All articles for "Transportation & logistics"

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

Building a global marine business

SKF has significantly increased its presence in the marine industry through the acquisition of German-based ship components manufacturer Blohm + Voss [...]
Design,Maintenance,Marine solutions,Seals,Transportation & logistics,
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,
Digital Technology

In the cloud

The cloud’s remote computing resources have radically transformed many industries. Now, after a slow start, global manufacturers are closely [...]
Machinery and equipment,Maintenance,Online services,Other industry,Other products and services,Transportation & logistics,
Industry

Improved crane efficiency

SKF Proflex automated lubrication systems have been installed in MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) Home Terminal cranes in Europe’s second largest [...]
Design,Lubricants,Maintenance,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Swell solution

French technology firm Symétrie makes hexapods – parallel kinematic systems for testing products and simulating swell. The devices are in high demand [...]
Aerospace,Bearing units,Chemicals, fuel and petroleum products,Design,Machinery and equipment,Mechatronics,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Transportation & logistics,