All articles for "Transportation & logistics"

Engineering Competence

The Compact TBU, a new concept in axlebox bearing units

Design is the key to lower life-cycle cost. SKF engineers have taken this maxim to heart in developing the Compact Tapered Bearing Unit (Compact TBU) [...]
Axleboxes,Railways,Transportation & logistics,

Wheel of fortune

The Millennium Link is bringing about the rebirth of key waterways between Glasgow and Edinburgh. And at the core of this massive project is the [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Industry,Transportation & logistics,

Thrust to trust

Something new is propelling ships to their destinations. It’s a pod that hangs off the ship and allows it greater maneuverability, while at the same [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Industry,Other industry,Spherical roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,

A sporting chance

SKF will be a major bearing supplier to Volvo’s new range of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) when the company begins production of the SUVs in early [...]
Cars,Hub units,Industry,Seals,Transportation & logistics,

Auto diagnostics

Together with Infocar, a development company in Stockholm, SKF is developing software that will support repair garages with fault-finding and [...]
Cars,Industry,Other (special products),Transportation & logistics,

High pressure and slow movement ideal for plain bearings

AMPEP self-lubricating plain bearings are ideal for applications where bearing pressures are high, movement is slow and maintenance is difficult or [...]
Aerospace,Plain bearings,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Drive-by-wire shows potential in future car design

Drive-by-wire systems are forecast to replace many of the traditional hydraulic and mechanical systems in vehicles. The Bertone-SKF Filo gives us a [...]
Cars,Hub units,Industry,Mechatronics,Product,Service,Simulation and software,Transportation & logistics,