Condition monitoring

New contracts

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Audi AG SKF has signed contracts estimated at some 110 million euros ($147 million) with Audi for the delivery of components for a number of vehicle models. The contracts include four different versions of wheel bearing units for wheel ends and a range of bearings for new double-clutch transmissions. The wheel bearing units include an active anti-lock braking system, and the flexible design provides a cost-effective solution for a range of vehicles,...
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SKF Machine Condition Indicator

Machine health monitor

The new, low-cost SKF Machine Condition Indicator aims to save plant operators time and money by monitoring machines not usually...

A wind farm in Galicia, northwestern Spain.

Spin doctors

Engineering company Sincro Mecánica helps to make sure aging turbines stay productive at Spain’s leading wind farms. In Spain, many wind...

Copper is the primary product of KCM.

Smelter shelter

A reinforced relationship between SKF and Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia has proved a major success for both sides. The Konkola Copper...

The United States accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s total energy-related CO2 emissions.

Wind powering the U.S.

For more than 150 years, the United States has been drawing the bulk of its energy from below ground. But the...

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Condition watch

Condition watch A new approach to maintenance has helped Norwegian ferry operator Tide Sjø improve reliability and...

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An issue of tissue

Urgent equipment crises are a thing of the past at RTI Biologics since the installation of the state-of-the-art SKF machine...

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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...

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Smooth operator

Operator driven reliability (ODR) has reduced unplanned shutdowns at Stora Enso’s paper mill in Varkaus, Finland. Technology is important, but...

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Heavy lifting

At SSAB’s sheet steel mill in Luleå, Sweden, great care is given to the 15 overhead process cranes that transport and tip...