SKF (U.K.) Limited

SKF has launched an Electrical Discharge Detector Pen enabling 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 minimise the effects of electric currents on bearings used in electric motors.

SKF has launched a new family of energy efficient performance class bearings. The innovative SKF E2 bearings have been specifically engineered and manufactured to reduce frictional moment by 30% or more beyond the already efficient SKF standard bearings.

SKF Lubrication Systems has recently appointed HES LubeMec, a new division of GroupHES Ltd, as an authorised distributor. HES LubeMec will specialise in the design and supply of SKF’s VOGEL lubrication components in systems and solutions as well as stocking a limited range of products from SKF VOGEL’s extensive catalogue. These products are currently being supported from the Group’s Gloucester head office and will be rolled out through its branch network in Leeds, Birmingham and Durham over the course of the next few months.

SKF has introduced a relubrication-free bearing unit for industrial fans used in air handling equipment in factories, airports, hospitals, office buildings etc.

The latest four contact point ball bearings (FCPBB) from SKF, the leading knowledge engineering company, are now available as part of the company’s proven SKF Explorer range. This makes the bearings able to withstand higher loads and capable of greater speed ratings, enabling them to deliver long, zero maintenance service life in a considerably wider range of industrial applications, and makes upgrading machinery simple and cost effective.

SKF has a wide range of technology that can be applied in the Agriculture Industry to increase productivity, lower operational costs and deliver sustainability benefits.

SKF has launched an innovative ultrasonic leak detector designed to offer a quick and simple way for maintenance engineers to pinpoint gas leaks in industrial applications. The simple to use TMSU 1 can reduce maintenance expenses considerably and, just as importantly, can help to improve plant and operator safety by enabling fast and accurate detection.

The latest single line automated lubrication systems from SKF have been designed to reduce the cost of retrofitting and operating vehicles used in extreme applications. By ensuring components such as bearings are provided with the correct amount of lubricant when and where it is required, the SKF Multilube and Minilube systems optimise vehicle productivity and uptime quickly, simply and cost effectively.

SKF’s magnetic bearing technology is part of the new variable speed drive solutions that are seeing screw compressors replaced by centrifugal turbo-machines in air and chiller compressor applications and give a typical efficiency increase from 75% to 85%.

The latest Operator Driven Reliability solutions from SKF are delivering significant benefits in the hydrocarbon processing industry. By taking a proactive approach to maintenance, using sophisticated yet simple and safe to use technology, operators are able to minimise environmental risk and improve the efficiency of maintenance procedures, reducing costs considerably as a result.

SKF has sponsored one of the winning teams at this year’s Formula Student competition, which saw over 100 teams of undergraduate and graduate engineers from all over the world compete with a car they had designed and manufactured. With SKF support, the UH Racing team, based at the University of Hertfordshire, left Silverstone with class wins in both the Best Developed Class 1-200 and the new Class 1A alternative fuelled cars, with the Class 1 team coming in 19th in a field of 72.

The latest generation of concentric locking bearings from SKF are enabling manufacturers to increase the reliability and performance of industrial fans, minimising maintenance costs for end users. The ConCentra range of ball and roller bearings offers service life of up to three times longer than that of conventional non-concentric mounting bearings and are lubrication-free, reducing operational costs considerably.

SKF Economos is introducing its latest range of metal detectable seals and engineering plastic components. These innovative solutions have been designed to make it simple for companies in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other contamination-sensitive industries to demonstrate all due diligence, while at the same time optimising productivity.

SKF’s fan upgrade solutions offers a “systems approach” to fan maintenance and reliability that will help industrial facilities increase fan performance while decreasing maintenance and downtime. Furthermore, fans that are optimally installed, balanced and aligned will consume less energy, which over the lifetime of the fan can be quite considerable.

When the leading Chinese wind turbine company Goldwind was awarded the contract to supply 33 turbines for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games the company selected SKF as the bearing supplier for this prestigious project.

SKF has launched a powerful lifting column that combines compact dimensions with the ability to support loads of up to 2500N. The Telemag TFG is ideal for vertical push or pull applications, thanks to its stiff aluminium profiles and precision glide pads, which enable it to lift off-centre loads without bending.

The latest generation of Y-bearing units for extreme temperatures from SKF are optimising productivity and minimising costs in a diverse variety of industrial applications. The robust units have been developed to withstand an extremely wide range of operating temperatures and aggressive fluids, gasses and particulate matter; in addition they require little or no lubrication, enabling users to reduce both maintenance requirements and costs.

SKF has developed processes to deliver maximum reliability and availability at coal-fired power plants and hydrocarbon processing plants via structured maintenance programmes that are integrated into daily operations and proactive in nature.

SKF has offered its expertise in bearing technology to Belimed Technik in Germany, enabling the company to make its latest range of industrial cleaning machines considerably easier to operate. SKF’s purpose-designed polymer ball bearings provided Belimed with a low-friction solution that can both withstand the high temperatures present inside its cleaning machines, in addition to being simple to keep clean.

SKF has launched the latest generation of wall or rack mounted condition monitoring measurement units for use in tough industrial environments. The Multilog on-line System IMx-S and IMx-T have been designed to provide a complete system for early fault detection and prevention, automatic advice for correcting existing or impending conditions, and advanced condition-based maintenance to optimise machine reliability, availability and performance.