All articles for "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,
Industry

Sealing solutions contract from Indian Railways

  Indian Railways has chosen SKF to supply seals for the refurbishment of tapered roller bearing units for its freight cars. The order, worth around [...]
Bearings,Railways,Reliability,Remanufacturing,Seals,
Digital Technology

Covering the distance with SKF Axletronic odometers

Harmonization of rail network control systems offers international interoperability as well as major savings on investment and maintenance costs and [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Digitization,Maintenance,Railways,Reliability,
Industry

Bearings for 500 chinese locomotives

  SKF has gained an order worth 14 million euros from CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd., ZELC, to equip 500 mainline electric locomotives for [...]
Bearings,Maintenance products,Railways,Remanufacturing,Transmission,
Engineering Competence

SENSORIZED TRACTION MOTOR BEARING UNITS

Reliability combined with long maintenance intervals are essential for modern traction motors. To meet the needs of transport operators, SKF has [...]
Bearings,Design,Integrated maintenance solutions,Railways,Reliability,
Manufacturing
Option 1

Axlebox order for premium class trains

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) is launching a new premium-class long-distance service called Railjet, which will start operating in 2008. The [...]
Bearings,Railways,
Manufacturing

SKF receives Best Quality Award from Siemens

  SKF has won the prestigious “Best Quality Award” from Siemens Large Drives (SLD) for the fiscal year 2007. The prize is awarded for proven quality [...]
Bearings,Quality,Railways,