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Keep up-to-date on the latest product and company news, along with useful information for the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry.

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Coupling up your processing and packaging machinery

What if we told you that your choice of coupling could be the difference between optimum production levels and hours or even days of unplanned downtime?

Grid couplings in mining & quarrying

Conditions in the mining and quarrying industry are tough. Find out what the key considerations are for choosing a grid coupling.

5 reasons to choose SKF Food Line for your food processing application

We asked our bearing and maintenance product manager, Clive Simkins, for his top 5 reasons to choose SKF Food Line housed ball bearing units.

How to choose the right shaft collar for your processing and packaging machinery

Shaft collars may be some of the smallest machine components, but the role they play in guiding, mounting and aligning machine components cannot be underestimated.

5 reasons to choose RHP Self-Lube bearing units for your packaging application

We asked our bearings and maintenance product specialist Clive Simkins to talk us through his top 5 reasons to choose RHP Self-Lube bearing units in the packaging industry.

POWERTWIST makes a splash in the marine industry

Any machine failure in the marine industry is costly, both in terms of downtime and cost of repair. Extended downtime may lead to delayed sailing, late docking and off-hire time, impacting on profitability.

Decreasing maintenance downtime in the mining & quarrying industry through optimised bearing selection

From heavy shock loads to high levels of contamination, it’s easy to see why the rate of machine failure is so high in the mining and quarrying industry. But there is a way to change this.

Stop generating listeria

Contaminated food processing machinery is one of several key factors behind the rising number of product recalls.

How to keep your fans spinning for longer

When it comes to downtime in fans, there is no tolerance. A breakdown could cause anything from unpleasant working conditions to a complete halt in production. But what is the solution?

Is your wind farm blowing out money?

The majority of wind turbines are expected to have a service life of over 20 years, meaning that breakdown is almost inevitable at some point during a turbine’s lifetime. The question is: how big an impact will any breakdown have on the business?

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