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A war against wear

The huge excavators and conveyors in RWE Power’s opencast lignite mines are not just enormous, they’re clever too. And the cleverer they are, the [...]
Mining and mineral processing,Reliability,Testing and test center,
Engineering Competence

A diesel engine for a new era

JCB’s hard-working yellow machines and the signature logo created from the initials of company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford have become [...]
Engineering consultancy,Lubrication Solutions,Seals,
Manufacturing

Pioneers in maintenance strategy

Improving an oil refinery’s efficiency is a complex task. But LUKoil Neftochim Bourgas in Bulgaria has worked out how to reduce maintenance and [...]
Condition monitoring,Failure modes,Maintenance,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Bearing housing family extended with model suitable for oil lubrication

Creating a new standard housing for oil-lubricated applications has resulted in the SONL housing – a new member of the SKF SNL high-performance-class [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

New axlebox concept for heavy loads

For many years the trend in the railway industry has been to carry heavier loads at faster speeds. Today, most railway freight cars in Europe are [...]
Design,Railways,Research and development,
Manufacturing
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Doubled capacity in Indonesia

SKF has decided to build a second factory next to the existing one on its premises in Jakarta, Indonesia. The strong demand for the group’s ball [...]
Bearings,
Engineering Competence

Precision on CD

  SKF Precision Technologies’ new complete engineering handbook is now available on compact disc. The CD includes CAD drawings, specification [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Training,

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