Engineering Competence

Harbour cranes give China a lift

A Shanghai manufacturer of port machinery helps China develop transports for its domestic shipping. But exports are also firmly in focus. The [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,
Engineering Competence

Spindles see major change

SKF has acquired Russell T. Gilman Inc., one of the leading producers of spindles for machine tools in the United States. The acquisition will [...]
Engineering consultancy,Machine Tools,Research and development,Spindles,
Engineering Competence

Rods and bearings in space

Bearing applications can sometimes be out of this world. Take the European space pro-gramme Ariane. Sarma, a speciality products division of SKF [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Engineering Competence

Interactive bearing selection

The new SKF Interactive Engineering Catalogue on CD-ROM has been released. It is based on the contents of the SKF catalogues General Catalogue, Large [...]
Digitization,Training,
Engineering Competence

The art of silence

It’s like a dream. Sailing on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Surrounded by gorgeous settings, you decide to spend the evening at the on-board [...]
Bearings,Marine,
Engineering Competence

Keep the presses rolling

The technical requirements on bearings in modern printing presses are very demanding, particularly for printing cylinders.Main cylinders or printing [...]
Bearings,Printing,
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,