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Czech out this car

High-quality driving performance at budget prices. That’s how the cars from Škoda Auto made their remarkable comeback on the road.The global car [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,
Engineering Competence

Maintenance-free universal joint bearings

SKF has developed universal joint bearings with a service life of 1 million kilometres. The bearings eliminate the need for maintenance and [...]
Bearings,Design,Other (roller bearings),Transmission,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,
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Bearings that heal themselves

The VU091 bearing is a new SKF-patented bearing design that has a built-in capability to reduce wear and fatigue-promoting stress concentrations on [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

The real Formula One

Drivers of Formula One racing cars get all the glamour. But the plot that keeps everyone coming back to the track is written by the engineers behind [...]
Bearings,Cars,Racing,
Engineering Competence

Fewer vibrations

Consumers are about to experience a revolution in their laundry rooms, thanks to the autobalancing technology from SKF Autobalance Systems. The [...]
Bearings,Home appliances,
Engineering Competence

Log on to your new car

The cars of today are miracles of advanced engineering, with mechanical systems that make driving a pleasure. But the electronics are what provide [...]
Bearings,Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Bearing unit for gearboxes

SKF has developed a bearing carrier unit for main and layshaft bearings in gearboxes. The unit decouples the bearing from the housing, thus giving a [...]
Bearings,Coupling systems,Design,Transmission,

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