SKF Intelligent Bearings and the Future of Asset Management

You can see the direction that asset management is moving in with the introduction of SKF's intelligent bearings (link).  The bearings, which contain miniaturized, self-powering sensors that continuously communicate their operating conditions, allow customers (like the owner of wastewater treatment plants) to see the extent of any damage within a bearing and take remedial action (such as adding lubricant or mitigating overloads).