Manufacturing

International prize for tribology research and application

  Professor Stathis Ioannides, SKF Group director of Product Engineering, has been awarded the Tribology Trust’s Gold Medal, internationally [...]
Research and development,Talent,
Manufacturing

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION – using minimal quantity lubrication

Minimal quantity lubrication (MQL) is of growing importance in supporting productivity improvements in cutting processes such as drilling, milling [...]
Lubrication Solutions,
Manufacturing

SKF KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING – results in customer benefits

Knowledge engineering is a term that describes SKF’s understanding of customer applications combined with its manufacturing excellence and expertise. [...]
Asset management,Engineering consultancy,Maintenance,Maintenance products,Mechatronics,Research and development,
Manufacturing

Mining the extreme north

At 78 degrees latitude, Svea is the world’s northernmost underground coalmine and the only one in the Nordic region. Located 1,000 kilometres from [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining and mineral processing,Reliability,
Manufacturing

Acquisition of lubrication systems company in Argentina

  SKF has acquired Cirval S.A., a company specializing in the design, manufacture and sales of centralized lubrication systems. Cirval has annual [...]
Lubrication Solutions,
Manufacturing
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Inauguration of A second Hope School in China

In September 2008, an official inauguration was held at the SKF Hope School in Lancang County, Yunnan province, in southwestern China. The school has [...]
Training,
Manufacturing
Option 1

On top in Carbon Disclosure Leadership index

Once again SKF has taken a strong position in the area of sustainability. SKF is ranked second in the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index among [...]
Sustainability,