Engineering Competence

A part in every port

For ship operators, Norwegian Unitor is a one-stop shop for technical shipboard supplies. Each of its 8,500 standard products is tested for the [...]
Bearings,Marine,
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,
Engineering Competence

Narrow escape

Work on Amsterdam’s magnificent network of canals and bridges began in the 17th century. Today those canals and bridges are beautiful city sights [...]
Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Engineering Competence

Shear mining power

A newly developed longwall shearer with increased supply voltage gives Polish coal mines a productivity boost. A group of Polish designers and [...]
Bearings,Design,Mining and mineral processing,Toroidal roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Service with a future

A long-term maintenance contract between a South African and a German company pushes the boundaries of out-sourcing arrangements. It’s a leap of [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,
Engineering Competence

Slewing bearings break new ground

Recent developments at SKF have been able to increase slewing bearing life by around 400% using software-based analysis.By their very nature, slewing [...]
Bearing life,Digitization,Marine,