“The SKF product assistant will answer any question through a generative AI interface [based on] any technical information that we publish,” says Ölme. But the possibilities are so much greater.”AI Accelerates the Evolution of Bearing DesignAdvancements in bearing technology are persistent and integral to machinery performance. A Bearings Market in Perpetual MotionThe idea that bearing technology remains stagnant or that not much has changed since SKF’s founding in 1907 couldn’t be further from the truth, says Ölme. “Bearings can now last 5 million kilometers between maintenance stops instead of 1 million kilometers between maintenance stops,” says Ölme. In this joint-development, an SKF Insight Super-precision bearing system monitors load, temperature and vibration in a high-speed spindle during machining.