Engineering Competence

Axlebridge designs for low-floor tramways

Low-floor tramcars and light rail vehicles offer easy entry for passengers into the vehicle. The Combino® modular tramcar made by Siemens is equipped [...]
Coupling systems,Design,Railways,Research and development,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Electrical and fire-safe bearings for ventilator motors

Electrical motors for fan arrangements are increasingly used with power frequency converters for variable-air-volume ventilation systems or in fire [...]
Bearings,Electrical,
Engineering Competence

Smart Housing – the integrated sensor solution

Smart Housing is a way of integrating sensors into a housing to allow monitoring and control of critical bearing applications. It is a robust system [...]
Condition monitoring,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Engineering Competence

A solid foundation

Faced with a difficult domestic economy, Brazil’s Votorantim Group is moving into the global arena, expanding its base through acquisitions and joint [...]
Bearings,Maintenance,Metals,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Helicopters in top flight

What started as an Italian family-run business in the early days of aeroplanes has become, through a series of partnerships, innovations and [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,
Engineering Competence

Composite bushing gains wider market

The wider distribution and improvement of SKF’s stainless steel backed composite bushings brings a solution to the food and beverage [...]
Food and Beverage,Marine,Printing,Pulp and paper,
Engineering Competence

SKF WindCon system gains certification

SKF has gained the certification of the Allianz Zentrum für Technik (AZT), the technological centre of the German Allianz insurance group, for its [...]
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostic,Wind,