That Dr Begg should find himself so enthused by the technology should not be surprising given his background. The performance you have to get out of bearings is absolutely staggering – the quality of the steel we use, the quality of the surface finish, or the knowledge of the lubrication and surface conditions that we have." Indeed, he says: "The more you get into it, the more you realise how many really advanced technologies there are. When someone is head of technology for one of the world's leading bearing companies, it comes as something of a surprise to hear them say: "When I was first approached for the job and I started thinking about bearings, I must admit that I thought 'Well surely there can't be very much technology in bearings?'" Naturally, this is not an attitude Dr Alan Begg, senior vice president group technology development & quality at SKF, still holds.
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