SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings. The use of gas ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. In addition to mechanical tests used to determine material properties of composite materials, tests to determine structural properties are commonly performed on ...

Early failure detection and analysis on today’s complex machine systems could mean cost savings in the long run for companies. Rochester Institute of Technology engineering students built a dynamic ...

Bearings are one of the most important components in a motion system. They’re also one of the most anonymous; and that’s by design. When bearings need attention, there’s usually a problem. The time to ...

Nuclear power plants depend on electric motor-driven pumps to circulate coolant through a closed system of pipes to help dissipate excess heat. These machines, reactor coolant pumps (RCPs), must be ...

There are three important factors forproper bearing installation. First, you should use an arbor press to press-fitthe bearings. This is the most efficient installation method and will preservethe ...

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has completed a successful series of accelerated tests on rotor blade bearings at the bearing test bench in Hamburg. Within the scope of research ...

The test bench is bound for LORC’s new main bearing test facility in 2025 Completed: the 3,700 metric ton foundation for the new test bench for main bearing for wind turbines up to 25MW Peter Winther ...

As Rolls-Royce prepares to begin initial ground runs of the UltraFan engine demonstrator in early 2022, the company has begun further evaluations of the bearings at the heart of the powerplant’s ...