Engineering Competence

E-learning programme benefits SKF customers

SKF customers can now expand the knowledge of their maintenance and reliability personnel through e-learning, allowing staff members to study at [...]
Digital Technology,Reliability,Training,
Engineering Competence

The eye in the sky

Making specialist information available to the masses has always been the Google mantra. And now, with Google Earth, the free software that marries [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Engineering Competence

Lift-off for China’s regional jet

In China, an advanced regional jet aircraft is under production. It will be the country’s first civil aircraft with complete proprietary intellectual [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Design,Reliability,Seals,
Engineering Competence

The universal polymer cage for railways

Significantly improved performance can be achieved through the use of polymer cages for roller bearings  in railway journal bearing applications. The [...]
Design,Railways,Research and development,Seals,
Engineering Competence

New generation TIH induction heaters

SKF began introducing a new generation of induction heaters with improved features and a more competitive price in November 2004. Developed with the [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Engineering Competence

Using a friction model as an engineering tool

Understanding friction in rolling bearings helps save energy and optimize bearing performance. To that end, SKF has released a more advanced friction [...]
Bearings,Engineering tools,Lubrication Solutions,Seals,
Engineering Competence

Upward trend in aerospace

  In 2005, a strong increase in air traffic, coupled with a decline in the number of parked aircrafts, signalled that the downward trend in aerospace [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,