Engineering Competence

A fluid transfer of knowledge

Texas A&M’s renowned engineering school fills a gap in pumping technology education with a new pump lab designed to give students real-life [...]
Other industry,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

Nonstop crushing

Unscheduled stoppages can hit mine production hard. Portugal’s Somincor turned to SKF to keep its rock crushers running and facilitate [...]
Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Racing with the sun

A lens invented in 1822 helped propel a Dutch solar-powered car across the Australian outback in the World Solar Challenge held in October [...]
Cars,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

SKF supplies bearings to Zytek’s hybrid-electric racing car

  Zytek Engineering has chosen SKF to supply customized and standard deep groove ball bearings for the electric motor generator unit and the [...]
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,
Engineering Competence

Unifying software for marine propulsion shaft design

ShaftDesigner is an innovative Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software to support the design, installation, maintenance and repair of marine [...]
Design,Maintenance,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Lubrication and contamination effects on bearing life

Bearing life is influenced by many factors. Two of the most important are lubrication and contamination. Through a better understanding of the [...]
Engineering Competence

Taking care of business

A responsible and sustainable approach is an important part of the SKF business idea. This applies not only to engineering operations, but to all of [...]