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SKF is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions that help industries become more competitive and sustainable. By making products lighter, more efficient, longer lasting, and repairable, they help their customers improve rotating equipment performance and reduce environmental impact. SKF’s offering around the rotating shaft includes bearings, seals, lubrication management, condition monitoring, and services. Founded in 1907, SKF is represented in approximately 129 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide.

Opportunities

Cost-Effective FBG Interrogator for Dynamic Sensing with SKF

We are seeking a cost-effective, scalable optical interrogator solution for fiber optic sensor (FOS) bearings, enabling advanced condition monitoring across industrial applications with long-term series production potential. Submission deadline for the opportunity:…

SKF
AI & ML
06/2025

Grease Collection Solutions with SKF

SKF is looking to enable large scale recycling of used grease, but the collection of it is forming a bottleneck. In various heavy-duty applications, used lubrication grease is currently collected manually, by…

PFAS-Free Solutions for Maintenance-Free Plain Bearings with SKF

Today, SKF’s maintenance-free plain bearings rely heavily on PTFE as a solid lubricant to deliver low-friction, high-load performance without the need for external lubrication. However, the European Union is preparing a ban…

Scanning Ring Dimensions with SKF

A persistent challenge within bearing production and remanufacturing is determining whether or not enough material has been added to bearing rings during Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) processes. Today, measurements are typically made…

SKF
AI & ML
01/2025

Bearing Current Detection with SKF

SKF seeks innovative solutions for detecting and classifying electrical currents in bearings to enable the offering of effective solutions to mitigate problems related to electric erosion for specific customers.

Wireless Sensorized Bearings with SKF

Current predictive maintenance solutions for bearings often rely on a limited range of monitored parameters, often covering only temperature, which hampers effective failure analysis and subsequent customer support. The standard wired sensors…

Reworking Bearing Housings with SKF

The casting process for bearing housings may result in defects such as porosities, cavities, and inclusions, particularly on the bearing contact surfaces. The defects lead to some housings ending up as scrap,…

Inclusion Detection for Steel Ring Quality Assurance with SKF

In the context of ongoing steel market volatility, maintaining consistent product quality while optimizing material sourcing is becoming increasingly challenging. To navigate this, SKF is exploring advanced technologies that can enhance their…

Start & Stop of Significant Energy Users with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, constantly looking to increase the efficiency of their manufacturing processes. As part of this goal, we are now looking to address…

Enabling Condition Monitoring in Marine Thrusters with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, also offering services for shipowners in optimizing the efficiency of marine thrusters. This optimization includes enhancing power output, maintenance cycles, and…

End of Life Solution for Used Grease with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, committed to advancing manufacturing processes through digitalization. As part of this commitment, SKF aims to minimize the negative environmental externalities associated…

Recovery & Upcycling of Materials in Seals Manufacturing with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, constantly looking to optimize manufacturing processes. In the production of seals, a crucial step involves bonding a metallic insert and rubber.…

Manufacturing Data Acquisition with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, constantly looking to effectivize and digitalize manufacturing processes. As part of this goal, SKF is now looking for innovative solutions to…

Bearing Unit with Wireless Power Transfer with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, committed to offering products at the forefront of innovation while supporting clean solutions in the industry. As part of this commitment,…

Validating Energy Efficiency in Bearing Arrangements with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. Our products can be found anywhere in society. There might be an SKF solution wherever there is rotation. For over a…

Remanufacturing Return Flow Platform with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. As a prominent industrial player, their work towards more sustainable operations and limiting the negative environmental impact is constant and ambitious.…

Optimizing Grinding Efficiency through Torque Analysis with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. As a prominent industrial player, the work towards improving manufacturing processes is constant and ambitious. Now, SKF is looking for solutions…

Sensor Platform for Oil Regeneration Filters with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. As a prominent industrial player, the work towards more sustainable operations is constant and ambitious. SKF has developed the RecondOil Box,…

Circularity of Grinding Waste with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. As a prominent industrial player, the work towards more sustainable production and processing operations is constant and ambitious to limit our…

Aftermarket Availability for Ramp-Up with SKF

SKF is a world leader in bearings and related technologies. SKF is active in various industries, from aerospace to food and beverage, including the agricultural machinery sector, where SKF provides products and…

Self-power Technology for Sensorized Rail Axle Boxes with SKF

SKF is a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies. Among its product offerings in various industries, from aerospace to agriculture, SKF has identified the railway industry as a key focus…

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