SKF has Won Two Major Maintenance Contracts in Brazil.Business Editors GOTEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000 Two of Brazil's largest companies, The Vortorantim Group and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Summary Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) is a global diversified mining company, the second largest mining company in the world, and the largest logistics operator in Brazil. (CVRD CVRD Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Brazilian mining company) CVRD Cowichan Valley Regional District (Vacouver Island, British Columbia, Canada) CVRD Converter, Variable Resistance, to DC Voltage ), have decided to introduce SKF's reliability and predictive maintenance Predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques help determine the condition of in-service equipment in order to predict when maintenance should be performed. This approach offers cost savings over routine or time-based preventive maintenance because tasks are performed only when services. The contracts represent a value of some USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 5 million. The Vortorantim Group, one of Brazil's largest industrial groups in paper, cement and metallurgy has signed two five-year contracts with SKF SKF Svenska Kullagerfabriken SKF Svenska Klätterförbundet (Sweden) SKF Smithsonian Kite Festival SKF San Antonio Kelly Field Annex (Lackland AFB, Texas) Service for its VCP VCP Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (German Scouts) VCP VMware Certified Professional VCP Voluntary Cleanup Program VCP Virtual Control Panel VCP Video Cassette Player VCP Vietnamese Communist Party paper division facilities in Jacarei and Piracicaba. These contracts go beyond providing SKF's traditional offering of bearings and related products to include predictive and proactive reliability maintenance, SKF condition monitoring Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring a parameter of condition in machinery, such that a significant change is indicative of a developing failure. It is a major component of predictive maintenance. hardware and software for data collection, monitoring and control, IT equipment for connection to the local companies network and lubricants. The two plants produce over 300,000 tons of various types of paper annually. CVRD has signed a two-year contract with SKF to perform predictive maintenance on all the equipment at its Tubarao terminal from which 80 million tons of iron ore are exported every year. In this very harsh environment effective ongoing maintenance is the key to ensure a smooth production flow. SKF Service will monitor and collect information from some 13 000 points at the terminal and provide the analysis for operation maintenance scheduling. SKF is a worldwide provider of products and advanced technology for condition monitoring and data acquisition in industry. Integrated Maintenance Solutions contracts are also offered to a wide range of industries. Goteborg, October 12, 2000 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ.) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/10/12/20001012BIT00590/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/10/12/20001012BIT00590/bit0002.pdf |
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