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Hungarian paper mill goes for CARB

Using SKF’s toroidal roller bearing CARBTM, a fine paper mill in Dunaúváros, Hungary, has doubled the production speed in its papermaking [...]
Industry,
News

Low friction in Ukraine windmill

Ukraine has put into operation a vertical 450-kilowatt windmill for power generation. Located in Evpatoria, Crimea, and designed by Ukrainian company [...]
Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,
News

New handbook for industrial gearbox design

SKF has issued an interactive CD-ROM titled Electronic Handbook – Rolling Bearings in Industrial Gearboxes. The handbook includes a number of [...]
Machinery and equipment,Simulation and software,
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Flexible with an aircraft profile

Speed and multiple functions characterise the machines from Modig Machine Tool, some of which play key roles in the aviation industry.Selling [...]
Aerospace,Angular contact ball bearings,Cylindrical roller bearings,Machinery and equipment,Spindles,
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Reborn and Airborne

It had been more than half a century since a new Zeppelin flew over Friedrichshafen, Germany. So it was an important day when it finally happened [...]
Aerospace,Spherical roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

New methods to predict dimensional stability

The effects of heat treatment on a bearing can now be predicted accurately for years to come, thanks to a technique that takes a new look at the use [...]
Metal industry,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

Optimised bearings for locomotive transmissions

Modular design makes the new Adtranz Octeon locomotives flexible. SKF optimised the bearings for the integrated drive system.Electric locomotives are [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Deep groove ball bearings,Railways,Transportation & logistics,

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