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Flexible furniture help for handicapped

When you’re dependent on a wheelchair, kitchen work can be difficult to do. Norwegian Fleksibo offers a solution to that problem.Preparing food in a [...]
Home appliances,Linear motion,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Light as a bicycle

Low weight and high performance are a winning combination in bicycle racing. That’s why these factors are the focus of Italian bicycle-part [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

A backseat driver’s dream

Getting around. Going places. Going fast. Through the years, a trip has meant different things to different people. An adventurer in the 19th century [...]
Cars,Engineering consultancy,Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

New train concept

SKF has won a large railway contract for its new generation of axlebox bearing units from Siemens. The lightweight and compact bearings will be [...]
Bearings,Railways,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Industry

Italian spindle acquisition

In April, SKF acquired Italy’s Gamfior, which manufactures high speed motorised spindles and precision ball screws. Adding Gamfior to earlier [...]
Reliability,Remanufacturing,Spindles,
Engineering Competence

Spindle system

Russell T. Gilman Inc, an SKF company, launched a new Mech-TronixTM motorised spindle system in May. The Mech-Tronix spindle can be outfitted with [...]
Coupling systems,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Novel application

SKF has developed a new wheel bearing arrangement for Michelin that allows air to be exchanged between a centralised compressor and a car’s four [...]
Bearings,Cars,Coupling systems,Hub units,Research and development,

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