Fast mounting (1st November 2009)

SKF says its latest generation of SKF ConCentra roller bearing units can be mounted 20 minutes faster than conventional split housings, saving costs in initial mounting and in maintenance.

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Less vibration, more productivity for mill (1st September 2009)

SKF has helped Iggesund Paperboard optimise the productivity of its UK plant through a significant reduction in vibration levels.

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Counterfeit bearings seized (31st July 2009)

The Czech police authorities made a raid and confiscated over 30 tons of counterfeit SKF bearings at a non-authorised dealer in the North-East region of the Czech Republic...

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  Dry lubrication (1st July 2009)

The latest Vogel dry lubrication technology from SKF enables line efficiency to be optimised safely and cost effectively across a range of food and beverage applications. A dry film of lubricant is distributed by a cent

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  Counterfeit bearings seized in raid (1st July 2009)

During April SKF Group, working with the Czech police authorities, made a raid and confiscated more than 30t of counterfeit SKF bearings at a non-authorised dealer's premises.

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Simple monitoring (1st May 2009)

The new Machine Condition Advisor (MCA) from SKF is an easy-to-use, ergonomically designed, handheld device designed to simplify machine maintenance and prevent costly failures.

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  Maximising investment (1st May 2009)

A reconditioning service is offered by SKF, offering a cost effective 'return to expected performance' of worn or damaged bearings and machine tool spindles.

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  Detects damage (1st March 2009)

SKF has launched an Electrical Discharge Detector Pen that enables electrical discharge in bearings to be detected quickly and remotely. The TKED 1 instrument can be used as part of a predictive maintenance programme to

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  Gas leak detection (1st November 2008)

SKF's new TMSU 1 ultrasonic leak detector enables engineers to rapidly pinpoint gas leaks.

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  Bearing units lubed for life (1st May 2008)

SKF has introduced a relubricationfree bearing unit for industrial fans used in air handling equipment in factories, airports, hospitals, office buildings and so on.

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  New catalogue details latest ball screws (1st September 2007)

SKF has published a new catalogue detailing its latest range of precision ground ball screws which are manufactured in the company's production plant in Italy. The catalogue also includes key criteria for unit specifica

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  Central role (1st September 2007)

The latest Vogel centralised lubrication system from SKF is designed to improve performance and reduce operating costs in food and beverage applications.

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  Linear motion guides (1st May 2007)

A linear motion guide range from SKF has been developed to minimise friction and maintenance costs, while maintaining repeatability and precision under heavy loads.

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  Every little helps (1st March 2007)

Two years ago, Swedish manufacturer, SKF launched BeyondZero, an initiative in which it pledged that the energy savings provided by its products and solutions would be greater than its own energy consumption. Its new Energy

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Beyond zero (23rd February 2007)

As part of its initiative, BeyondZero, in which SKF pledged to become carbon positive, the company has introduced a family of energy efficient bearings...

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  Rolls-royce of an order (1st January 2007)

SKF Aeroengine UK has secured an order to produce bearings for the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family.

The Trent 1000 has been selected as the launch engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is due to en

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  Parntnership (1st January 2007)

Following its acquisition of Talwanbased Jaeger Industrial, manufacturer of electromechanical actuators, electronic control units and complete actuation systems, SKF, is now selling and supporting Jaeger's products throughout

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Data collection made simple (15th December 2006)

SKF says its Microlog Analyzer GX-E portable data collection system enables maintenance engineers to monitor simply and accurately the condition of a diverse range of rotating equipment. The handheld unit has been designed for the field-based collection of data, from vibration signal and process variables to bearing assessments, to ensure machinery continues to operate at optimum performance levels and maintenance costs are minimised.

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SKF sleeve restores worn shafts quickly and economically (22nd November 2006)

SKF says its Speedi-Sleeve means worn shafts (which give rise to defective sealing) can be quickly restored to good-as-new condition without the need to dismantle the machinery in which they are used, and without the need for costly re-grinding. The result is big reductions in maintenance costs, and in expensive plant downtime. Read on to find out more.

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  Boosting bearing life (1st November 2006)

Insocoat coated bearings and Hybrid bearings from SKF have been launched to extend the operating life of bearings used in motors and generators. In particular, they have been developed to combat the effects of electrical curr

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  A new approach to plant maintenance (1st November 2006)

Although preventative plant maintenance is now common practice, it adds little to a company's bottom line. Phil Burge, Marketing Manager at SKF, discusses how implementing a proactive asset efficiency optimisation strategy ca

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  Battery-powered lubrication system launched (1st September 2006)

The knowledge engineering company, SKF, has introduced a new Vogel centralised lubrication system, developed to provide costeffective and reliable lubrication in remote areas of factories.

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Optimise asset efficiency here (27th July 2006)

SKF has launched a knowledge portal to give engineers and analysts access to optimise asset efficency as simply and swiftly as possible.

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  Wealth of advice for engineers (1st July 2006)

SKF has launched its educational, interactive website, @ptitudeXchange, in order to allow registered users access to a wide range of information and advice from both SKF and specially selected alliance partners. The site, can be found at <a href='htt

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  Flash device (1st January 2006)

SKF Maintenance Products has added the Stroboscope TMRS 1 to its range of instruments for operator driven reliability (ODR).

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Thermal imaging for the masses (1st January 2006)

SKF's new TMTI 300 is a low cost thermal imaging unit aimed at those who wish to perform TI condition monitoring, but which thought it too cost prohibitive.

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Data collector (1st September 2005)

The MARLIN I-Pro from SKF is a high performance data collector. It assists in the organisation of a plant operations team’s activities by enhancing plant wide communication, and is part of SKF’s Operation Driven Reliability programme.

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  Saves energy (1st May 2005)

Portable, lightweight induction heaters have been introduced by SKF to enable easy bearing mounting.

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  SKF Vibration meter (1st March 2005)

SKF has introduced a card-type vibration assessment meter. Cost effective, the MicroVibe P fits into the compact flash card slot in a standard pocket PC.

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  SKF level system (1st March 2005)

The new Fixturlaser Level system from SKF needs only one person to operate it and is said to make accurate levelling and vertical alignment of machine beds fast and easy to achieve.

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New guide covers seal range (1st January 2005)

A new guide covering the range of seals offered from SKF’s CR (Chicago Rawhide) and Sealpool brands gives details of seals and applications for a broad range of applications.

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  Pocket size (1st January 2005)

SKF has launched an upgraded version of its MARLIN Pocket Pro data manager. Featuring a new 320 by 240 pixel colour display/ touch screen, it is especially useful for locations with uneven or inadequate lighting.

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  Easy align (1st January 2005)

Available in three variants is the FixturLaser Shaft system from SKF.

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  Hostile role (1st January 2005)

When Brunner Mond, producer of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate of soda suffered mechanical failures, SKF delivered a solution.

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  Fast heating (1st September 2004)

Heating a 210kg bearing from 20 to 110C only takes 20 minutes with SKFs new TIH 210m induction heater. Enhancing plant productivity and efficiency, the induction heater reduces heating time and power consumption by up to 30% and can cut heating costs

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  Easy mount (1st September 2004)

To combat the mounting problems associated with large bearings, SKF has introduced the SensorMount system.

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  NON-CONTACT (1st July 2004)

An intrinsically safe, multi-functional tachometer has been introduced by SKF for non-contact laser measurement of rotational or linear devices. Two models offer the choice of measurement in rev/min, rad/sec and metres, feet, or yards per minute or s

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  Lube solution (1st May 2004)

To address lubricant problems brought about by high operating temperatures, SKF has developed a maintenance-free lubricating solution. It can supply high temperature bearings that have a dry graphite lubrication technology, a solution that is said to

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  Drives sparking bearing failure? (1st March 2004)

If the bearings fail on an electric motor then engineers will generally assume its a mechanical problem. There is the strong possibility, however, that this apparently obvious premise is wrong and the solution may instead lie in the electrical system

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  Getting a grip on bearings (1st March 2004)

SKF claims to have revolutionised the handling of large bearings with the introduction of a Bearing Handling Tool. Forming part of the TMMH series, the off-the-shelf tool is said to make complicated, time-consuming and unsafe bearing handling a thing

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  NO EFFORT REQUIRED (1st November 2003)

SKF has introduced the TMMA 8E hydraulic EasyPull, equipped with a hydraulic pump, to allow the safe and effortless dismounting of bearings, pulleys and flywheels that require a force up to 80kN.

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