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A super car is born

Extreme sports cars are traditionally built in Italy or England. But after almost eight years of prototype work, a young Swedish entrepreneur has [...]
Bearings,Cars,Research and development,Seals,
Engineering Competence

A new performance class for angular contact ball bearings

SKF has developed a new performance class for standard angular contact ball bearings – the SKF Explorer series. The series is now being launched in [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Design,Engineering consultancy,Reliability,
Industry

Service enhancement

In early 2002, SKF acquired Erin Engineering and Research Inc of Walnut Creek, California. The company provides maintenance engineering to the power [...]
Bearing life,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostic,
Industry

On a roll in Bulgaria

SKF acquired the bearing business of VMZ from the Bulgarian government in March 2002. VMZ is one of Central Europe’s leading bearing brands. The [...]
Bearings,Supply chain,
Industry

German divestment

SKF’s textile machinery premises in Stuttgart, Germany, were sold to DIBAG Industriebau AG for 9.3 million euros (USD 9 million). The profit from the [...]
Asset management,
Industry

A bearing on aerospace

SKF acquired 75 percent of NSK Aerospace of Stonehouse, England, and will change the company’s name to Aeroengine Bearings UK. The intention is to [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Clash of the Titanium

The scene looks like something from a Mad Max movie, only in miniature. Across a barren landscape (in this case, an arena), menacing machines with [...]
Linear motion,

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