In crosshead-type engines, the piston fastens to a vertical piston rod whose lower end is attached to a sliding member called a crosshead, which slides up an down in guides.

The bloc-wide proposal was announced the the EU's executive arm, last week, to pump up the economy of the 27-member European Union, which is fast sliding toward recession.

A sealing device in which an elastic member used for the device has reduced adhesion and in which the friction coefficient against a member sliding against the device is reduced.