Engineering Competence

Reborn and Airborne

It had been more than half a century since a new Zeppelin flew over Friedrichshafen, Germany. So it was an important day when it finally happened [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Design,
Engineering Competence

Optimised bearings for locomotive transmissions

Modular design makes the new Adtranz Octeon locomotives flexible. SKF optimised the bearings for the integrated drive system.Electric locomotives are [...]
Bearings,Integrated maintenance solutions,Railways,Transmission,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Flexible with an aircraft profile

Speed and multiple functions characterise the machines from Modig Machine Tool, some of which play key roles in the aviation industry.Selling [...]
Automation,Bearings,Digitization,Linear motion,Machinery and equipment,Spindles,
Engineering Competence

New handbook for industrial gearbox design

SKF has issued an interactive CD-ROM titled Electronic Handbook – Rolling Bearings in Industrial Gearboxes. The handbook includes a number of [...]
Bearings,Digitization,Engineering consultancy,Training,
Engineering Competence

Low friction in Ukraine windmill

Ukraine has put into operation a vertical 450-kilowatt windmill for power generation. Located in Evpatoria, Crimea, and designed by Ukrainian company [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,Wind,
Engineering Competence

Hungarian paper mill goes for CARB

Using SKF’s toroidal roller bearing CARBTM, a fine paper mill in Dunaúváros, Hungary, has doubled the production speed in its papermaking machine. [...]
Bearings,Pulp and paper,
Engineering Competence

Sparrow takes off for the city

A new bird has been spotted in the automotive sky –the three-wheeled Sparrow. Hatched by Corbin-Pacific, Inc., in California, in the United States, [...]
Bearings,Cars,Electrical,Transportation & logistics,