All articles for "Condition monitoring"

Digital Technology
Solutions to reduce life-cycle cost for rail freight

Solutions to reduce life-cycle cost for rail freight

SKF and U.S.-based Advanced Truck Systems (ATS) have agreed to collaborate on equipping the new two-piece railroad car system from ATS with [...]
Condition monitoring,Industry,Railways,
Engineering Competence
Contamination is a major cause of bearing wear, which ultimately leads to bearing failure.

Wear and surface fatigue in rolling bearings

Even with careful observation, measurement and monitoring, wear in rolling bearings is hard to predict. SKF has dedicated considerable research and [...]
Condition monitoring,Machinery and equipment,
Manufacturing
The Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 in the Netherlands

Colossal power by the sea

The Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 in the Netherlands burns 220 pounds of coal per second and is designed to run for six years without shutting down for [...]
Condition monitoring,Electricity, gas and water supply,Lubricants,
Industry
NREL's wind turbines

Testing for the future

Wind turbines are becoming an increasingly common sight across the United States as wind energy grows. Now the challenge is to keep them operating as [...]
Condition monitoring,Electricity, gas and water supply,Industry,Lubricants,Seals,Spherical roller bearings,
Digital Technology
SKF Multi­log IMx-Rail

Multilog IMx for rail applications

SKF has launched ­Multilog IMx-Rail, an entirely rail-focused version of the highly successful Multilog IMx platform, combining rolling stock and [...]
Condition monitoring,Railways,
Industry
KLIA Ekspres with Cheetah livery.

On the right track

The SKF Insight Rail condition monitoring system is contributing to the availability and reliability of rail transportation between Kuala Lumpur and [...]
Condition monitoring,Railways,
Engineering Competence

New SKF engineering software for the evaluation of bearing arrangements

SKF SimPro Quick is an easy-to-use bearing analysis tool with advanced features.
Condition monitoring,Lubricants,