All articles for "Metal industry"

Engineering Competence

Partnership offers opportunities in heat treatment

Heat treatment is a vital operation in bearing production. It requires both engineering and gas technology expertise. To strengthen and support the [...]
Electricity, gas and water supply,Metal industry,Research and theory,

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,

Heat treatment makes tougher bearings

New steel and heat-treatment process improve performance of heavy-duty bearings.SKF has developed and patented a new heat-treatment process for [...]
Metal industry,Self-aligning ball bearings,Spherical roller bearings,Spherical roller thrust bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Pure steel challenges measuring methods

Standard steel processes have improved so much in recent years that they are able to produce bearing steel qualities that now require better [...]
Metal industry,Research and theory,

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,
Engineering Competence

Better flexibility in precision grinding

Lidköping Machine Tools, part of SKF, has developed a new range of machines for accurate grinding coupled with flexibility in automotive [...]
Metal industry,
Engineering Competence

New methods to predict dimensional stability

The effects of heat treatment on a bearing can now be predicted accurately for years to come, thanks to a technique that takes a new look at the use [...]
Metal industry,Research and theory,