All articles for "Railways"

Engineering Competence

Life-cycle partnership in railways

SKF is at the forefront of developments in rail technology enabling the production of faster, quieter, safer and more efficient trains, and it [...]
Condition monitoring,Lubricants,Maintenance,Railways,Reliability,Seals,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Cool running

Transporting iron ore by rail is a critical aspect of mining in the Arctic Circle. And predictive maintenance is a critical aspect of keeping the [...]
Bearing units,Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Cylindrical roller bearings,Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other industry,Railways,Self-aligning ball bearings,Tapered roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

The future of condition monitoring

SKF Insight technology is a new paradigm in condition monitoring focused on measuring parameters that detect damaging operating conditions rather [...]
Condition monitoring,Design,Electricity, gas and water supply,Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Plain bearings,Railways,Reliability,
Digital Technology

Northern node

Cooperation between SKF and Luleå University of Technology in Sweden is yielding significant bene­fits for all involved. SKF is able to explore new [...]
Bearing units,Condition monitoring,Design,Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Railways,Reliability,Research and theory,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Mega-cities in motion

With a population of 11 million, São Paulo, Brazil, is part of a new wave of mega-cities. Global truck and bus manufacturer Scania is developing [...]
Bearing units,Cars,Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Design,Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Other products and services,Railways,Transportation & logistics,Trucks and trailers,
Engineering Competence

Solutions for drive systems

Drive systems for railway applications such as gearboxes and traction motors have to be powerful, meet environmental regulations, be very reliable, [...]
Bearing units,Condition monitoring,Cylindrical roller bearings,Design,Maintenance,Railways,Reliability,Research and theory,Seals,Self-aligning ball bearings,Tapered roller bearings,Traction motor bearing units,
Industry

Supply contract with Pakistan Railways

News SKF has been awarded a suspension unit supply contract from Pakistan Railways. The value of the contract is estimated at about $1,218,000. [...]
Railways,