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New calibration laboratory

SKF recently opened a new calibration laboratory at the Industrial Services Centre in Steyr, Austria. The lab, which will serve companies throughout [...]
Engineering tools,Testing and test center,
Engineering Competence

Service centres make customised bearings

Three SKF service centres now provide customising services for ABEC 7 and 9 precision ball bearings and ball screw support bearings. The centres – [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Research and development,Testing and test center,
Engineering Competence

Racing for the market

When Aprilia motorcycles scream to victory at the track, this Italian company sees a victory in the market as well.The ink-black racing colours of an [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Racing,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Stuck between the pages

How does a sample of shampoo or a CD end up inside a magazine? Ferag has the answer to that and many other post-printing predicaments.Swiss engineer [...]
Bearings,Pulp and paper,
Engineering Competence

More than a catalogue

The Interactive Engineering Catalogue from SKF, available on CD-ROM and online on the Internet, offers a number of advantages over print [...]
Engineering consultancy,Engineering tools,Training,
Engineering Competence

After the storm

When a devastating hurricane hit Chevron’s oil refinery in the southern U.S. in 1998, it left seaweed on two-metre-high fences and a mark on the [...]
Engineering consultancy,Maintenance,Reliability,Training,
Engineering Competence

Maintenance works itself out of a job

Scheduled machinery overhauls and quick responses to breakdowns are no longer enough. Now service organisations must attack the root of the [...]
Condition monitoring,Reliability,

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