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Advantages of polymer bearings in the bicycle

Alexander Muzicenko | 8. May 2020

In the bicycle industry, innovative solutions are not only focused on design, but also on the choice of materials. For example, for the frame there are many solutions made of aluminium or glass fibre reinforced material. Component manufacturers are also working flat out on the use of alternative materials. Be it saddle post, suspension, pedals […]

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iglidur plain bearings in windscreen wiper kinematics

Steffen Schack | 8. May 2020

A functioning windscreen wiper is an important part of the car and crucial for comfort and road safety. The wiper arm, together with the lever mechanism responsible for its movement, should last for the whole service life of the vehicle and function perfectly.    For the moving components and bearing points, this means extreme load over several million cycles in many respects: the airstream […]

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What is a medium voltage cable?

Sascha Mais | 8. May 2020

Everyone has already heard the term high-voltage cable and knows how to classify it. But what is a medium-voltage cable? Where is it used and what are the special features? Answers to these questions can be found in the following article What is medium-voltage cable? The term medium voltage is used in electrical engineering for […]

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What is a BUS?

Max Herrmann | 7. May 2020

When people think of the term “bus”, most of them immediately think of a school bus or public transport bus. But in our case this has nothing to do with the vehicle. BUS is an abbreviation that stands for “Binary Unit System”. A “Binary Unit System” serves to transfer data between participants in a network. […]

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Where metal ball bearings reach their limits: an opportunity for the polymer version?

Patrick Czaja | 6. May 2020

Metal ball bearings have become indispensable in mechanical and plant engineering. However, there are sectors where conventional metal ball bearings reach their limits, such as the food industry and medical technology. There the factor of hygiene plays a major role, which makes lubricants a no-go.

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