Engineering Competence

Shanthi Gears goes for new markets

Coimbatore, in southern India, has long been known for its colourful cottons. Now it’s also becoming known as home to one of India’s premium gear [...]
Bearings,
Engineering Competence

A familiar name on the Chilean market

Empresas CMPC is a key company in the Chilean industry – as well as a household name. Most Chileans have on some occasion used the company’s [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Remote control in car design

Drive-by-wire is a rapidly developing technology for motor vehicle control. Based on remote electrical actuation of vital functions, it offers new [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

A driver in the Brazilian economy

By choosing Brazil in 1953, Volkswagen was throwing a dart at the biggest target on the map in Latin America. But the venture was not without [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Transmission,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

The scent of clean laundry

Many people rate the smell of clean laundry as their favourite scent. People all over the globe share a common urge: to keep clean and to wash the [...]
Bearings,Home appliances,
Engineering Competence

Sealed Explorer bearings to come

SKF will start manufacturing a sealed version of its Explorer spherical roller bearing. This is a new bearing generation that can provide up to three [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Right on track with bogie monitoring system

Sécheron of Switzerland and SKF are developing a new bogie monitoring system for railway cars. Due to be launched this year, the system continuously [...]
Condition monitoring,Integrated maintenance solutions,Monitoring and diagnostic,Railways,Reliability,Transportation & logistics,