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SKF supporting fossil-free bearing steel through collaboration with Swedish university
Bearings, seals and lubrication systems company SKF is supporting the development of so-called fossil-free bearing steel through a collaboration with Sweden-based Luleå University of Technology’s...
Automated monitoring improves plant efficiency
Regular monitoring and maintenance of machines to ensure optimum machine availability is key to achieving maximum production and overall plant efficiency. However, manual monitoring with the use of...
The ever-increasing demand for more infrastructure, goods, food, basically anything that consumers around the world require, is driven largely but a growing global population coupled with rapidly...
Conditioning unit improves lubricant performance
Premature bearing failures are often caused by incorrect lubrication and contamination. Cleaning lubrication oil and bringing it to the optimum temperature helps to reduce the risk of failure. A...
Water-based lubricants could further improve efficiency of electric vehicles
As the demand for electric and other environment-friendly vehicles is set to increase, the efficiency and environment-friendly properties of key components is under scrutiny. Effective lubrication...
Super-precision bearings app updated
An updated application (app) extends access to information on super-precision bearings, allowing users to combine bearings into sets. The super-precision manager app from SKF allows users to scan a...
The SKF brand has been synonymous with world-class quality for over a century and SKF South Africa, as a specialist in bearings and rotating equipment, offers 360° product and service solutions to...
Lightweight induction heaters offer optimised performance
Small and medium induction heaters from SKF are designed to optimise performance, efficiency and handle-ability, while also delivering time and energy savings. The compact and lightweight design of...
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Transport sector faces major BBBEE overhaul with tougher compliance rules
The integrated transport sector is set to face some of the most stringent broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) requirements in the country, following proposals unveiled by Integrated...
Technology advancements require organised labour to adapt
The rapid advancements in technology pose both challenges and opportunities for employment and the labour market and it is crucial that organised labour adapts accordingly to ensure it plays a role...
Opinion: Eskom’s solar clampdown - A risk to renewables and business confidence
In this article, IMPOWER business development executive Matthew Cruise writes that Eskom's recent push to register all grid-tied solar systems has sparked controversy in South Africa's solar...
