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Remanufactured bearings reduce maintenance costs for wind farm

Remanufactured bearings reduce maintenance costs for wind farm

Duncan Plant and Construction has saved time and money by installing guaranteed remanufactured bearings in a wind turbine, rather than fitting new items.

13th August 2011
New and remanufactured slewing ring bearings

New and remanufactured slewing ring bearings

R.A. Rodriguez is supplying new and remanufactured precision slewing ring bearings for arduous applications in construction machinery such as tunnel boring machines.

13th August 2011
Molded Oil bearings save quarry EUR14,389 per year

Molded Oil bearings save quarry EUR14,389 per year

NSK's Molded Oil Bearings have been used to replace conventional bearings in a quarry's overhead conveyor, resulting in longer life and, therefore, much-reduced downtime and lost production, all of which is worth EUR14,389 per year.

10th August 2011
Surface inspection system uses confocal chromatic sensors

Surface inspection system uses confocal chromatic sensors

Micro-Epsilon's optoNCDT 2401 confocal chromatic measuring system is being used by Certiga - Engineering Solutions GbR on specialist automated systems for recording surface topographies.

9th August 2011
NI software and hardware helps win EcoCAR competition

NI software and hardware helps win EcoCAR competition

National Instruments' LabVIEW, CompactRIO, NI VeriStand and PXI Power Control Strategy have helped Virginia Tech's hybrid vehicle to win the EcoCAR Competition.

9th August 2011
Custom-built guarding installed in automated warehouse

Custom-built guarding installed in automated warehouse

Procter Machine Guarding has installed custom-built guarding for one of Europe's largest automated high-bay warehouses.

27th July 2011
Solar-powered robot uses energy-efficient DC motors

Solar-powered robot uses energy-efficient DC motors

Maxon's RE 40 and RE 35 high-efficiency brushed DC motors, with planetary gearheads, are being used in a solar-powered eco-robot that monitors environmental conditions in the Amazon Basin.

24th July 2011
Flat motor and gearhead used in dual-purpose table

Flat motor and gearhead used in dual-purpose table

A 45mm brushless flat motor and 300:1 gearhead from maxon motor have been utilised within a custom piece of furniture that transforms from a dining/conference table to a gaming table.

24th July 2011
Researchers develop prototype vehicle for blind drivers

Researchers develop prototype vehicle for blind drivers

Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have used NI CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software to build and program a functional prototype of a vehicle that can be driven by blind person.

24th July 2011
Researchers use NI products to develop haptic feedback device

Researchers use NI products to develop haptic feedback device

Researchers at the University of Leeds have used National Instruments CompactDAQ hardware and LabVIEW software to develop a haptic feedback device to aid surgeons performing robot-assisted surgery.

24th July 2011
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