Manufacturing

Drives for docks and dams

Though seldom in the limelight, gearboxes play a vital role in countless kinds of machinery. The gearboxes made by Stiebel Getriebebau have earned a [...]
Bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

A good updraft

In Russia, a new division of Energomash is focusing on the production of draft-blowing machines for power stations in the domestic and CIS market, [...]
Bearings,Electricity,Lubrication Services,Lubrication Solutions,
Manufacturing

Rebicycle

If Arno Scheepens had his way, his master’s project at the University of Delft would be the next wooden shoe of Holland. Student and part-time [...]
Motorbikes,Research and development,Sustainability,
Manufacturing

SKF acquires remaining part of US-based seals company

  In April 2006, SKF acquired 51 percent of the shares in US-based Macrotech Polyseal Inc. Part of the agreement was for SKF to acquire the remaining [...]
Seals,
Manufacturing

New SKF Solution Factory in China

  In spring 2009, SKF inaugurated a new Solution Factory in Tianjin, China. The factory offers bearing remanufacturing, spindle service, customized [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,Maintenance products,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Manufacturing

New “green” US headquarters

In May 2009, SKF inaugurated new US headquarters in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The new building is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) [...]
Sustainability,
Manufacturing

Remote monitoring of wind turbines

  Around the world demand for condition monitoring and service from the wind power industry is growing. SKF’s intelligence centre for wind turbine [...]
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostics,Wind,