Kaydon Bearings

New kinds of laser communication systems in aeronautical applications make it possible to transmit enormous quantities of data. For example, aerial photographs can now be transmitted to a ground station during flight – over such long distances, even space seems almost within reach. By Julia Schneiders, Marketing & Sales Precision Bearings, Rodriguez in Eschweiler, Germany

The use of industrial robots has been gaining ground steadily over many years. They help to automate production workflows, so they can be organised to improve cost efficiency. Thin-section bearings are important for robotics because they are lightweight and particularly small.