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World’s most powerful large-size bearing test centre in operation

05.10.2017 tribonet 1,134 Views

SKF has a broad portfolio of extremely powerful software for the calculation and simulation of all types of rolling bearings. Among these are highly complex systems, which can investigate bearing behaviour in a virtual environment: […]

Introduction to Sealing Technology

18.01.2021 613 Views

Let’s start from the beginning: what is a seal? A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas. [...]
Can we please get rid of the toxic copper in brake pads?

21.12.2020 1,144 Views

Whatever humanity does today, it does it on a very large scale. And the consequences are large as well! In the automotive area, I was clearly aware of CO2 emissions and global warming issues. A [...]
Hysteresis in Friction of Graphene

02.05.2016 555 Views

Friction is a result of complex interaction of physical, chemical and mechanical forces at the sliding interface. Due to mentioned complexity, truly predictive models of friction are yet to be developed. As a result of [...]
Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial

08.11.2017 5,634 Views

In this article, a calculation of contact pressure in a rough contact is discussed. The calculation is done using a Tribology Simulator software, which is available for download here (its free to use). The simulator [...]
Future of Oil Analysis is Linked to Machine Learning

20.01.2020 1,381 Views

Traditional oil analysis, also called oil condition monitoring (OCM) analyzes samples for abnormal wear, condition of the fluid, and presence of contaminates. The presence of any of these issues indicates that action needs to be [...]