Engineering Competence

Best Product of the Year

SKF has won a prestigious Golden Mousetrap award for the SKF Machine Condition Indicator (MCI). Golden Mousetrap awards are bestowed by the trade [...]
Other industry,Other services,
Engineering Competence

Solutions for Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 car

The new Scuderia Ferrari F14 T features several solutions developed by SKF. One key area to which SKF has contributed is the Ferrari power unit being [...]
Cars,Plain bearings,
Engineering Competence

Energy-efficient minimal quantity lubrication for high-speed spindles

The exact supply of minimal quantities of appropriate lubricant is one of the essential requirements for the optimal operation and long service life [...]
Lubricants,Other industry,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

Taking the plunge

SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has achieved a daring world first – removing a ship’s fin stabilizer while the vessel was still in the water.
Other products,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Funding for tribology research

SKF has received 2.1 million euros from the European Union for its research project iBetter, which aims to develop a new integrated diagnostic method [...]
Other industry,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

ArcelorMittal orders customized actuators

ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has chosen SKF to customize and supply 30 electro­mechanical actuators for use in  its contin­uous steel caster. The order [...]
Design,Mechatronics,Metal industry,
Engineering Competence

A new generation of sealing rings

SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced its SC3 ring – the new-generation lip sealing ring for SIMPLEX-COMPACT sterntube seals. Differences in [...]
Design,Seals,Transportation & logistics,