All articles for "Maintenance"

Service contract in Brazil

Two of Brazil’s largest industrial companies have signed Integrated Maintenance Solutions contracts with SKF.    The Votorantim Group, with [...]
Maintenance,Metal industry,Other industry,Pulp and paper,Simulation and software,

Adelaide Brighton aims for worldclass status

Adelaide Brighton Cement’s aim is to be among the best in the world in terms of safety, customer satisfaction and cost. With the business needs in [...]
Bearing housings,Maintenance,Other industry,Reliability,Seals,Self-aligning ball bearings,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,

Alignment specialist acquired

SKF has acquired 70 percent of the shares in the Dutch service company Machine Support BV. Machine Support specializes in precision geometric [...]
Maintenance,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,

A familiar name on the Chilean market

Empresas CMPC is a key company in the Chilean industry – as well as a household name. Most Chileans have on some occasion used the company’s [...]
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Seals,Spherical roller bearings,

Coating against corrosion

The use of hot-dip coatings for steel sheet improves quality and lifetime of industrial goods. Most of the steel used for such purposes is galvanised [...]
Design,Maintenance,Metal industry,Plain bearings,

The doctor is in

Periodic check-ups with a doctor can extend the lives of machines as well as humans. The SKF Trouble-Free Operation concept (TFO), with its new SKF [...]
Maintenance,Metal industry,Other industry,Pulp and paper,Reliability,

Simple shaft alignment

SKF has launched a new shaft alignment tool, TMEA 1, for alignment of rotating machinery. It enables the alignment of two horizontal shafts with high [...]
Maintenance,