Calculating life-expectancy and reliability of components are key when designing and building rotating machinery. Knowing the probability of failure and how to mitigate these will be even more important, not least since energy and raw material use is … [Read more...] about SKF prediction model development successfully audited by DNV
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SKF and Amazon Web Services collaborate
SKF and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, have announced a collaboration to reinvent the field of industrial machine reliability and predictive maintenance with a joint solution. The engagement will deliver an easy-to-use … [Read more...] about SKF and Amazon Web Services collaborate
SKF recognized by General Motors
SKF, a global manufacturer of bearings, seals, and lubrication, has been named an Overdrive Award winner as part of GM's 30th annual Supplier of the Year awards. First presented in 2012, the Overdrive Award is a distinction reserved for suppliers who … [Read more...] about SKF recognized by General Motors
SKF receives grant from European Commission for new processing plant
SKF has been awarded a EUR 1.62 million grant from the European Commission to install and operate a stand-alone processing plant for the regeneration of industrial oils in Tudela, Spain. The project will use the innovative Double Separation … [Read more...] about SKF receives grant from European Commission for new processing plant
Dual-piston grease gun to simplify the task of lubrication
SKF has developed a tool that simplifies the critical task of lubrication. The SKF Lincoln dual-piston lever-action grease gun (Model 1154) has a thumb-operated switch that allows it to toggle between high-volume and high-pressure. This makes it … [Read more...] about Dual-piston grease gun to simplify the task of lubrication
Robust seal raises new mounted tapered roller bearing performance
SKF has vastly extended the performance, and product life, of its new mounted tapered roller bearing by pairing it with a superior seal. The mounted tapered roller bearing, also known as a Type E bearing, incorporates SKF’s CR Seal. This extends … [Read more...] about Robust seal raises new mounted tapered roller bearing performance
SKF offers free webinar demonstrating online tools for rotating solution April 22
Register online with SKF, a global supplier of bearings, seals, lubricants, and condition monitoring systems and Design Engineering for a free webinar on April 22 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to learn about the online tools available to design the most … [Read more...] about SKF offers free webinar demonstrating online tools for rotating solution April 22
SKF bearings help Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples
Enabling the Mars Rover’s core operations in the harsh environment on Mars are Kaydon RealiSlim thin-section ball bearings — designed and manufactured by SKF at the company’s global thin-section bearing engineering center in Muskegon, and its … [Read more...] about SKF bearings help Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples
SKF Announces Fal Dieso and Amy Sliwinski to Serve in Key Leadership Roles
SKF, a global supplier of bearings, seals, lubricants, linear motion components, and condition monitoring systems, announced today the hiring and promotion of two key additions to the executive leadership team of SKF USA, its U.S. subsidiary. Fal … [Read more...] about SKF Announces Fal Dieso and Amy Sliwinski to Serve in Key Leadership Roles
SKF and Imperial College London pushing the limits of tribology-related bearing R&D
SKF, founded in 1907 and Imperial College London, involved in tribology research since 1948, are extending their R&D partnership. The SKF University Technology Centre (UTC) has been housed at Imperial College London since 2010 and has delivered … [Read more...] about SKF and Imperial College London pushing the limits of tribology-related bearing R&D