Engineering Competence

Better flexibility in precision grinding

Lidköping Machine Tools, part of SKF, has developed a new range of machines for accurate grinding coupled with flexibility in automotive [...]
Metal industry,
Engineering Competence

Documented care for the environment

SKF introduced an environmental management system across the group that meets the new international voluntary standard, ISO 14001.SKF set itself a [...]
Engineering Competence

Accurate drives for positioning tables

  The need for accuracy combined with speed is encouraging the adoption of novel drive concepts for positioning table systems.Demands made on driven [...]
Machinery and equipment,
Engineering Competence

The attraction of magnetic bearings

Active magnetic bearings mark a new era in combining electrical and mechanical systems. They offer considerable benefits in extreme high-speed [...]
Aerospace,Cars,Other (roller bearings),
Engineering Competence

Sealed bearings clean and cost efficient

Sealed spherical roller bearings can save space, money and the environment. These are attractive attributes in an increasingly competitive [...]
Metal industry,Railways,Seals,Spherical roller thrust bearings,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Keep the presses rolling

The technical requirements on bearings in modern printing presses are very demanding, particularly for printing cylinders.Main cylinders or printing [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Other industry,Spherical roller bearings,Tapered roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Slewing bearings break new ground

  Recent developments at SKF have been able to increase slewing bearing life by around 400% using software-based analysis.By their very nature, [...]
Other industry,Simulation and software,