8 September 2025 An estimated 51% of motor failures are a result of bearing failures. The most common issue is insufficient lubrication. ABB’s David Blissett explains where… Read More
29 May 2025 Eight German industrial companies and research institutes are collaborating on a government-funded project aiming to develop techniques for recycling the high-performance oils used to lubricate… Read More
27 January 2022 Schaeffler has developed an automated lubrication system for rolling bearings that, it claims, eliminates the need for route-based checks. The company says that the Optime… Read More
3 February 2020 A US manufacturer of fluid-handling equipment has developed an automatic lubrication controller that supports Bluetooth, allowing maintenance personnel and operators to monitor parameters such as… Read More
16 September 2019 The US-based Timken Company is buying the German automated lubrication specialist, Beka Lubrication, for around $165m. The acquisition will make Timken the world’s second-largest producer… Read More
16 September 2019 The German bearings-maker Schaeffler has manufactured its largest-ever spherical plain bearing – a 600mm-tall, 4.7-tonne component with an outer diameter of 1.9m and a bore… Read More
8 May 2019 ABB has adapted its smart sensor technology, previously used to monitor the condition of electric motors, to help users of pillow block bearings to minimise… Read More
26 March 2018 Schaeffler has developed a system that automates the lubrication of linear recirculating ball bearing and guideway assemblies using built-in lubrication and vibration sensors, thus eliminating… Read More
26 March 2018 A Swedish company that specialises in lubrication technologies has developed a wireless system that monitors that bearings are being fed with the right amount of… Read More
19 October 2017 The German lubrication specialist, Klüber Lubrication, has developed a water-based lubricant which, it predicts, could revolutionise the future of specialty lubricants. Its Hydro Lubricant technology… Read More
