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The value of reconditioning bearings in cold rolling mills

Refurbishment and reconditioning of bearings used in cold rolling mills can save between 55 % and 65 % on the cost of buying new bearings.   SKF [...]
Design,Industry,Maintenance,Metal industry,Service,
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Providing a good foundation for machines

A recently formed SKF Alignment Competence Centre helps customers make proper alignment to prevent early machine failure.
Condition monitoring,Industry,Machinery and equipment,Other industry,Product,Reliability,Service,
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Grease life in lubricated-for-life deep groove ball bearings

Advanced grease-life estimates for lubricated-for-life ball bearings can be made with a new diagram that includes operating temperature and grease [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Industry,Lubricants,Other industry,Product,Reliability,Service,
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Axlebridge designs for low-floor tramways

Low-floor tramcars and light rail vehicles offer easy entry for passengers into the vehicle. The Combino® modular tramcar made by Siemens is equipped [...]
Axleboxes,Industry,Other products and services,Product,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
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Electrical and fire-safe bearings for ventilator motors

Electrical motors for fan arrangements are increasingly used with power frequency converters for variable-air-volume ventilation systems or in fire [...]
Hybrid bearings,Industry,Other industry,Product,
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Smart Housing – the integrated sensor solution

Smart Housing is a way of integrating sensors into a housing to allow monitoring and control of critical bearing applications. It is a robust system [...]
Bearing housings,Industry,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other industry,Product,Sensorised bearings,
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Hybrid traction motor bearing units for mass-transit vehicles

Traction motor bearing units are increasingly used to lower life-cycle cost and improve performance in railway applications. Škoda Trakcní Motory is [...]
Industry,Product,Railways,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation & logistics,