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Railway bearings pass new test

SKF’s railway axlebox with cylindrical roller bearings was the first to pass the 25-tonne test under the new standard EN 12082 (European Norm). The [...]
Axleboxes,Cylindrical roller bearings,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
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Order for Airbus components

SARMA, a French subsidiary of SKF, has won a contract from Aerospatiale-Matra Airbus to supply airframe bearings and metallic and composite [...]
Aerospace,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
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Biodegradable bearing grease available

SKF has introduced a new biodegradable, low-toxicity “green” grease, LGGB 2. The grease is an environmentally friendly alternative to standard [...]
Lubricants,
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The scent of clean laundry

Many people rate the smell of clean laundry as their favourite scent. People all over the globe share a common urge: to keep clean and to wash the [...]
Other (special products),
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Joint venture for ball manufacturing

Together with German competitor FAG Kugelfischer Georg Shäfer AG and the US company NN Ball & Roller Inc, SKF has started a jointly owned [...]
Metal industry,Other products and services,
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Right on track with bogie monitoring system

Sécheron of Switzerland and SKF are developing a new bogie monitoring system for railway cars. Due to be launched this year, the system continuously [...]
Axleboxes,Condition monitoring,Railways,Reliability,Sensorised bearings,Transportation & logistics,
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Alignment specialist acquired

SKF has acquired 70 percent of the shares in the Dutch service company Machine Support BV. Machine Support specialises in precision geometric [...]
Maintenance,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,