Sustainability

Collaboration keeps ageing wind farm in peak form

As one of Europe’s first offshore wind farms reaches middle age, innovative service and support solutions from SKF are helping to keep the turbines [...]
Bearing failure,Bearing life,Bearings,Sustainability,Wind,
Sustainability

From traditional to selective hardening

A fast and energy-efficient hardening technology is getting ready for its industrial debut.
Bearing life,Bearings,Energy Efficient Bearing,Sustainability,
Sustainability

Efficient seals boost sustainability

A challenge in seal design is to achieve the lowest friction possible while maintaining the sealing ability to keep lubricants in and contaminants [...]
Cars,Railways,Research and development,Rotating equipment performance,Seals,
Sustainability

SKF helps propel prototype bike to 4,183.8 km world-record journey

An oversized fuel tank, customised wheel bearings and other innovations help secure a new world record for the distance travelled by a prototype bike [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Sports,Sustainability,
Sustainability

SKF and Minesto collaborate on developing the next generation of tidal kites

Nordic tidal energy company Minesto has developed a patented technology for underwater kites that makes use of the clean and renewable energy in the [...]
Bearings,Lubricants,Seals,Sustainability,
Sustainability

Never underestimate the power of boil-off gas

Magnetic bearing technology from SKF is helping liquefied natural gas carriers transform a persistent problem into a source of power for cleaner [...]
Gas and water supply,Magnetic bearings,Sustainability,
Sustainability

Sustainability from track to road

When you think about a 1,000 hp Formula 1 race car, words like speed and competition likely come to mind. But now sustainability could also be added [...]
Bearings,Cars,Electrical,Hybrid bearings,