Engineering Competence

125 years of automotive history – SKF’s contributions to engine lubrication

Automotive lubrication has developed alongside the automotive industry. SKF Lubrication Systems Germany AG looks back on more than 80 years of [...]
Cars,Lubricants,
Engineering Competence

Cleaner cleaning

Two SKF engineers have invented a method for cleaning components in industrial production using rainwater as the cleaning agent.Günter Strasser, head [...]
Bearing life,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Centralized lubrication system for wind turbines offers improved efficiency

A successful cooperation of companies within the SKF Group has led to the development of an improved pump unit for centralized lubrication systems [...]
Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,
Engineering Competence

Reduced CO2 emissions with new engine seal

The new SKF Low Friction Engine Seal lowers CO2 emissions and improves fuel economy, with friction levels that are as much as 55 percent lower than [...]
Cars,Seals,Sustainability,
Engineering Competence

Special single nut for Ferrari 458 Italia

The new single nut from SKF has changed the hub bearing unit of the Ferrari 458 Italia sport car. The design target of the single nut was to carry [...]
Cars,Hub units,Racing,
Engineering Competence

The beast of Lyon – putting large bearing contacts to the test

The Tribogyr test machine at the ­National Institute of Applied ­Sciences in Lyon, France, is breaking new ground in tribological research.
Bearings,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Developments in ceramic bearing balls

The need to provide solutions for high-performance applications in advanced gas turbines initially drove the development of ceramic rolling elements [...]
Bearings,Hybrid bearings,Research and development,