SKF ( Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB ) (Sweden: Swedish ball bear factory AB ), then AB SKF , is a company a leading bearing and seal manufacture established in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1907. The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, electrical transmission products, condition monitoring systems and related services globally.
SKF is the largest bearing manufacturer in the world, and employs 44,000 people in 108 manufacturing units. It has the industry's largest industrial distributor network, with 17,000 distributor locations covering 130 countries. SKF is one of the largest companies in Sweden and one of the largest public companies in the world.
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History
Sven Wingqvist, when a thirty-year-old factory engineer in charge of repair and maintenance at Gamlestadens Fabriker, was not satisfied with the performance of the ball bearings used. These are rigid ball bearings, imported from Germany, and if the long shaft on the machine at the least paralleled textile mills, the ball bearing will become too hot and damaged, bringing production to a costly stoppage. In the spring of 1907, Wingquist presented a breakthrough - a double-striped, self-aligned ball bearing with a raceway ball in an outer ring, divided by both rows of balls. This allows the inner ring to adjust freely in relation to the outer ring, without negatively impacting the bearing function. The new bearings solve the problems associated with the misalignment of the shaft and thus not so often stop production. Self-alignment is particularly useful in less-than-perfect machines from time and in buildings with the problem of decline, which occurs in the Gamlestadens Fabriker, since the many lands where Gothenburg has been built are clay.
On February 16, 1907, Sven Wingqvist applied for the Swedish patent No. 25406, a self-aligning, multi-line radial ball bearing. The patent granted on June 6 in Sweden coincides with patents in 10 other countries. New ball bearings are successful from the start. Three years after the SKF was established, the company has 325 employees and one subsidiary in the UK. Manufacturing operations were then established in several countries.
In 1912, SKF was represented in 32 countries and by 1930, more than 21,000 staff were employed in 12 manufacturing facilities worldwide with the largest in Philadelphia, USA.
SKF started its operations in India in 1923 by establishing a trading post in Calcutta. Early operations include importing automotive bearings. SKF India Ltd. was established in 1961 after collaboration between AB SKF, Associated Bearing Co. Ltd. and Investment Corp. of India Ltd. In 1963, SKF set up its first bearing factory in Pune, Maharashtra.
Assar Gabrielsson, SKF sales manager and BjÃÆ'¶rn Prytz, SKF Managing Director was founder of Volvo AB in 1926. Initially, the company served as a car subsidiary in the SKF group. SKF funded the production of the first thousand cars, built at Hisingen in Gothenburg, beginning in 1927. SKF uses one of the company's trademark names: AB Volvo, derived from the Latin "I roll", with its clear connotation of the pads in motion. Volvo's ownership lasted until 1935 when the last stake was divested.
In the 1970s, SKF began a massive production rationalization program in Europe. A visionary project, "Production Concept for the 80s" was launched with the aim of running a practical, unmanned night shift. To improve productivity and maintain product quality, it takes a series of automatic bearing rings, so SKF develops Flexlink brand. FlexLink created a multifectal plastic chain conveyor system to break business requirements. SKF released FlexLink as a separate company in 1997.
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The SKF Group currently consists of about 150 companies including the Chicago Rawhide seal manufacturer. Since its establishment, SKF corporate headquarters is located in Gothenburg. One recent acquisition is Economos, part of Salzer Holding, an Austrian based seal company, Jaeger Industrial and ABBA, a linear actuator manufacturer in Taiwan. The company's clients include General Electric, Rolls-Royce plc and Pratt & amp; Whitney. It also supplies bearings for Ferrari racing vehicles, used in Formula One races, and is an F1 sponsor. SKF became the sponsor of Penske Team at Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series since 2012, Then in 2017 SKF sponsors Brad Keselowski at # 2 Ford Fusion and # 22 Ford Mustang at Xfinity Series, Previously, is Richard Childress Racing Sponsor, and Roush Fenway Racing, SKF is a Ducati Sponsor in MotoGP since 2015. Other focus areas are the energy sector, including wind turbines that generate electricity.
Until 2011, SKF Industrial Market, Regional Sales and Services, accounts for about 40% of total SKF sales.
SKF employs 3000 people in six factories in India and owns 27% of industrial & amp; market of automotive bearings.
2016 SKF has a total net sales of 72,787 SEKm.
Products
SKF sells products in five technology platforms:
- Bearing and Units
- Mechatronics
- Lubrication System
- Services
- Seals
Business benefits
SKF runs its own business excellence program for continuous improvement of its business processes across all parts of the company. The program is based on previous initiatives such as TQM and integrated with lean management as well as the Six Sigma statistical methods along with related project management. Many elements of the SKF program are reminiscent of the integrated approach of the real EFQM model for Business Excellence.
The Group has global certification for IS0 14001 (environmental management system), ISO 50001 (energy management) and OHSAS 18001 standard (health and safety). Its operations are also certified either ISO 9001 or the applicable industry standard, eg. ISO/TS 16949 (automotive), AS9100 (flight) or IRIS (rail) for quality management system.
See also
- List of Swedish companies
Company history reference
- Fritz, Martin and Karlsson, Birgit (2006). SKF: Global Story, 1907-2007 . ISBN: 978-91-7736-576-1
- SteckzÃÆ' Â © n, Birger (1957). SKF: History of the Swedish Export Industry, 1907-1957 . (in Swedish)
References
External links
- the SKF Group official website
- SKF Official vehicle official site
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