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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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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,
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Improved uptime for vibrating equipment

Copperhead is a new integrated system of advanced bearings and condition monitoring technology. Developed by SKF, it is designed specifically for use [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other industry,Reliability,Research and theory,Spherical roller bearings,
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Monitoring without wires

SKF has developed a wireless system for online monitoring of machine condition in rotating equipment. The system is targeted for the pulp and paper, [...]
Condition monitoring,Cylindrical roller thrust bearings,Machinery and equipment,Metal industry,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Simulation and software,

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