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Record-setting sealed bearing

Record-setting sealed bearing

SKF’s bearing factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, has produced the company’s largest sealed spherical roller bearing to date. The 241/900 spherical roller [...]
Engineering Competence,Manufacturing,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Spherical roller bearings,
Industry
A sugar cane harvester at CNH’s production plant in Piracicaba, Brazil.

SKF redesign for CNH’s sugar cane harvesters brings sweet success

Sugar cane cultivation is a pillar of the Brazilian economy. When harvester machine manufacturer heavyweight Case IH ran into trouble with one of its [...]
Engineering Competence,Food and beverages,Machinery and equipment,Manufacturing,
Engineering Competence
Motorbike with GEM in-wheel electric motor

GEM in-wheel electric motors on the rise

In-wheel electric motors have been around since the late 1800s, but they have come into their own recently with advancements in electric motor [...]
Digital Technology,Engineering Competence,Transportation & logistics,
Digital Technology
Danica Kragic talks about ethical robots

Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots

Professor Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots that do the things we don’t want to do, can’t do or shouldn’t do. At the same time, [...]
Digital Technology,Industry,Research and theory,
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Making the most of waste

Making the most of waste

It’s amazing what can be achieved with waste. Thanks to advances in technology, Renova is transforming waste into valuable energy.
Electricity, gas and water supply,Industry,Manufacturing,
Engineering Competence
Meeting the climate challenges

Meeting the climate challenges

SKF’s climate target 2012–2016 has resulted in some impressive achievements and has helped to lay the foundation for the company’s ambitious new [...]
Electricity, gas and water supply,Engineering Competence,Manufacturing,
Engineering Competence
Typical extended white etching crack network; large size spherical roller bearing.

White etching cracks

Bearings are critical machine components for carrying load and transmitting motion. The challenge of ever-increasing power density from modern [...]
Engineering Competence,Manufacturing,Product,Research and theory,

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