Engineering Competence

Increasing bearing life

A new range of patented bearing isolators, or seals, allows bearings in rotating equipment to live up to their design service-life potential and [...]
Bearing life,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Preadjustable non-locating bearing unit

The SKF Panloc is a non-locating bearing unit that allows the internal clearance or preload to be adjusted to specific values.
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,
Engineering Competence

Decision-support system for bearing failure mode analysis

Gaining insight and information from rolling bearing damage and failures is of strategic importance for SKF and its customers. The knowledge [...]
Bearings,Failure modes,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Improved sealing technology to keep trucks rolling

Improvements in sealing design have led to the introduction of two new and upgraded sealing products,  Scotseal®Plus XL and Enduro grease seal, for [...]
Industry,Product,Seals,Trucks and trailers,
Engineering Competence

VCP boosts performance

A Brazilian paper producer discovers the benefits of SKF’s integrated maintenance solutions contract.
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Dry downtown

London’s massive Thames Barrier is often called the eighth wonder of the world.  Inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984, the Thames Barrier is the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lifting and Handling,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Engineering Competence

Pumping for survival

The history of manufacturing is peppered with case studies illustrating the immutable power of market demand and showing how demand for a product can [...]
Agriculture,Bearings,Transmission,