The invention of the diamond impregnated floor pads was made by the founder of HTC, Håkan Thysell in 2005 and the invention was followed by an immediate patent application. The product, under the trade name Twister, was ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Industrial Tribology: Tribosystems, Wear and Surface Engineering, Lubrication" to their offering.
Tribology is the science of frict...
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Guojun Liu has discovered a way to use nanotechnology to reduce friction in automobile engines and machines.
"The technology should be useful in a wide range of machineries other than automobile engines," says Dr. Liu, ...
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SKF, the world’s leading knowledge engineering company, has devised an automatic lubrication system for open gears and support rollers aimed at extending the mechanical lifetime of these large and often complex systems.
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It is the hardest material in the world, and yet it can not only be used to cut other materials, but can be machined itself.
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Dr. Ilya Kudish, a professor of Applied Mathematics at Kettering University, has published what could be called the definitive book on tribology, a 900-plus page tome entitled “Modeling and Analytical Methods in Tribolog...
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The global requirement for oil, gas and water is driving pipelines into more hostile situations. At the same time many pipes are reaching the end of their service life and need replacing, increasing global demand for lon...
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MIE Maintenance is a revolutionary Machine and Equipment maintenance and preventive maintenance application. This software helps companies in asset intensive industries maintain their investments by managing these assets...
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Engine friction - the force that wastes almost 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in cars and trucks in the United States alone - could become less of a problem for fuel-conscious consumers thanks to promising new oils a...
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Foreign material in the human body, such as implants for hip and knee joints, can be enhanced by ongoing biotribologisk research on lubrication, abrasion and friction. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology can reduce the frequency of painful hip operations and reduce healthcare costs by their research.
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