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Polyurethane timing belt destroyed by influence of cooling lubricant Photo: VDW

Are plastics less resistant to new types of cooling lubricant?
Are plastics less resistant to new types of cooling...
Are plastics less resistant to new types of cooling lubricant?

Since the EU Reach chemicals regulation (EC 1907/2006) came into force, a whole series of environmentally harmful biocides has disappeared from cooling lubricants. This is good news, but it is now gradually becoming apparent that, while containing fewer biocides, the new emulsions are seemingly less...
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Carl Martin Welcker President of the Verbands Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)

Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies
Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies
Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies

New ideas, new technologies, new processes: start-ups in the technology sector have a lot to offer. Contrary to public perception, half of all companies in the sector are already taking a keen interest in the start-up scene, and more are set to follow. Established industrial companies in the mechani...
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