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Manufacturing

Machine health monitor

The new, low-cost SKF Machine Condition Indicator aims to save plant operators time and money by monitoring machines not usually checked on a regular [...]
Condition monitoring,Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Reliability,
Industry

Getting big by going small

Having dominated the Indian compact car market for more than 20 years, Maruti Suzuki is today the country’s largest car producer.
Cars,Design,Hub units,
Industry

From the racetrack to the streets

While motorsport has long influenced road vehicle design in both aesthetics and performance, the extreme test environment of Formula 1 now plays a [...]
Cars,Other (special products),Research and theory,Trucks and trailers,
Engineering Competence

Improved seals head unit for off-road vehicles

SKF’s new seals head unit is an integrated application for off-road vehicles such as enduro and cross motorcycles, snowmobiles and quads. In addition [...]
Design,Other industry,Seals,
Industry

Slick research

At Imperial College London, Professor Hugh Spikes studies the effects of friction.
Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Food and beverages,Lubricants,Machinery and equipment,Other industry,Research and theory,
News

At the bottom of the sea

Magnetic bearings from the SKF subsidiary S2M have been selected to equip the compressors and high-speed motors of the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression [...]
Design,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other products and services,
Industry

Forging asset efficiency

Due to the economic slowdown in China and the consequent fall in steel demand, the country’s steel industry is seeking new ways to reduce production [...]
Maintenance,Metal industry,Other products and services,Other services,

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