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Optics made to measure

A Belgian high-tech optical/mechanical company sets its sights on the stars – and other heavenly bodies. In 2004, when astronomers first observed the [...]
Aerospace,Mechatronics,
Industry

Fitting steel & green into the same sentence

The global steel industry faces a tough challenge: to meet higher demand by increased production, to reduce the negative environmental impact, and to [...]
Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance products,Metals,Remanufacturing,Sustainability,
Engineering Competence

A new standard

A modular concept from ABB is now available on the market for railway traction motors. Based on standard modules, the new motors are optimized and [...]
Bearings,Design,Hybrid bearings,Railways,
Engineering Competence

Cooperation for creative changes

Strategic contracts between SKF and academia have created two University Technology Centres to promote research into critical areas of bearing [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Other industry,Research and theory,Training,
Engineering Competence

Sub-sea screw pump solution

SKF has announced the availability of its specialized bearing solution for sub-sea screw pumps, which helps enable oil extraction in depths up to [...]
Angular contact ball bearings,Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Marine,Mining and mineral processing,
Engineering Competence

$ 2 bln

SKF has documented more than 2 billion US dollars saved by its customers as a result of using SKF solutions. The data have been collected over a [...]
Energy and sustainability management,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

The evolution of railway axlebox technology

In the first of a two-part article on railway axlebox design, we look at the evolution of this key railway subsystem from an historical perspective. [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lubrication Solutions,Railways,

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