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,
Engineering Competence

Compact solutions for heavy trucks

In spite of their large size, heavy truck designs frequently require compact and highly integrated solutions. The IVECO Group is one manufacturer [...]
Trucks,
Engineering Competence

Electrically-insulated bearings

Reliability is an essential requirement for modern bearings with longer intervals between maintenance. For example, they must be robust enough to [...]
Bearings,Electrical,Railways,
Engineering Competence

Bearing the biggest bascule

The south bank of the River Maas, in the heart of the Dutch city of Rotterdam, is the site of an ambitious urban regeneration scheme known as Kop van [...]
Bearings,Design,Engineering tools,
Engineering Competence

Evaluating hybrid bearings for general applications

Opportunities are now opening up for hybrid bearings – incorporating silicon nitride balls rather than steel ones – in general purpose machine [...]
Bearings,Electrical,Lubrication Solutions,Machine Tools,