All articles for "Research and theory"

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,
Engineering Competence

Noise and vibration in power steerings

Noise generated by car components represents a challenge to designers and manufacturers as they develop new generations of quiet vehicles.
Cars,Deep groove ball bearings,Research and theory,Seals,
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,
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,
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,
Engineering Competence

Ceramics stand up to harsh realities

Ceramic materials offer the ability to solve bearing-related problems previously insoluble using conventional materials.Ceramic materials are hard [...]
Hybrid bearings,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence

At the boundary between lubrication and wear (part two)

The first part of this article was published in Evolution 2/98. This is the second and last part.For more than 100 years, researchers have looked at [...]
Lubricants,Research and theory,