Casting goes green and economical
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Japanese steel maker NSK's new lubrication system uses an oil and air mixture in place of the traditional grease lubricant, in a continuous casting plant. The oil/air mix uses only 5% of the oil used in grease lubrication systems, which reduces both the costs and the environmental impact. The system requires less labour for maintenance procedures and the life of the ball bearings is doubled. The company was able to introduce the new lubricant mixture because of the new system's ability to monitor lubrication levels within the bearings bank.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 1997
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Integrated control pushes up accuracy
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Robert Bosch's new control system for hydraulic applications endow radial piston pumps with more power, speed and accuracy. Electronic controls directly influence pressure and position, and can compensate for leakage. The technology has a range of possible applications including injection moulding machinery and the cylinder drive component of machine tools.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 1998
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Why bearing failure needn't be bad
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The development of methods of detecting and inspecting damaged bearings is discussed. An approach adopted by Barden involves monitoring of lubricants' flow and quality, checking bearing temperature and analysing vibration.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2001
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