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Industry

Magnetic bearings up to any test

Running turboexpander, high-speed electric motor and compressor applications in harsh environments is a challenge. Developing this equipment to [...]
Magnetic bearings,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Reliability,Sustainability,
Industry
Collaboration with GE Oil & Gas

Collaboration with GE Oil & Gas

SKF and GE Oil & Gas have signed a non-exclusive, licence-based collaboration agreement aimed at further developing the use of active magnetic [...]
Mining, extraction of oil and gas,
Engineering Competence
Eight-tonne bearing

Eight-tonne bearing for mining applications

SKF has manufactured and supplied its largest-ever spherical roller bearing based on ISO standard to be used within the mining industry. The bearing, [...]
Bearings,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Spherical roller bearings,
Engineering Competence
Improved sealing

Improved sealing

The need to drill deeper for oil, with a corresponding increase in pressures and temperatures, makes working in an already harsh environment even [...]
Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Seals,
Industry
Mining company Compañía Minera Antamina S.A.

Maintenance contract in Peru

The mining comp any Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (Antamina) has signed a three-year contract with SKF whereby SKF will provide proactive reliability [...]
Mining, extraction of oil and gas,
Engineering Competence

SKF scientists awarded

Staff members from SKF’s Engineering & Research Centre in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, have won a range of excellence awards. In July 2013, Erik [...]
Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Lubricants,Machinery and equipment,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Research and development,Talent,
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Unearthing mining trends

  An in-depth look at the mining industry reveals that multi-disciplinary cooperation is crucial for its future development. In the early 1970s there [...]
Mining, extraction of oil and gas,