Manufacturing

Mining the extreme north

At 78 degrees latitude, Svea is the world’s northernmost underground coalmine and the only one in the Nordic region. Located 1,000 kilometres from [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,
Manufacturing

The Evolution of crisis

Financial crises are nothing new. The current one has many things in common with earlier crises, even though the magnitude has not been seen since [...]
Manufacturing

Installed confidence

Agricultural machinery leads a hard life. Mud, water, dust and dirt make for rough working conditions, while inexpert users often ask too much of [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Other industry,Reliability,Spherical roller bearings,
Manufacturing

Launches in China

  In May 2008, SKF and Baosteel launched a joint venture, SKF Industrial Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The new company’s business focus is on [...]
Manufacturing

Award from MAN Nutzfahrzeuge

  For the fifth time, German truck manufacturer MAN Nutzfahrzeuge has rewarded its 10 best suppliers with the “Trucknology Supplier” title. SKF has [...]
Trucks and trailers,
Manufacturing

New long-term contract with Škoda

  SKF has won a long-term traction motor bearing unit contract with Škoda Electric a.s., valued at more than 11 million euros, for the new Prague 15T [...]
Cars,
Manufacturing

Investment to increase production capacity

SKF is investing approximately 400 million Swedish kronor (40 million euros) in its facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden, to further increase capacity. [...]