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Understanding and Mitigating Electric Discharge Damage in Electric Vehicle Motor Bearings

Fundamental study reveals strategies for diminishing electric erosion damage in EV motor bearings.

SKF helps propel prototype bike to 4,183.8 km world-record journey

Smart monitoring halves service need for maritime hotels

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Understanding and Mitigating Electric Discharge Damage in Electric Vehicle Motor Bearings

Fundamental study reveals strategies for diminishing electric erosion damage in EV motor bearings.
Cars,Electricity,Other products,Research and development,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation and logistics,
Manufacturing

Insulating for success: protecting machines against failure

Maintenance teams at Saint-Gobain Isover are using the power of digital technology to boost the output of a product that could help save the planet.
Engineering,Lubrication Solutions,Manufacturing,
Digital Technology

Collaboration keeps ageing wind farm in peak form

As one of Europe’s first offshore wind farms reaches middle age, innovative service and support solutions from SKF are helping to keep the turbines [...]
Bearing failure,Bearing life,Bearings,Sustainability,Wind,
Sustainability

SKF and Minesto collaborate on developing the next generation of tidal kites

Nordic tidal energy company Minesto has developed a patented technology for underwater kites that makes use of the clean and renewable energy in the [...]
Bearings,Lubricants,Seals,Sustainability,
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Remote vibration analysis brings benefits to Bourbon’s ships

A leading player in the offshore services sector is using SKF’s online condition monitoring system to track the health of its advanced marine [...]
Bearings,Maintenance,Marine Solutions,Sensorised bearings,Service,
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Bearing damage analysis: ISO 15243 is here to help you

Being able to identify failure modes and causes of rolling bearing damage is the first step towards avoiding repeat failures and improving machinery [...]
Bearing failure,Industry,Maintenance,Reliability,Sustainability,

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SKF adds powerful new diagnostic tool to condition monitoring portfolio

Building on decades of experience supporting customers seeking to optimize their maintenance activities based on condition monitoring, SKF recently [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,
Product News

A thirst for automation: Intelligent filling ma‍chine lubrication for the beverage industry

Upgrading to an automated lubrication system can bring food and beverage manufacturers a score of benefits, economic and beyond.
Engineering,Food and Beverage,Lubrication Solutions,Manufacturing,
Product News

Bushing reduces need for maintenance on motorcycle front forks

SKF’s composite fork bushing for motorcycle suspensions offers high strength and low friction, thanks to a combination of high-performance materials.
Bearings,Motorbikes,
Product News

SKF delivers large order of sealed bearings to mineral mine in Latin America

SKF in Gothenburg has delivered a large order totalling twelve large sealed spherical roller bearings with an outer diameter of up to 2.5 metres, [...]
Bearings,Mining,

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Understanding and Mitigating Electric Discharge Damage in Electric Vehicle Motor Bearings

Fundamental study reveals strategies for diminishing electric erosion damage in EV motor bearings.
Cars,Electricity,Other products,Research and development,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation and logistics,
Engineering Competence

Unlocking progress

A new lock complex, which will allow larger ships to traverse the Terneuzen-Ghent canal, relies in part on SKF bearings that each weigh up to 1.5 [...]
Bearing mounting,Bearings,Construction,Engineering Competence,
Engineering Competence

Smart monitoring halves service need for maritime hotels

SKF’s vibration monitoring system helped Floatel cut maintenance times and save costs to keep its floating hotel platforms offshore for longer.
Digital Technology,Industry,Integrated maintenance solutions,Maintenance,Marine,
Engineering Competence

Head in the stars: under the dome of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope

Construction of the world’s largest optical/near-infrared telescope is underway in Chile. A small component from SKF is playing a crucial role in its [...]
Condition monitoring,Design,Engineering Competence,Reliability,

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