All articles for "Bearings"

Engineering Competence

Hybrid bearings for electrical machinery

Hybrid bearings can prolong the service life of electrical motors, machine tools, fluid machinery, etc., where the operating conditions may include [...]
Automation,Bearings,Electrical,Engineering tools,Testing and test center,
Engineering Competence

Tailored bearing surfaces for optimum operating characteristics

Superimposing patterns on the bearing surface can be beneficial in some situations, especially under poor lubrication conditions.Studies carried out [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Engineering tools,Integrated maintenance solutions,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

A clean-cut household icon

Kobold vacuum cleaners are sold exclusively door-to-door. That’s one reason why manufacturer Vorwerk strives to combine high power and low weight.The [...]
Bearings,Design,Home appliances,
Engineering Competence

Light as a bicycle

Low weight and high performance are a winning combination in bicycle racing. That’s why these factors are the focus of Italian bicycle-part [...]
Bearings,Motorbikes,Reliability,
Engineering Competence

Novel application

SKF has developed a new wheel bearing arrangement for Michelin that allows air to be exchanged between a centralised compressor and a car’s four [...]
Bearings,Cars,Coupling systems,Hub units,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

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 [...]
Bearings,Railways,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Manufacturing

In-depth piping

A new pipe-laying vessel, the CSO Deep Blue, is pushing the envelope of what is possible in deepwater piping. It will have the capacity to lay more [...]
Bearings,Hub units,Lifting and Handling,