Ricardo News

Kenyan Counties to benefit from UK PACT-funded project

Ricardo is supporting three counties in Kenya to develop clean energy plans to bring electricity to more than two million rural inhabitants.

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Change in the IDS management as of 1 August

Alexander Lewinsky expands the management of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

MSA News

MSA Safety Named As Preferred Portable Gas Detection Supplier for Royal Dutch Shell

MSA Safety (NYSE: MSA), the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of advanced safety solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures, today announced it has been named a preferred supplier of portable gas detection equipment for Royal Dutch Shell.

NSK

Machine tool builder benefits from NSK motion control solutions

Euromac, a global specialist in the design and manufacture of punching and bending machines, is benefitting from NSK ball screws, linear guides and bearings in two high-profile recent projects. In fact, Euromac has been taking advantage of NSK motion control technology since 1995 as part of a long-standing and highly successful partnership.

NSK

NSK develops world’s fastest ball bearing for EV motors

NSK has developed a third-generation ultra-high speed ball bearing for electric vehicle (EV) motors that is capable of operating at over 1.8 million dmN(1). The new bearing is in fact the world's fastest grease-lubricated deep groove ball bearing for EV applications, enabling longer vehicle range and higher energy economy. Additionally, the bearing facilitates motor and component downsizing for space gains within vehicle interiors.

Siemens News

SIEMENS MOBILITY AND CONTINENTAL TO SUPPLY TRUCKS ACROSS EUROPE WITH ELECTRICITY FROM OVERHEAD LINES

Siemens Mobility and Continental Engineering Services (CES) will cooperate in the future on the development and manufacture of pantographs for trucks. The eHighway technology from Siemens Mobility supplies trucks with electricity via an overhead line. The cooperation aims to electrify key stretches of highway-networks in Germany’s autobahn network with overhead contact lines and thus significantly reduce CO 2 emissions from trucks. The new partnership combines expertise from two technology worlds: Siemens Mobility is a specialist in rail electrification, Continental Engineering Services is a development and production service provider for automotive technologies. The two companies will now pool their know-how to quickly achieve series production of truck pantographs.

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