Gears and Bearings
Geared products market projected to have strong 2022
Interact Analysis projects the geared motor and industrial gear market will continue its rebound in 2022 with 8.4% growth year over year (YoY).
Industrial machinery industry poised for rebound
The machinery sector is bouncing back, with farming machinery, semiconductor & electronics machinery, and textiles machinery leading the way.
Machinery production size in 2021 to exceed 2019 levels
Interact Analysis is projecting the global machinery market will rise by 6% in 2021 to more than $2 trillion with heavy machinery and materials handling leading the way.
Improving bearing performance for turbomachinery in plants
Texas A&M University researchers are working to improve the rotation in turbomachinery rotors with advances in process fluid-lubricated bearings.
Original equipment effectiveness’ role in productive manufacturing
Original equipment effectiveness (OEE) can be used as a gauge to determine how effective and productive a manufacturing plant is.
Mercury Marine builds innovative acoustic testing facility
Mercury Marine commissioned Albert Kahn Associates to design and engineer a new noise, vibration and harshness test facility
Understand the capabilities of polymer 3-D printing
Discover the manufacturing potential of 3-D printed bearings
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles August 10-16, 2020
Articles about VFD parameters, CMMS success, robotic software, industrial lubrication and predictive analytics were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from August 10-16, 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Cutting tool orders declined in May
Cutting tool orders dropped a little over 4% in May 2020 compared to the prior month and is down by over a third compared to the same time period in 2019 due to COVID-19.
Improving machine performance and reliability with predictive maintenance
With more advanced predictive maintenance tools at their disposal, today’s maintenance and operations teams can improve efficiencies and minimize unplanned downtime.