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A sugar cane harvester at CNH’s production plant in Piracicaba, Brazil.

SKF redesign for CNH’s sugar cane harvesters brings sweet success

Sugar cane cultivation is a pillar of the Brazilian economy. When harvester machine manufacturer heavyweight Case IH ran into trouble with one of its [...]
Agriculture,Bearings,
Engineering Competence
Motorbike with GEM in-wheel electric motor

GEM in-wheel electric motors on the rise

In-wheel electric motors have been around since the late 1800s, but they have come into their own recently with advancements in electric motor [...]
Automation,Electrical,Motorbikes,Research and development,
Digital Technology
Danica Kragic talks about ethical robots

Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots

Professor Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots that do the things we don’t want to do, can’t do or shouldn’t do. At the same time, [...]
Artificial intelligence,
Digital Technology
Making the most of waste

Making the most of waste

It’s amazing what can be achieved with waste. Thanks to advances in technology, Renova is transforming waste into valuable energy.
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Monitoring and diagnostics,Rotating equipment performance,
Engineering Competence
Meeting the climate challenges

Meeting the climate challenges

SKF’s climate target 2012–2016 has resulted in some impressive achievements and has helped to lay the foundation for the company’s ambitious new [...]
Energy and sustainability management,Sustainability,
Engineering Competence
Typical extended white etching crack network; large size spherical roller bearing.

White etching cracks – a consequence, not a root cause of bearing failure

Bearings are critical machine components for carrying load and transmitting motion. The challenge of ever-increasing power density from modern [...]
Bearing failure,Bearings,
Engineering Competence
A revolving landmark

A revolving landmark

Nine metres tall, the Impéria caused quite a stir when it was revealed to the people of Konstanz, Germany, one morning almost 25 years ago.
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,

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