SKF has acquired QPM Aerospace’s metallic rod business. The manufacturing site is located in Monroe, close to Seattle, Washington, in the United States, and has 12 employees.

Rods are used in various aerospace applications, such as mechanism actuation, aeroplane structures and equipment suspensions.

SKF’s airframe rod activities are located in Saint Vallier, south of Lyon in France. SKF’s existing customer base is mainly in Europe, with customers such as Airbus, Dassault and Eurocopter.

QPM is a supplier to Boeing and is qualified also as a supplier to Airbus.

This acquisition will be a platform for SKF’s growth in the metallic rod business in North America.