Battery-operated grease gun simplifies lubrication

A battery-operated grease gun offers a solution for a wide variety of manual lubrication tasks such as the lubrication of bearings and machines in industrial and manufacturing environments as well... 

Identifying air leaks reduces electricity consumption

Compressed air production is seen as integral for manufacturing plants but can also be one of the largest energy consumers. Air leaks amplify the load on a compressor, which can lead to higher... 

Hydraulic bolt tensioners improve safety of couplings

Bolted assemblies are prone to a number of safety risks, such as incorrect assembly, which accounts for about 45% of all fatigue failures, insufficient preload, over- or under-tightening and... 

New mobile app simplifies bearing mounting

A new mobile tool aims to simplify the process of mounting and installing bearings and is designed so that it can be used by everyone in a maintenance organisation. The application (app) is said to... 

SKF targets full carbon-neutral manufacturing by 2030

Bearing manufacturer SKF is aiming to have its factories carbon neutral by 2030, the Swedish group has announced. The company has already decreased its manufacturing carbon footprint by 36% since... 

Collaboration enhances automated machine monitoring

A new wireless sensor has been developed as part of a condition monitoring system for improving rotating equipment performance programs, on a scale previously considered to be uneconomical. SKF has... 

Automated Machine Learning is the Rising Star of AI-Driven Industrial Analytics

At SKF AI, we want to make AI-Driven Industrial Analytics and its benefits to process accessible to all manufacturers, no matter how many data scientists they have on staff. To that end, our SKF... 

Improved data collection from hazardous areas

A sensor that monitors rotating equipment performance is now certified for use in hazardous areas, extending condition monitoring into new applications and industries.  The sensor is certified to...