Aerospace

Flying without wings

SimAviatik
The burgeoning market for advanced flight simulators is enabling a Swiss manufacturer to take off. In the small village of Pratteln outside Basel, Switzerland, the headquarters of SimAviatik AG does not stand out. Visitors need to know what they are looking for, as no glassy facade or spacious car park signals the company’s presence. Instead, a narrow drive leads to an ordinary garage door. But the nondescript exterior gives way to a brightly...
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Homeward bound

Re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere is a dangerous phase of space flight. The European Space Agency’s IXV project is testing a...

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The sky is the limit

Venture Aerobearings, a joint venture between GE Aviation and SKF, provides bearings for GE’s latest engine, the GEnx. Walking into the visitor centre of the...

Bearings and related products are used as critical components in all kinds of machinery, including in aircraft. Counterfeit goods lack quality controls and therefore pose a serious public safety risk.

Fighting the fakes

SKF is putting a lot of effort into fighting the worldwide problem of counterfeit bearings. The main goals are to protect...

Bearing

The benefits of remanufacturing rolling bearings

Remanufacturing bearings can help ­companies reduce downtime, save costs, reduce scrap and support sustainability. Bearings are core components of plant assets, and they...

Contract with Bombardier

Contract with Bombardier

SKF and Bombardier Aerospace have entered into a long-term contract for SKF to supply more than 40 different rod assemblies...

Optics made to measure

Optics made to measure

A Belgian high-tech optical/mechanical company sets its sights on the stars – and other heavenly bodies.     In 2004, when astronomers first...

SKF supports solar power flight around the world

SKF contributes to Solar Impulse, the first aircraft designed to fly day and night without fuel or pollution, demonstrating the...

Aiming high MISTRAL’S marvellous motor

Aiming high MISTRAL’S marvellous motor

MISTRAL Engines has developed a new liquid-cooled, multi-fuel, electronically controlled rotary engine to meet the needs of 21st century general...

The real thing2

The real thing

    Counterfeit copies of products not only destroy the value of the trusted brands that they imitate, but they also put...