WEC is an unusual failure of the bearing surface characterized by a network of branched white cracks (White Etching Cracks). The material is weakened, specifically by the...

There’s an old saying: “no crops without fields, no wheat without manure”. But what is the real nature of this cultivated earth that towed agricultural machines turn, loo...

Bearings are at the heart of industry and, like many mass-produced components, they are continually subject to copying and counterfeiting. For several years now, we have ...

It isn’t easy to choose an online monitoring system. The machine to be monitored is by definition critical; any stoppage thereof will have serious financial consequences,...

Faced with ever increasingly demanding environmental standards, vehicle manufacturers have been forced into finding new ways of reducing vehicle CO2 emissions produced by...

With its breathtaking view of Mont Blanc and peaks more than 4,000 metres high on the Alpine range, the Aiguille du Midi (France) is one of the culminating points of tour...