Engineering Competence

Yarn spinning innovation

The desire to give textile companies better production control, greater manufacturing flexibility and improved overall product quality has led to the [...]
Asset management,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Steering new course with sensors

Material flow within plants continues to be an important area for company rationalization. The euphoria over automation has given way to the [...]
Automation,Bearings,Cars,
Engineering Competence

Customer approach to housing design

A new generation of standard housings, the SNL range, will shortly enter the market – offering considerable flexibility in bearing choice, [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

Spherical roller bearings in fans

Fan-related bearing problems represent a significant proportion of failures presented to SKF engineers. This has led to the development of solutions [...]
Bearing failure,Bearings,Engineering consultancy,
Engineering Competence

Productivity increase in hot wire rolling mills

An Italian company is developing complete on-line condition monitoring for hot wire rolling mills.Continuous market pressure forces steel mills to [...]
Condition monitoring,Metals,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Linear guidance systems

In the linear guidance or table systems market, a significant number of users are now seeking to obtain the complete system – guide system, drive and [...]
Linear motion,
Engineering Competence

Testing times for greases

Grease plays a crucial part in the lubrication of railway axleboxes and bearings. SKF has evaluated its test procedures for measuring grease [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Railways,