Archive for 2011
Best service provider
University Technology Centre at Chalmers
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has signed a five-year contract with SKF to set up a University Technology...
Low-weight hub bearing unit
SKF Low-Weight Hub Bearing Unit is a newly introduced wheel end solution based on the flanged hub bearing design that...
KERS project with Volvo Cars
Volvo Car Corporation has received a grant of 715,000 euros from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop next-generation flywheel technology...
General Motors awards “Supplier of the Year”
General Motors has named SKF Sealing Solutions Korea "Supplier of the Year" for 2010. "Your organization has played an important role in...
10 years in FTSE4Good
For the 10th year in a row, SKF has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria and has satisfied...
Understanding and preventing surface distress
In many industrial applications that have lubricated rolling/sliding contacts such as rolling bearings, power density has steadily increased over time...
Applied condition monitoring in railways
For railway operators, increased reliability and safety are constant concerns alongside the desire to reduce maintenance costs. Condition monitoring is...
Marketing to digital socialites
Young, relatively wealthy users and the concept of "free" have made social media channels popular hunting grounds for marketing pros...
Smooth operator
Operator driven reliability (ODR) has reduced unplanned shutdowns at Stora Enso’s paper mill in Varkaus, Finland. Technology is important, but...
