b'Welcome to the Brand-New Summer Edition of Best BitsFirstly, we would like to say a big thank you to all the BearingNet and FluidPowerNet members who have contributed to this edition. We thoroughly enjoyed reading and designing every article, while learning about the amazing work our members have been doing, ranging from PICARD driving innovation with new infrastructure, to Aim Industries on building a power transmission legacy. Thank you all for the time and effort youve put into making the Summer edition of Best Bits a success.The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that this is the first-ever Summer edition of Best Bits. After the Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025 editions proved extremely popular and received lots of positive feedback, we decided to launch a Summer edition to give both BearingNet and FluidPowerNet members another chance to share their brilliant stories with their respective communities. Team PhotoFollowing conversations with BearingNet members and regular readers of Best Bits, one popular suggestion for improving the publication was to give members the opportunity to publish articles about technical and product news. Leading to the launch of the Technical Bulletin! You can now share a 140-word article on our Technical Bulletin page to highlight any exciting product or technical updates you may have. Find out more about this feature on page 11. Sophie, Henry & Gus Since the release of the Spring edition back in March, there have been many noteworthy moments for the BearingNet team. The standout being the Washington D.C. User Meeting, where over 170 members of the BearingNet community came together to make new connections at our biggest American User Meeting to date. Full steam ahead to Warsaw 2026! You can read more about our User Meetings on pages 1819.We have also had two retirement announcements from the BearingNet family: Francesca Dileto, a crucial part of the Sales Team for 17 years, and Cheryl OHara, who led the Operations Team for 7 years. Both Francesca and Cheryl will be greatly missed, and the BearingNet team would like to say a huge thank you for your hard work and dedication. You can find out more about the goings on at BearingNet HQ on page 42. Francesca Dileto Cheryl OHaraWe want Best Bits to reflect the voices and needs of our readers. Your feedback and suggestions are invaluable to us. If you have any thoughts about this edition, ideas for future articles, or if youd like to contribute to the upcoming Autumn edition, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact us at marketing@bearingnet.net3'