All articles for "Railways"

Engineering Competence

Railway axleboxes

SKF has received an order for 14,000 axleboxes equipped with compact tapered bearing units for a new generation of freight cars from AAE Ahaus [...]
Bearings,Design,Railways,
Engineering Competence

Service engineering for Australian railways

Rail companies in Australia face great technical challenges in their operations across the country. With its acquisition of Rolling Stock Supply & [...]
Engineering consultancy,Lubrication Services,Maintenance,Railways,Reliability,Remanufacturing,
Industry

SKF at InnoTrans

The InnoTrans in Berlin, held September 21–24, is the world’s largest railway exhibition. SKF presented the latest innovations to the railway [...]
Railways,
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Unique bogie solution

SKF and ContiTech Air Spring Systems have developed a unique axlebox suspension system for railway bogies that substantially reduces maintenance [...]
Coupling systems,Railways,Transportation and logistics,
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Compact taper roller bearing lives up to its name

SKF has developed a new bearing generation for railway applications that offers lower life-cycle costs and longer maintenance intervals. Laboratory [...]
Bearings,Design,Railways,
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Axlebridge designs for low-floor tramways

Low-floor tramcars and light rail vehicles offer easy entry for passengers into the vehicle. The Combino® modular tramcar made by Siemens is equipped [...]
Coupling systems,Design,Railways,Research and development,Transportation & logistics,
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Hybrid traction motor bearing units for mass-transit vehicles

Traction motor bearing units are increasingly used to lower life-cycle cost and improve performance in railway applications. Škoda Trakcní Motory is [...]
Industry,Product,Railways,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation & logistics,