SKF has acquired US-based Baker Instruments Company, a leading manufacturer of test and diagnostic instruments for electric motor assessment headquartered in Ft Collins, Colorado. Baker has yearly sales of 11 million US dollars and 62 employees.

The condition monitoring technologies used by SKF to date are based on measurement of mechanical properties, principally via vibration and lubrication analysis.

“This move into electric motor diagnostics is important to our new Energy Efficiency solutions business and is in line with the SKF Group’s move towards supporting our customers in their sustainability efforts,” says Phil Knights, President SKF Service Division.

Baker’s sales are mainly focused on industrial motor users on the American market.