How to meet your bearings’ life expectancies

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Question: “We recently received a shipment of L10-rated bearings. Can you explain the meaning of the L10 designation?” Rotating-element bearing manufacturers measure reliability using a “load–life” calculation rating known as the L10 rating life. To achieve this rating, the manufacturer assumes the bearing will be run in a clean operating environment that provides an adequate lubricant film (adequate described as a film equal to, or greater than, the composite roughness of the two mating surfaces) of the correct viscosity for the designed maximum bearing speed and operating temperature ratings. The L10 rating is given to bearings manufactured with cleaner, degassed…

Lind Equipment appoints electrical sales agent in Alberta

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Lind Equipment has appointed Calgary-based ElectriXwest Agencies as its electrical sales agent in Alberta. ElectriXwest Agencies will continue to build Lind Equipment’s presence in Alberta and serve electrical distributors’ demands for high quality, fairly priced portable electrical equipment for the toughest workplaces. Using a combination of outside sales to demonstrate Lind’s products to end-users and distributors, and a strong background in technical specification to work with engineers, ElectriXwest is well poised to help Alberta to Work Confidently with Lind Equipment’s products.   “We are very excited to have the ElectriXwest Agencies team as our partner in Alberta,” said Brian Astl,…

High hopes for national careers service – says industry leader

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The Government introduced online careers advice to young people this September, in a step towards offering a single National Careers Service from April 2012. Managing Director of specialist awarding organisation EAL (EMTA Awards Limited), Ann Watson, welcomes these changes, but warns that its success depends on sufficient information being readily available.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner uses spectrometer to evaluate composite structures

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Agilent Technologies Inc has announced that the Agilent 4100 ExoScan hand-held Fourier transform infrared spectrometer was added to Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner service repair manual for its ability to evaluate the thermal exposure of the aircraft’s composite elements.

GE to invest more than $10 million in expansion of Lewistown site

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Positioning itself to meet the growing demand for industrial and infrastructure inspection technology solutions worldwide, GE has announced it is investing more than $10 million to expand its Inspection Technologies headquarters site in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA. Key features of the expansion project include a new global customer applications centre as well as an NDT academy for GE employees and customers.

Success for the NDT Village at Offshore Europe

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The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) took an umbrella-type stand at the Offshore Europe Exhibition, held in Aberdeen at the beginning of September, to provide a focus on the NDT sector and demonstrate its importance in this key sector of industry.

AGR Field Operations exhibits at the 5th Pan American Conference

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The Pan American Conference has a long and prolific background, starting in 1984. In October 2011, AGR Field Operations attended the 5th Pan American Conference, which was held in Cancún, Mexico, one of the most internationally known tourist capitals in the world.

ACFM training – over 15 years’ experience at TWI

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The effective detection and sizing of defects in structures is an important part of ensuring compliance to standards or developing remedial repair actions. The capability of the ACFM technique, in the right hands, to detect defects, even under layers of paint, has long been understood and TWI has been active in both research and training in this area of NDT for many years.

Recruitment show at NEC

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At the NEC, Birmingham, on 25 and 26 November 2011, students, graduates and skilled professionals can visit the Professional Development Hub to meet representatives from the Engineering Council and other institutions to obtain advice on their professional career progression and to see how getting professionally qualified can boost their career prospects.

GE holds successful CT Symposium in Berlin

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Over 100 delegates from 28 countries attended the GE X-Ray Forum, which took place in Berlin from 29 August to 1 September 2011.

ETher NDE happy with MT

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September 2011 was a busy month for all at ETher NDE. The whole team was extremely eager to get to Materials Testing 2011 as it meant the unveiling of three brand new products: the ‘SigmaCheck’ and the ‘ETi’, as well as placing the ‘Vantage’ within the market.

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