Engineering Competence

Drive-by-wire shows potential in future car design

Drive-by-wire systems are forecast to replace many of the traditional hydraulic and mechanical systems in vehicles. The Bertone-SKF Filo gives us a [...]
Cars,Hub units,Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

Cool airflow research

Aircraft designers need to simulate airflow to measure the performance and safety of their models. To get accurate results, the tests must be done at [...]
Aerospace,Linear motion,
Engineering Competence

Clean cars, tidy profits

A car wash is a high-tech piece of machinery. It automatically cleans your car without a scratch, and the most elaborate ones report the job via GSM [...]
Linear motion,
Engineering Competence

Moving the earth

Volvo’s A40D articulated hauler is a giant, built to carry an astonishing 37 tonnes of rock and gravel. But operators want minuscule maintenance [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

Flour power

Your daily bread – as well as your pasta, pastry and breakfast cereal – may all have passed through a grain milling or cereal processing plant from [...]
Bearings,Food and Beverage,
Engineering Competence

Bosch gives SKF supplier award

Since 1987, the Bosch Group has granted the Bosch Supplier Award every two years to a supplier that has provided exceptional product quality, service [...]
Mechatronics,Supply chain,
Engineering Competence

Bumper-to-bumper bearings

Jaguar’s new X – Type is a study in performance and technological innovation. The four – door, all – wheel – drive sports sedan, now available, is [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Seals,Transportation & logistics,