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New joint venture in China

SKF is continuing its expansion into the Chinese market. Together with China’s leading bearing producer, Wafangdian Bearing Co. Ltd., SKF is [...]
Spherical roller bearings,

Strong lock nuts

The new SKF design for KMT and KMTA lock nuts allows simple, effective and exact axial location of bearings. Securing a conventional nut requires a [...]

Amory B. LovinsHypercar – more than just hype

Sipping a cup of milky tea in a quiet corner of a hotel breakfast room, bespectacled and unassuming, Amory B. Lovins hardly looks like a man about to [...]
Cars,Transportation & logistics,

Rolling with the U.S. auto industry

This issue of Evolution focuses both on the United States and the automotive industry. Why choose this particular focus? Well, I think it’s [...]
Industry,
Engineering Competence

Hard coating for heavy bearing duty

Diamond-like carbon coatings combine hardness with low friction, thus helping to eliminate wear and increase bearing service life.Hardness combined [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Other (roller bearings),Other industry,
Engineering Competence

Innovation is the key

Identifying and nurturing promising ideas as they grow into new products and business opportunities is an important part of the SKF corporate [...]
Engineering Competence

At the boundary between lubrication and wear (part two)

The first part of this article was published in Evolution 2/98. This is the second and last part.For more than 100 years, researchers have looked at [...]
Lubricants,Research and theory,

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