All articles for "Transportation & logistics"

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New drive systems for mass transit

Mass transit is becoming more important in cities and suburban areas worldwide. New generations of vehicles equipped with newly designed drive [...]
Asset management,Engineering tools,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
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Bearings and seals for Ford’s new Mondeo

Virtually all the major mechanical systems on Ford’s new Mondeo are equipped with either bearings or seals or both from the SKF Group. Over the [...]
Bearings,Cars,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
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By-wire technology in new concept car

A new concept car, developed by SKF and BERTONE, was unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The car, called FILO – Italian for wire – contains [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
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It’s all snow biz

Leitner SpA, situated in the Italian Alps in Vipiteno, South Tyrol, is the Italian headquarters of the Leitner Group of companies. The company [...]
Bearings,Engineering consultancy,Lifting and Handling,Transportation & logistics,
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Control is everything

In the aeronautical industry, development is constant and safety issues are always a top priority. In flight control, mechanical and hydraulic [...]
Aerospace,Bearings,Linear motion,Transportation & logistics,
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Lubrication of bearings at low temperatures

In low-temperature conditions, lubrication media must be carefully selected, taking into account the whole range of temperatures over which machinery [...]
Lubrication Solutions,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
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Railway bearings pass new test

SKF’s railway axlebox with cylindrical roller bearings was the first to pass the 25-tonne test under the new standard EN 12082 (European Norm). The [...]
Bearings,Railways,Transportation & logistics,