Industry

The world’s toughest race

Every year, drivers and riders put their vehicles – and themselves – through an epic endurance test at the Dakar Rally.
Cars,Design,Other (special products),Reliability,Seals,Trucks and trailers,
Industry

New contracts

Audi AG SKF has signed contracts estimated at some 110 million euros with Audi for the delivery of components for a number of vehicle models. The [...]
Bearing units,Cars,Condition monitoring,Design,Maintenance,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,
Industry

Strong focus on sustainability

For the 13th successive year, the SKF Group is included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and the pan-European sustainability [...]
Other industry,Other services,
Industry

Getting big by going small

Having dominated the Indian compact car market for more than 20 years, Maruti Suzuki is today the country’s largest car producer.
Cars,Design,Hub units,
Industry

From the racetrack to the streets

While motorsport has long influenced road vehicle design in both aesthetics and performance, the extreme test environment of Formula 1 now plays a [...]
Cars,Other (special products),Research and theory,Trucks and trailers,
Industry

Improved seals head unit for off-road vehicles

SKF’s new seals head unit is an integrated application for off-road vehicles such as enduro and cross motorcycles, snowmobiles and quads. In addition [...]
Design,Other industry,Seals,
Industry

Slick research

At Imperial College London, Professor Hugh Spikes studies the effects of friction.
Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Food and beverages,Lubricants,Machinery and equipment,Other industry,Research and theory,