Engineering Competence

All set for a good life

Truck hub units have the potential to keep trucks on the road longer, with less downtime. Fleet operator Hare Express decided to try them out. With [...]
Bearings,Hub units,Lubrication Services,Maintenance,Seals,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

High standard of steel

U.S. company Bethlehem Steel uses 228 cranes to keep the flow of materials moving through the manufacturing process at its Indiana facility. Perhaps [...]
Bearings,Design,Lubrication Solutions,Metals,
Engineering Competence

Hypercar – more than just hype

Amory B. Lovins believes his innovative car concept is one for the future. He envisions cars that can generate power when parked.Sipping a cup of [...]
Artificial intelligence,Bearings,Cars,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Breath of fresh air for automobile air conditioners

Customer demand has led to the development of a range of double row angular contact ball bearings for clutches in automobile air-conditioning [...]
Cars,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

At the boundary between lubrication and wear (part two)

The first part of this article was published in Evolution 2/98. This is the second and last part.For more than 100 years, researchers have looked at [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Innovation is the key

Identifying and nurturing promising ideas as they grow into new products and business opportunities is an important part of the SKF corporate [...]
Engineering consultancy,
Engineering Competence

Hard coating for heavy bearing duty

Diamond-like carbon coatings combine hardness with low friction, thus helping to eliminate wear and increase bearing service life.Hardness combined [...]
Research and development,