All articles for "Bearings"

Engineering Competence

Why walk if you can wetz?

From Atlanta to Zürich, young and old are wetzing their way through urban jungles on a device that blends the ergonomics of a scooter with the [...]
Bearings,Transportation and logistics,
Engineering Competence

Railway bearings pass new test

SKF’s railway axlebox with cylindrical roller bearings was the first to pass the 25-tonne test under the new standard EN 12082 (European Norm). The [...]
Bearings,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Sensorised bearing units enhance control

Clear information on the status of travelling machine parts is critical in many fields of engineering. Control systems depend on this kind of input [...]
Bearings,Mechatronics,
Manufacturing
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Order for Airbus components

SARMA, a French subsidiary of SKF, has won a contract from Aerospatiale-Matra Airbus to supply airframe bearings and metallic and composite rods. The [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Shanthi Gears goes for new markets

Coimbatore, in southern India, has long been known for its colourful cottons. Now it’s also becoming known as home to one of India’s premium gear [...]
Bearings,
Digital Technology

A familiar name on the Chilean market

Empresas CMPC is a key company in the Chilean industry – as well as a household name. Most Chileans have on some occasion used the company’s [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Seals,
Engineering Competence

A driver in the Brazilian economy

By choosing Brazil in 1953, Volkswagen was throwing a dart at the biggest target on the map in Latin America. But the venture was not without [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Transmission,Trucks,