SKF

AB SKF (Svenska Kullagerfabriken, "Swedish Ball Bearing Factory") is a Swedish bearing and seal manufacturer founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1907 by Sven Wingquist and Axel Carlander. The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics, power transmission products, condition monitoring systems and related services worldwide.

SKF is the world's largest bearing manufacturer and a major provider of products and technology to original equipment manufacturers and industrial operations across virtually every major industry, including transportation, paper, mining, oil and gas, food and beverage, machine tool, metals, aerospace and energy. It is represented in approximately 130 countries with around 17,000 distributor locations.

In 2024, SKF reported annual sales of SEK 98,722 million and 38,743 employees. The company is publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker SKF B), chaired by Hans Stråberg with Rickard Gustafson as President & CEO.

SKF describes itself as a world-leading provider of innovative solutions that help industries become more competitive and sustainable — making products lighter, more efficient, longer lasting and repairable to improve rotating equipment performance. Its strong emphasis on innovation, efficiency, sustainability and condition monitoring makes advances in this space directly relevant to its core business.