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Gregory (Keith) Boutwell, CBS and executive account manager at B&D Technologies (a division of B&D Industrial), explains how he used his bearings expertise to save a customer thousands of dollars through correct bearing installation.
Without the sun, there would be no
Earth and no life. However, our knowledge about our home star is still very limited. This is about to change. In 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA) will send its Solar Orbiter into space, equipped with a thick heat
shield.
Power Transmission Engineering is collaborating with the Bearing
Specialists Association (BSA) on a special section within the magazine.
Bearing Briefs will present updated reports on bearing topics for each issue in 2016.
Complimentary access to all BSA Bearing and Industry Briefs is available on the BSA
website at www.bsahome.org/tools.
In this century’s complex, ever-
changing world of manufacturing,
such capabilities as hardware and software expertise, effective location and distribution, business savvy and
yes, even luck, are some of the
cardinal requirements for running
a successful business.
The manufacturing process begins in a
limestone quarry. Mining methods such
as ripping, dozing, drilling and blasting are commonly employed. Limestone provides the first essential component, calcium, for the anufacture of cement.
Materials are transported to the
crushing plant for further size reduction. Common methods of transport are trucks, loaders and belt conveyors.