All articles for "Railways"

Industry

India’s global ambitions

Will “Make in India” make a difference? The hope is that the campaign will attract new business from the manufacturing sector, generating jobs and [...]
Railways,Wind,
Engineering Competence

Life-cycle partnership in railways

SKF is at the forefront of developments in rail technology enabling the production of faster, quieter, safer and more efficient trains, and it [...]
Condition monitoring,Lubricants,Maintenance,Railways,Seals,Traction motor bearing units,
Digital Technology

Northern node

Cooperation between SKF and Luleå University of Technology in Sweden is yielding significant bene­fits for all involved. SKF is able to explore new [...]
Bearing life,Bearings,Design,Railways,Reliability,Research and development,
Manufacturing
Option 1

“Green” factory opened in Russia

SKF has inaugurated a new factory in Tver, Russia. The factory will produce the new generation of SKF’s sealed and pre-lubricated tapered roller [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Railways,Sustainability,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

SKF is expanding its operations with the following new factories:

1. A seal factory in Mysore, India, which will serve customers within the automotive, railway and industrial application segments. 2. A factory for [...]
Railways,
Engineering Competence

A new standard

A modular concept from ABB is now available on the market for railway traction motors. Based on standard modules, the new motors are optimized and [...]
Bearings,Design,Hybrid bearings,Railways,
Engineering Competence

The evolution of railway axlebox technology

In the first of a two-part article on railway axlebox design, we look at the evolution of this key railway subsystem from an historical perspective. [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lubrication Solutions,Railways,