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Engineering Competence

Tilting towards the future

Part helicopter, part airplane, it will take off vertically yet be able to fly forward at high speed. The Bell 609 is the first tilt-rotor aircraft [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Engineering Competence

World record in inline skating

Danish skater Jacob Csizmadia has set a world record in indoor inline skating – 505 kilometres in 24 hours. Using ultra-light inline skates equipped [...]
Bearings,Sports,
Engineering Competence

Taking the heat

Making cement is a big, hot, dusty operation. Still, it’s fine-tuned technology that helps Thailand’s Asia Cement stay put in a tough market.Viewed [...]
Bearings,Construction,Coupling systems,
Engineering Competence

Narrow escape

Work on Amsterdam’s magnificent network of canals and bridges began in the 17th century. Today those canals and bridges are beautiful city sights [...]
Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Industry

Rolling north

Need a bearing for your snowmobile? If you’re in Hammerfest, Norway, you can get it from Ole Sjursen, the northernmost SKF distributor in the [...]
Authorised distributor,Bearings,Food and Beverage,Marine,
Industry

Precise adjustment

ZDAS, a Czech supplier of rolling mill equipment, has recently produced a rotary shear for very thin metal sheets. The rotary shear is fitted with [...]
Bearings,Metal industry,Toroidal roller bearings,
Digital Technology

No Volvo vibrations

Volvo in Skövde, Sweden, has developed a condition monitoring system together with SKF. The system is installed in the company’s plant for [...]
Condition monitoring,Integrated maintenance solutions,Machine Tools,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostic,Reliability,Simulation and software,

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