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Engineering Competence

High speeds on wheels

  For the past 10 years, Switzerland’s Indi-Jürg Schläfli has practised the extreme sport of high-speed inline skating. Schläfli travels around the [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Racing,
Engineering Competence

Ovako – a feel for steel

What does a bridge, a windmill, a power tool, a rolling bearing and a rack and pinion steering column have in common? Answer: They could all be made [...]
Engineering consultancy,Machine Tools,Metals,Research and development,
Manufacturing
Option 1

Acquisition of leading magnetic bearing company completed

SKF’s acquisition of S2M, a leading French magnetic bearing company, has now been completed. “With this acquisition we clearly strengthen our [...]
Bearings,
Manufacturing

SKF to build factory in Russia for railway bearings

  SKF has decided to build a factory in Russia for tapered roller bearing units to supply the fast-growing Russian railway market. This new [...]
Bearings,Railways,
Engineering Competence

The clean skies of the future

Increasingly, the aviation industry is being pressured to reduce its impact on the environment, and with the European Union contemplating a drastic [...]
Aerospace,Energy and sustainability management,Sustainability,
Digital Technology

Diagnosing dental decay

A young Scottish high-technology company has developed a groundbreaking diagnostic tool for dentists. It provides greater accuracy and also makes [...]
Condition monitoring,Design,Medical and Health Care,
Engineering Competence

From wood to watts

Responsible environmental behaviour takes many forms. For example, at Zellstoff- und Papierfabrik Rosenthal GmbH, surplus electrical power from the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Linear motion,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Training,Transmission,

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