The document, entitled Power the Future, focuses on current and emerging trends in engineering technology and processes, and outlines how SKF believes factories, machinery and the workforce will evolve.
Bernd Stephan, senior vice president for group technology development at SKF, says that Power the Future will enable engineers and students to develop a greater knowledge of three main aspects predicted to feature strongly.
Those three areas are reflected in the report, which is divided into three chapters, focusing on the evolution of the factory, the future of intelligent machine design, and the power of knowledge engineering.
"For this report, we have drawn on our many years of experience to paint a detailed picture of areas within production and manufacturing that we think will experience significant evolution in the near future," states Stephan.
"As demonstrated in these articles, technology is progressing at a rapid pace, and is increasingly influenced by developments and adoption outside the world of engineering," he continues.
"It is therefore essential that businesses within this sector, including SKF, continue to focus efforts on research and innovation."