More-powerful controllers and better software lead to broader applications for magnetic bearings. Magnetic-bearings, which support shafts with magnetic levitation rather than mechanical contact, have ...

• Magnetic bearings support rotating shafts in five axes without solid or fluid lubricants. • Advances in electronics allow previously bulky controllers to mount on or near rotating machinery. • ...

GÖTEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Collaboration agreement widens scope of use for active magnetic bearings for turbomachinery within the oil and gas sector. SKF (STO:SKFB) (STO:SKFA) (Pink ...

Active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems represent an advanced technology in which electromagnetic forces are utilised to support and stabilise rotors without physical contact. These systems offer ...

Magnetic Bearing Chiller Technology is now available on chillers up to 1,500 ton in capacity through an expansion of its popular Magnitude centrifugal chiller line. With more than 3,000 installations ...

Magnetic bearings and electrodynamic systems represent a rapidly evolving field in which contactless support of rotating components is achieved through the elegant interplay of magnetic forces and ...

For several chiller manufacturers, the use of magnetic bearings in a variable-speed, oil-free compressor is the most recent chiller innovation with both measureable maintenance and efficiency benefits ...

STOCKHOLM, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Sweden's SKF expects a new collaboration deal with GE Oil & Gas to help it expand its magnetic bearings business within the oil sector, and sees it growing into other ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF has inaugurated its new factory in Tangier, Morocco, which initially will employ around 60 people. The factory will manufacture components for ...

Magnetic Levitation Nanopositioning Stage w/ 6DOF Control | Technology Demonstrator. Magnetic levitation nanopositioning stage with 6DOF control. Video Credit: PI (Physik Instrumente) LP The core ...

STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Reuters) - Sweden's SKF SKFb.STis investing 50 million crowns ($4.9 million) in a magnetic bearings factory in Tangier in Morocco, the company said on Monday. "The new site will ...