Rolls-Royce cooperation continues
SKF has signed contracts worth more than 100 million euros with Rolls-Royce to supply main shaft bearings for the company’s new gas turbine engine programmes. SKF’s main shaft bearings will be used in a number of Rolls-Royce engines, including the Trent XWB gas turbine engine, which is specifically designed for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft family.
SKF has signed contracts worth more than 100 million euros with Rolls-Royce to supply main shaft bearings for the company’s new gas turbine engine programmes. SKF’s main shaft bearings will be used in a number of Rolls-Royce engines, including the Trent XWB gas turbine engine, which is specifically designed for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft family.
“We are able to provide Rolls-Royce with the long-term capacity, security of supply and commitment to invest in product development that meet their needs and match our own ambitions within world-class manufacturing,” says Rutger Barrdahl, head of SKF’s aerospace business.
Deliveries for the new engine programmes have started and are expected to reach their full rate by 2018.
