Enhance the front suspension systems of motorcycles and deliver a superior ride and trouble-free operation in harsh environments, with a new fork seal that is to be unveiled by SKF at EICMA Milan. Front suspension forks perform two key roles. First, they keep the motorcycle’s wheels in contact with the
NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Toshihiro Uchiyama) has published the newest edition of its integrated annual report: NSK Report 2019. The NSK Report provides a complete picture of the Company with a breakdown of mid- to long-term strategy and initiatives geared toward creating
Dietmar Heinrich, who has been the Chief Financial Officer of Schaeffler AG since August 2017, has decided for personal reasons not to extend his current contract, which runs until July 31, 2020. Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Family Shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG, said: “We very much regret Mr. Heinrich…
Dean Howard, PMT, president, North American Höganäs Co., a subsidiary of Höganäs AB, Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, has been elected the 30th president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), succeeding John F. Sweet, PMT, FMS Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. His two-year term began at the conclusion of the Federati
Alberta is going in the “right direction” with its plan to ease production curtailments for oil producers who add crude-by-rail capacity, the CEO of Imperial Oil Ltd. said Friday, although he didn’t commit to transport more oil by rail. Rich Kruger – one of the industry’s most outspoken critics of mandatory
Hydro-Quebec’s president said the number of clients without power will drop to less than 100,000 by late Sunday, with the remaining, more complex cases to take a few more days to fix as the utility deals with the aftermath of a powerful autumn storm that hit late last week. Eric Martel, president of Hydro-Qu
BillerudKorsnäs and SKF are partnering to reduce maintenance costs and improve production output and sustainability performance at Karlsborg Mill in Kalix, Sweden. Real-time data from a new system with 480 connected condition monitoring points at Karlsborg willl be analyzed at SKF’s Rotating Equipment Perfor
Continental’s industrial hose plant here has received a major sanitary standards certification from the independent U.S. organization 3-A SSI for a selected range of food and beverage hoses. Based in McLean, VA, the 3-A SSI is an independent, non-profit organization that leads the development of standards fo
Miki Pulley announces successful multiple robot applications for its line of BXW spring applied brakes. Featuring an optional manual release lever, these are heavy duty brakes designed for larger robotic arm applications. With brake, hold or brake and hold functions, these specialty brakes insure braking functions. This is im
Power Transmission Engineering is a unique magazine. Instead of focusing on a specific industry, we focus on specific subject: namely, the mechanical power transmission components that drive many different types of machinery. So we find ourselves continuously writing about the same things: gears, bearin
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has completed its previously announced acquisition of BEKA Lubrication (BEKA), a leading global supplier of automatic lubrication systems, for approximately $165 million. Founded
Hy-Tech Engineered Solutions is pleased to announce the acquisition of Blaz-Man Gear and Gear Products & Manufacturing; both Chicago based companies specializing in the manufacture and distribution of custom gears and power transmission gear products. The addition will triple Hy-Tech’s capacity in gear production, as well
After opening its Paris, Ark., manufacturing plant in 1963, Cloyes Gear and Products announced it has successfully regained ownership of the manufacturing operation from American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM). AAM held ownership of the plant following its 2017 acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. (MPG), which incl
Zero-Max Schmidt Offset Couplings provide machine designers with a proven method to ensure machines operate with constant phase accuracy and constant speed throughout the rotation and cycle of the machine. Where precise performance of system components is required and reduced machine size is important, these
SKF has completed the previously announced acquisition of Presenso Ltd. Presenso is a company that develops and deploys artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance software. Presenso’s AI capability enables production plants to find and act on anomalies that were previously difficult to de
Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF’s Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 31 October the Company’s share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of shares amounts to 32,546,839 shares of Series A and 422,804,229 s
