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Decision-support system for bearing failure mode analysis

Gaining insight and information from rolling bearing damage and failures is of strategic importance for SKF and its customers. The knowledge [...]
Online services,Research and theory,Service,
Engineering Competence

Preadjustable non-locating bearing unit

The SKF Panloc is a non-locating bearing unit that allows the internal clearance or preload to be adjusted to specific values.
Industry,Other industry,Other products and services,Product,
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Heinz Bloch – Everything but a consultant

Heinz Bloch doesn’t consider himself a consultant. “My wife’s hairdresser is a consultant. A business coach is a consultant,” says Bloch.
Reliability,
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VCP boosts performance

A Brazilian paper producer discovers the benefits of SKF’s integrated maintenance solutions contract.
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Simulation and software,Toroidal roller bearings,
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Shared ownership, shared rewards

When machines are taken care of by operations and maintenance staff in cooperation with each other, reliability is improved. Most people take [...]
Maintenance,Reliability,
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Dry downtown

London’s massive Thames Barrier is often called the eighth wonder of the world.  Inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984, the Thames Barrier is the [...]
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Other industry,Research and theory,
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Bobcat on the job

Whether they’re working on hard ground or wet grass, Bobcat Compact Track Loaders get the job done. Their secret: rubber tracks that let them either [...]
Other industry,Seals,Spherical roller bearings,

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