All articles for "Transportation & logistics"

Engineering Competence

GM concept car gets drive-by-wire technology

General Motors has chosen drive-by-wire technology from SKF for use in its futuristic concept vehicle AUTOnomy, which combines fuel cells with [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

The Compact TBU, a new concept in axlebox bearing units

Design is the key to lower life-cycle cost. SKF engineers have taken this maxim to heart in developing the Compact Tapered Bearing Unit (Compact TBU) [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Railways,Research and development,Testing and test center,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Smart design

Crown Equipment Corp’s forklifts are not only tough, they’re stylish and smart.Does an industrial vehicle have to look stylish? After all, a forklift [...]
Automation,Bearings,Lifting and Handling,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

A sporting chance

SKF will be a major bearing supplier to Volvo’s new range of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) when the company begins production of the SUVs in early [...]
Cars,Hub units,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
Digital Technology

Auto diagnostics

Together with Infocar, a development company in Stockholm, SKF is developing software that will support repair garages with fault-finding and [...]
Cars,Maintenance,Maintenance products,Monitoring and diagnostic,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Moving the earth

Volvo’s A40D articulated hauler is a giant, built to carry an astonishing 37 tonnes of rock and gravel. But operators want minuscule maintenance [...]
Bearings,Mining and mineral processing,Transportation & logistics,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

Bumper-to-bumper bearings

Jaguar’s new X – Type is a study in performance and technological innovation. The four – door, all – wheel – drive sports sedan, now available, is [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Seals,Transportation & logistics,