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Engineering Competence

Helicopter application puts ceramic-coated spherical plain bearings through their paces

A spherical plain bearing that incorporates a ceramic-coated inner ring, used in helicopter main rotor applications, has undergone extensive testing [...]
Design,Industry,Other industry,Plain bearings,Product,Reliability,Service,
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The great power

The only three companies in the world making wind turbines with a power output of around five megawatts are German, and REpower builds the biggest.
Condition monitoring,Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,Maintenance,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,
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Flying high with Citroën

In international car rallying, it’s not all about driver skill. Reducing car weight and friction can make the difference between winning and [...]
Cars,Design,Other products and services,
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Rolls in the hot spot

Stahlwerke Bremen has reduced costs and has improved efficiency with the deployment of a new kind of roll for its continuous casting operation. [...]
Design,Metal industry,Toroidal roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Wind turbines loom large

Tailored solutions that involve novel bearing and condition monitoring systems lie behind the latest advances in wind turbine technology. SKF has [...]
Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,Industry,Product,Service,Toroidal roller bearings,
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Spanning the Future

Thirty years ago, G&G Steel was a small firm with seven employees. Today it employs more than 100 workers and is one of the largest steel [...]
Design,Other industry,
Engineering Competence

New technology lowers cost per aircraft passenger

Composites and titanium are increasingly replacing aluminium and steel in aircraft. This and fly-by-wire technology are two routes to more [...]
Aerospace,Design,Industry,Mechatronics,Other products and services,Product,Service,