Splitting air opens up new opportunities

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Parker Filtration and Separation at Etten Leur in The Netherlands makes nano-scale membranes which enable the separation of nitrogen and oxygen from air on a small scale. These polyphenylene oxide (PPO) membranes have rendered it economic to inflate tyres with nitrogen as opposed to air to blanket fuel tanks in aircraft, preventing food going off in domestic refrigerators, inflating tyres and undertaking several operations safely in the oil and gas industries.

Netherlands, Usage, Innovations, Nanotechnology, Filtration, Parker Filtration

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Bearings that adapt to the task

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The company INA FAG has developed a new 'Anti-Slippage Spherical Roller' (ASSR) bearing to support some of the roll in paper mills using a combination of pre-loaded balls to prevent slippage under low loads and roller to support high loads. It improves lubrication to a point where running temperatures are reduced by 10 degree Celsius permitting higher speeds and longer life.

United Kingdom, Product information, Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, Power transmission equipment, not elsewhere classified, Bearings ex Plain, Roller, Ball, Bearings (Machinery), Bearings, Properties

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Serial cylinders speed the load

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Moog Hydrolux and Svedala Lindemann have jointly developed a metal bailing press that uses exhaust oil from one cylinder to power another. The new machine reduces energy costs and cycle times.

Equipment and supplies, Materials handling, Materials handling equipment, Power presses, Moog-Hydrolux Hydraulic Systems L.L.C., Svedala Lindemann

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