Engineering Competence

A bridge to the history

One of Spain’s most emblematic engineering achievements can be found in the Basque country. It’s the Puente Colgante (the Hanging Bridge), and it [...]
Bearings,Lifting and Handling,Lubrication Solutions,
Engineering Competence

More than 100 years of energy saving solutions

  Today energy saving is one of the main issues in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. But even a century ago energy saving was important because of [...]
Bearings,Transportation and logistics,
Engineering Competence

SKF and Aker Kvaerner sign partnership

  SKF and Norwegian company Aker Kvaerner have established a partnership for Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) for the offshore and onshore oil and [...]
Engineering consultancy,Integrated maintenance solutions,Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Engineering Competence

SKF acquires world-leading magnetic bearing company in Britain

SKF has signed an agreement with the British company Edwards Limited to acquire its subsidiary S2M, the world’s leading company in magnetic bearings. [...]
Bearings,
Engineering Competence

SKF solution for railway articulation joints

Low-floor mass transit vehicles offer easy entry for passengers. Modern articulated vehicle designs containing several body sections enable easy [...]
Bearings,Design,Integrated maintenance solutions,Railways,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

X-TRACKER

How asymmetrical hub bearing units improve high-performance car handling For high-performance cars,maintaining good handling characteristics under [...]
Bearings,Cars,Engineering consultancy,Hub units,
Engineering Competence

Bearings that save energy

Intense development efforts within SKF have resulted in the launch of a new family of bearings that can deliver significantly lower energy [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Design,Energy and sustainability management,