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The following short articles first appeared on www.powertransmission.com. They are
part of the ongoing series of hints, technical tidbits and inside knowledge presented by our resident blogger, Norm Parker. If you like what you see here and are interested in learning more, visit www.powertransmission.com/blog.
Experts gathered at the 9th CTI Symposium to discuss the challenges of reducing noise, improving energy efficiency and meeting the changing demands of the marketplace
At Hannover Messe, Power
Transmission Engineering
had the opportunity to sit
down with Stefan Hantke,
president of
the Industrial
North America
division
of Schaeffler
USA, to discuss
the current
stateof-
the-art
in bearings
manufacturing,
the trends in industrial
bearings and the current state of U.S. manufacturing.
(In the meantime Stefan Hantke has taken over responsibility for the global sales activities of Schaeffler
Industrial)
Behind a thick sheet of unblemished
glass that stretches from wall-to-wall, ceilingto- floor at Delta Gear, just south of a shop lined with ultramodern grinding machines whirring away, is Scott Sakuta’s aquarium.
Machine and equipment manufacturers
today are feeling more pressure
than ever to reduce costs without sacrificing
machine performance — a balancing
act difficult to achieve. OEMs often overlook a simple solution that can have a positive, long-term impact
on profitability for themselves and
their customers, i.e. — the elimination of bearing lubricant.
End market conditions for the power transmission industry continue to worsen. With the Euro down 13% year to date and U.S. oil production surging we are seeing increasing headwinds, if not storm clouds, for the sector.