Engineering Competence

Dedicated to tribology

Roberto Bassani has been fascinated by the science of tribology since the term was coined in 1966. Today, he is focusing on the future of high-speed [...]
Research and development,Talent,
Engineering Competence

Investing for the future

The 87-year-old Munksund paper mill in northern Sweden is kept up to date to meet the demands of today’s customers. One of the latest improvements [...]
Condition monitoring,Pulp and paper,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Changing tides

London’s wastewater disposal system dates back to the days of Queen Victoria. Now the government has embarked on a massive programme to upgrade the [...]
Bearings,Integrated maintenance solutions,Lubrication Solutions,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Electric reliability

When Bolloré won the tender to run Autolib’, Paris’ first electric car-sharing service, in December 2010, the electrical solutions expert enrolled [...]
Bearings,Cars,Design,Electrical,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Wheel-end solutions to Mazda Motor

  Low-friction hub bearing units from SKF will equip the all-new Mazda 2 as well as other models to be launched [...]
Cars,Hub units,Other services,
Engineering Competence

New generation of Mudblock seals

At the 2015 Hannover Messe, SKF showcased a new generation of SKF Mudblock cassette seals for oil-lubricated wheel-end applications that will [...]
Coupling systems,Other industry,Other services,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Four-point contact ball bearings – two in one

Imagine one needs a bearing that can accommodate loads in both axial directions and provides a very tight axial shaft position tolerance. Four-point [...]