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Manufacturing

New long-term contract with Škoda

  SKF has won a long-term traction motor bearing unit contract with Škoda Electric a.s., valued at more than 11 million euros, for the new Prague 15T [...]
Cars,
Manufacturing
Option 1

Acquisition in Italy

SKF has signed an agreement to acquire GLO S.r.l. and its manufacturing operation in Italy from Metaldyne Corporation. In 2007 GLO had 50 employees [...]
Vehicle Aftermarket products,
Manufacturing

Acquisition of leading US-based company

  SKF has acquired US-based PEER Bearing Company and its manufacturing operations in China and Thailand. PEER sells primarily to North American [...]
Bearings,
Manufacturing

Redoubled capacity in Dalian, China

  In order to support the continuous business growth in China and other parts of Asia, SKF has decided to increase the manufacturing capacity for [...]
Bearings,
Manufacturing
Option 1

Axlebox order for premium class trains

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) is launching a new premium-class long-distance service called Railjet, which will start operating in 2008. The [...]
Bearings,Railways,
Manufacturing

SKF receives Best Quality Award from Siemens

  SKF has won the prestigious “Best Quality Award” from Siemens Large Drives (SLD) for the fiscal year 2007. The prize is awarded for proven quality [...]
Bearings,Quality,Railways,
Manufacturing

Test rig for large bearings

  A new test rig for very large bearings has been put into operation at SKF in Schweinfurt, Germany. The test rig is used to simulate the extreme [...]
Bearings,Testing and test center,Wind,

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