On Feb. 1, Ohio-based bearings manufacturer Timken announced its second acquisition in less than week. Just two days after reaching an agreement to acquire Nadella Group, Timken said it has acquired ...

Vermeer Corp. will hold a parade of 50 rounded hay balers through Pella today to celebrate the product’s 50th anniversary of its invention, which revolutionized the agriculture industry. Before the ...

As fast as silk slides from a pocket, Doug Bichler slipped within inches of eternity. When the North Dakota cattleman was savagely contorted by a hay baler and trapped by the machinery for almost an ...

Vermeer Corporation continues to push boundaries in hay and forage innovation with the launch of eight new hay tools for 2026 — led by the all-new ZR-2200 self-propelled baler, a next-generation ...

Abstract: This paper presents a simple, non-electrical contact approach to detect and analyze multiple faults in the roller element bearings of three phase induction motor by vibration analysis using ...

Case IH’s new RB6 series variable chamber round baler offers durability and less maintenance with triple seal bearings throughout the machine. This ensures contaminants stay out while lubricants stay ...

Abstract: Slip of the cam roller bearing (CRB) has a significant influence on the wear rate, vibration level, and fatigue life of the cam and roller follower mechanism, especially under accelerating ...

ALTOONA — Ruby Alice Olson, age 92, of Altoona, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 19, 2025, with her family by her side. Born on Dec. 27, 1932, in Chanute, Ruby was the daughter of Joseph and ...

Parts of North Dakota are experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions, while other areas have been receiving adequate rainfall. Regardless of moisture conditions, baler fires are still ...

Timken, a leader in railroad roller bearings, took out a full-page ad in the May 1950 issue of Trains Magazine to explain its tapered roller bearing design. Timken This full-page ad from roller ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...