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By-wire technology in new concept car

A new concept car, developed by SKF and BERTONE, was unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The car, called FILO – Italian for wire – contains [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

New ceramic-coated plain bearing

AMPEP plc, a British subsidiary of the SKF Group, is now introducing a new ceramic-coated self-lubricating plain bearing to the market. By applying a [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Engineering Competence

Bearings and seals for Ford’s new Mondeo

Virtually all the major mechanical systems on Ford’s new Mondeo are equipped with either bearings or seals or both from the SKF Group. Over the [...]
Bearings,Cars,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Bearings that slide and roll

Special cylindrical roller bearings allow two simultaneous motions of a shaft – rotation and axial oscillation.
Asset management,Bearings,Coupling systems,Integrated maintenance solutions,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

The SKF formula for rolling bearing life

The demands for safe design and lighter, competitively priced products have put a new emphasis on predictability of rolling bearing performance. This [...]
Bearing life,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Added safety for today’s railway industry

A new bogie monitoring system helps increase railway reliability and safety and at the same time lowers life cycle costs.
Condition monitoring,Engineering tools,Mechatronics,Monitoring and diagnostics,Railways,Reliability,
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Paul Saffo

Forecasting new technologiesPaul Saffo dislikes being called a visionary, although many would describe him as the quintessential futurist. Instead, [...]

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