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To the high heavens

Teamwork is the essential ingredient in the development of the new Vega launcher, due to be tested at the end of 2007. Since the launchof Sputnik on [...]
Aerospace,Linear motion,
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The importance of being – or appearing – local

Globalization is a phenomenon that brings international markets closer to each other. But national boundaries and cultural mores still have an [...]
Engineering Competence

Double disc, double performance

SKF and Haldex, a vehicle systems specialist headquartered in Sweden, have developed an advanced wheel end for commercial vehicles in a joint [...]
Design,Hub units,
Engineering Competence

Axial load carrying capacity

Demanding applications with larger size cylindrical roller bearings are the motivation behind studies on the dynamic axial load carrying capacity for [...]
Bearings,Design,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Design away lubrication

SKF lubrication-free components offer advantages for Off-Highway vehicles. Off-Highway vehiclesused in the construction, agricultural, and forestry [...]
Agriculture,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Engineering Competence

SKF sets new standards in China

Rail transport is a high-tech growth industry in which SKF is a global leader. To become closer to the important Chinese market, SKF in 1996 [...]
Bearings,Railways,Remanufacturing,
Engineering Competence

The SKF high-capacity cylindrical roller bearing

The ISO definition of a full complement bearing states that the bearing does not have a cage. When that definition was written, it was not [...]
Bearings,Research and development,

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