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Key players to collaborate on technology development

A consortium of suppliers that includes SKF’s Swedish company has reached an agreement with the Norwegian company Statoil to develop technology to [...]
Engineering consultancy,
Engineering Competence

New generation TIH induction heaters

SKF began introducing a new generation of induction heaters with improved features and a more competitive price in November 2004. Developed with the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Engineering Competence

The universal polymer cage for railways

Significantly improved performance can be achieved through the use of polymer cages for roller bearings  in railway journal bearing applications. The [...]
Design,Railways,Research and development,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Using a friction model as an engineering tool

Understanding friction in rolling bearings helps save energy and optimize bearing performance. To that end, SKF has released a more advanced friction [...]
Bearings,Engineering tools,Lubrication Solutions,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Upward trend in aerospace

  In 2005, a strong increase in air traffic, coupled with a decline in the number of parked aircrafts, signalled that the downward trend in aerospace [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
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Putting the speed in Speedway

Imagine a motorbike that becomes stuck on the slightest hint of a sidewalk curb because the ground clearance is nearly non-existent. It is impossible [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Racing,
Engineering Competence

At sea

No one knows when man first decided to venture out on an unpredictable sea, going so far away that there was no sight of land. Was it the search for [...]
Bearings,Engineering tools,Marine,

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