SKF, Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB, later AB SKF, is a Swedish bearing company founded in 1907, supplying bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products, customer solutions and related services globally. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ISO 4217 Code SEK User(s) Sweden Inflation 2. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Four-point-contact radial bearings A rolling-element bearing is a bearing which carries a load by placing round elements between the two pieces. ... Look up company in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Compression seal example A mechanical seal is a device which helps join systems or mechanisms together by preventing leakage (e. ...

History

The company, founded on Sven Wingquist's 1907 patent of the self-aligning ball bearing was successful from the outset. By 1910, the company had 325 employees and a subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Manufacturing operations were later established in multiple countries. Wingquist, Sven (1876-1953), industrialist, inventor, Sweden. ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ... A 4 point angular contact ball bearing A ball bearing is a common type of rolling-element bearing, a kind of bearing. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ...

By 1912, SKF was represented in 32 countries and by 1930, a staff of over 21,000 were employed in 12 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Assar Gabrielsson, an SKF sales manager, was one of the two founders of Volvo. SKF funded the production run of the first thousand cars, built at Lundby, near Gothenburg, beginning in 1927. SKF also allowed the partners to use one of the company's trademarked names: AB Volvo, which derives from the Latin "I roll", with its obvious connotations of bearings in motion. The ownership of Volvo lasted until 1935 when the last shares were divested. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... Lundby may refer to: Lundby (dollhouses), a Swedish maker of dollhouses Lundby, Sweden, a surburb of Gothenburg, Sweden Lundby IF, a Swedish football club This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ...

Present day business

Today, SKF is the largest bearing manufacturer in the world and employs approximately 40,000 people in around 100 manufacturing sites that span 70 countries [1]. Turnover for FY2005 was SEK49,285 million, and total assets were SEK40,349 million. The SKF Group currently consists of approximately 150 companies including the seal manufacturer Chicago Rawhide. Since its founding, SKF's company headquarters have been located in Gothenburg. One recent acquisition was that of Economos, part of Salzer Holding, an Austria-based seal company, Jaeger and ABBA, Taiwanese manufacturers of linear actuators. Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code SEK User(s) Sweden Inflation 2. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... There are several meanings for Jaeger (hunter in German): Jaeger is the North American name for the smaller species of the skua family of seabirds. ... Look up Taiwanese in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The company's clients include General Electric, Rolls-Royce plc and Pratt and Whitney. It also supplies bearings for Ferrari racing vehicles, used in Formula One races [2], and is a sponsor of F1. “GE” redirects here. ... Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker; the second-largest in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American owned aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ... Ferrari Enzo. ... A race is a competition of speed. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sponsorship can refer to several concepts: A sponsors support of an event, activity, person, or organization. ...

SKF employs a Six Sigma business approach. CEO Mr Tom Johnstone was recognized as the Premier Six Sigma Leader of the year (2006) in Europe by the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals. The often-used six sigma symbol. ...

SKF currently sponsors Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

See also

• List of Swedish companies

This is a list of Swedish companies: A&E design Asea Brown Boveri (Swedish-Swiss) Alfa Laval Akzo Nobel (Swedish-Dutch) Arla Foods (Swedish-Danish) Arla Plast Autoliv ASSA ABLOY AstraZeneca (Swedish-British) Atlas Copco (Swedish-Belgian) Avanza Axel Johnson Group Axel Johnson AB Axfood Bodum Group (Danish) Ordning & Reda...

External links

• SKF - Official site
• SKF bearing selection calculators - Useful calculators for bearing selection (bearing life, loading, etc...).

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