in 50 facilities across 10 countries, says during that period it will assess whether …
New Gold Inc. is closing its Rainy River Mine near the U.S. border in western Ontario for two weeks so that its workers can follow the 14-day self-isolation period recommended for those who have travelled outside Canada. The Toronto-based mining company says about 70 per cent of the workforce at the mine near Fort Frances are local resident…
After announcing the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province on Ontario, the provincial government has released a list of what it deems to be essential businesses. Maintenance, manufacturing and production, as well as resource sector businesses have all been named as essential, and as such are allowed to continue operating. …
