Engineering Competence

Finite method, infinite options

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a well-established engineering technique in many areas of product design and design verification. Within SKF, it [...]
Cars,Design,Hub units,
Engineering Competence

The maintenance-free universal joint

The universal joint for commercial vehicle propeller shafts is essentially a specially-designed grease-lubricated needle roller bearing. This new [...]
Maintenance,Seals,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

CARB – three bearings in one

Customer demands for a space saving and robust bearing with low friction, resulted in CARBTM, a new type of bearing, which permits both large axial [...]
Bearings,Pulp and paper,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

The sound of noise

Designers of domestic appliances are committed to reducing the level of sound which machines contribute to the background cacophony of daily [...]
Asset management,Bearings,Maintenance,
Engineering Competence

Green bearings

More stringent laws on emissions and waste, greater customer environmental awareness and interest in environmentally-sound products, have forced [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Sustainability,
Engineering Competence

Centerless grinding of cam and crankshafts

The automotive industry benefits from new grinding technology.Traditionally, bearing journals (and diameters concentric to them) of cam and [...]
Cars,Engineering consultancy,Engineering tools,
Engineering Competence

Maintenance-friendly designs

New oil injection reduces down time and improves safetyIntroduced in the 40s, the use of the oil injection method to make equipment [...]
Design,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,