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Moving the earth

Volvo’s A40D articulated hauler is a giant, built to carry an astonishing 37 tonnes of rock and gravel. But operators want minuscule maintenance [...]
Toroidal roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,Trucks and trailers,
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Bumper-to-bumper bearings

Jaguar’s new X – Type is a study in performance and technological innovation.    The four – door, all – wheel – drive sports [...]
Cars,Hub units,Other products and services,Sensorised bearings,Transportation & logistics,
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New train concept

SKF has won a large railway contract for its new generation of axlebox bearing units from Siemens. The lightweight and compact bearings will be [...]
Axleboxes,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

New drive systems for mass transit

Mass transit is becoming more important in cities and suburban areas worldwide. New generations of vehicles equipped with newly designed drive [...]
Railways,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation & logistics,
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Turnaround at breakneck speed

When Italian motorcycle maker Ducati found itself heading off track, pulling the brakes was no solution. Instead the company chose to rev it up.When [...]
Transportation & logistics,
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Bearings and seals for Ford’s new Mondeo

Virtually all the major mechanical systems on Ford’s new Mondeo are equipped with either bearings or seals or both from the SKF Group. Over the [...]
Bearing housings,Cars,Lubricants,Spherical roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,
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By-wire technology in new concept car

A new concept car, developed by SKF and BERTONE, was unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The car, called FILO – Italian for wire – contains [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,