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,
Engineering Competence

Accurate drives for positioning tables

The need for accuracy combined with speed is encouraging the adoption of novel drive concepts for positioning table systems.Demands made on driven [...]
Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

Taking the heat

Making cement is a big, hot, dusty operation. Still, it’s fine-tuned technology that helps Thailand’s Asia Cement stay put in a tough market.Viewed [...]
Bearings,Construction,Coupling systems,
Engineering Competence

The attraction of magnetic bearings

Active magnetic bearings mark a new era in combining electrical and mechanical systems. They offer considerable benefits in extreme high-speed [...]
Bearings,Machine Tools,