Engineering Competence

Documented care for the environment

SKF introduced an environmental management system across the group that meets the new international voluntary standard, ISO 14001.SKF set itself a [...]
Sustainability,
Engineering Competence

New methods to predict dimensional stability

The effects of heat treatment on a bearing can now be predicted accurately for years to come, thanks to a technique that takes a new look at the use [...]
Engineering tools,
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

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

Big

SKF has delivered its largest slewing bearing ever. With a diameter of 13.3 metres, the 70-tonne bearing will be used for the turret of a floating [...]
Bearings,Marine,
Engineering Competence

No Volvo vibrations

Volvo in Skövde, Sweden, has developed a condition monitoring system together with SKF. The system is installed in the company’s plant for [...]
Condition monitoring,Integrated maintenance solutions,Machine Tools,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostic,Reliability,Simulation and software,