SKF

SKF is a Swedish industrial technology group founded in 1907. It develops technologies to reduce friction and improve efficiency in rotating equipment, with products spanning precision bearings, seals, lubrication systems and mechatronics solutions that combine mechanical and electronic engineering. Its customers come from the automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, heavy manufacturing and general industrial sectors.

The company employs over 38,000 people and runs operations in 130 countries, organised around five technology platforms. That footprint places its commercial, regulatory and contractual work across a wide range of jurisdictions, alongside businesses whose products are specified into long-life capital equipment where reliability and precision are central.

SKF frames its work in terms of friction reduction and energy efficiency, including helping customers cut energy use and carbon emissions; the company states its mission as "We fight friction to move the world forward". Its stated emphasis is on engineering excellence, continuous innovation and sustainability engineering, with a focus on extending equipment life and improving rotating equipment performance.