Engineering Competence

SKF polymer products and components

SKF is very well known as a leading bearing manufacturer worldwide, with high competence in steel-based bearing products and polymer sealing [...]
Bearings,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Lightweight bearings for machine tool spindles

A high-performance bearing arrangement that forms the heart of a new generation of machine tool spindles has been developed by SKF for Vigel S.p.A., [...]
Bearings,Design,Other (bearing units),
Engineering Competence

Bearing research: going to the atomic scale

This article provides insight into the four main lines of research through modelling at SKF: bearing steel, fatigue mechanisms, polymer design and [...]
Engineering tools,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Green glamour on two wheels

When Gregory Peck squired Audrey Hepburn around Rome on a Vespa in Roman Holiday, the 1953 film forever linked scooters with style and glamour. [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Sports,
Engineering Competence

Supporting Parasport Sweden

    In Sweden, SKF has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Swedish Parasport Federation and Sweden’s [...]
Other industry,Other products,Other services,
Engineering Competence

High-performance seals for wind turbines

SKF engineers have developed a new generation of seals – the HRS range – specifically to meet the challenges of the wind energy industry. The [...]
Design,Electricity,Seals,
Engineering Competence

A new life for the Lido

The Lido, the famed Parisian cabaret near the Arc de Triomphe, needed an elaborate new stage mechanism to accommodate its latest sumptuous [...]
Design,Lifting and Handling,Other industry,Roller screws,