SKF has inaugurated its newly-built Sven Wingquist Test Center in Schweinfurt, Germany, which it claims is the first in the
world able to test large-size bearings under actual operating conditions.
This will make for a more efficient development process for customers, improved bearing performance and increased service
life.
The Sven Wingquist Test Center has two testing rigs. One rig is designed for testing wind turbine main shaft arrangements.
The second rig will be used for testing bearings used in other industrial sectors, including marine transport, mining,
construction and steel manufacturing.
Victoria Van Camp, chief technical officer and president, innovation and business development, said: “No other test centre
is capable of testing large-size bearings this accurately, under actual operating conditions, giving us and our customers a
significant strategic advantage. The technologies being used here will help save our customers’ time and resources, while
supporting their ambitions of increased reliability and service life.”
The test centre has received funding from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology and the
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Construction and Reactor Safety.
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