Engineering Competence

Drive-by-wire shows potential in future car design

Drive-by-wire systems are forecast to replace many of the traditional hydraulic and mechanical systems in vehicles. The Bertone-SKF Filo gives us a [...]
Cars,Hub units,Industry,Mechatronics,Product,Service,Simulation and software,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Fault detection for mining and mineral processing equipment

Fault detection is a technique being applied in the mining commodities industry to lower operating costs and improve machine reliability and [...]
Condition monitoring,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other products and services,Reliability,Spherical roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Hybrid bearings for electrical machinery

Hybrid bearings can prolong the service life of electrical motors, machine tools, fluid machinery, etc., where the operating conditions may include [...]
Hybrid bearings,Other industry,
Engineering Competence

Inherent advantages of biodegradable lubricants

A new biodegradable grease from SKF can match traditional grease performance in bearing applications. It also meets the increased demand for [...]
Lubricants,
Engineering Competence

Bearings that slide and roll

Special cylindrical roller bearings allow two simultaneous motions of a shaft – rotation and axial oscillation.
Cylindrical roller bearings,Other industry,Other products and services,
Engineering Competence

Added safety for today’s railway industry

A new bogie monitoring system helps increase railway reliability and safety and at the same time lowers life cycle costs.
Axleboxes,Condition monitoring,Mechatronics,Railways,Reliability,Sensorised bearings,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

The SKF formula for rolling bearing life

The demands for safe design and lighter, competitively priced products have put a new emphasis on predictability of rolling bearing performance. This [...]
Research and theory,