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Engineering Competence

Lightweight bearings for machine tool spindles

A high-performance bearing arrangement that forms the heart of a new generation of machine tool spindles has been developed by SKF for Vigel S.p.A., [...]
Design,Machinery and equipment,Other (bearing units),
Industry

Green glamour on two wheels

When Gregory Peck squired Audrey Hepburn around Rome on a Vespa in Roman Holiday, the 1953 film forever linked scooters with style and glamour. [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,
News

High-performance seals for wind turbines

SKF engineers have developed a new generation of seals – the HRS range – specifically to meet the challenges of the wind energy industry. The [...]
Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,Seals,
Engineering Competence

A new life for the Lido

The Lido, the famed Parisian cabaret near the Arc de Triomphe, needed an elaborate new stage mechanism to accommodate its latest sumptuous [...]
Design,Other industry,Roller screws,
Industry

Bearings for next-generation aircraft engines

SKF is supplying CFM International – a joint venture between US-based GE Aviation and Snecma in France – with main shaft and gearbox bearings for the [...]
Aerospace,Design,Other (roller bearings),
Engineering Competence

Backwards into the future

Northern Europe’s biggest tractor manufacturer, Valtra, helps farmers work more comfortably and efficiently forwards and backwards, with unique [...]
Design,Food and beverages,Sensorised bearings,
Industry

Electric reliability

When Bolloré won the tender to run Autolib’, Paris’ first electric car-sharing service, in December 2010, the electrical solutions expert enrolled [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Design,Transportation & logistics,