SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings. The use of gas ...

As Rolls-Royce prepares to begin initial ground runs of the UltraFan engine demonstrator in early 2022, the company has begun further evaluations of the bearings at the heart of the powerplant’s ...

Gasgoo Munich- Motion technology company Schaeffler signed an investment agreement with Nanjing Jiangning Science Park on ...

MxV Rail R&D, RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2023 ISSUE: In the North American railroad industry, bearing reconditioning is a common practice that occurs every time a bearing is removed from an axle. The ...

The test bench is bound for LORC’s new main bearing test facility in 2025 Completed: the 3,700 metric ton foundation for the new test bench for main bearing for wind turbines up to 25MW Peter Winther ...

Hamburg-Bergedorf, 10th of June 2021. The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has put the new BEAT1.1 (Bearing Endurance and Acceptance Test Rig) facility into operation now. As part of ...

Leading global lubricant manufacturer Molyslip has installed a new EMCOR Test Rig at its Manchester laboratory. The new equipment will provide a broader analysis of the ability of greases to prevent ...

Michell Bearings has successfully completed station blackout (SBO) tests on a thrust and guide bearing used within the reactor coolant pump at a new build nuclear power plant. In what is thought to be ...

Over the past 20 years, plastic bearings have come a long way from their dime-a-dozen, injection-molded nylon ancestors. Today’s bearings, often made from engineered plastic compounds, can meet a wide ...

All the forces from the wind act directly on the rotor bearing in a wind turbine, which means the rolling bearings are subjected to high dynamic loads and harsh operating conditions. A range of ...