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GOTHENBURG, Sweden - SKF has signed an agreement to acquire Presenso Ltd., a company that develops and deploys artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance software. Presenso’s AI capability enables production plants to find and act on anomalies that were previously difficult to detect, automatically and without the need to employ data scientists. Presenso’s competence will be used to strengthen SKF’s rotating equipment performance offer.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Nov. 3, 2016)—SKF is investing nearly $17 million (SEK 150 million) in modernizing its cylindrical roller bearing (CRB) manufacturing in Schweinfurt, Germany, according to a statement from the company.
This is the third significant manufacturing investment announced by SKF in the last 18 months, following the announcement of similar investments in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Flowery Branch, Ga., the company said.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 20, 2014) – SKF has announced the grand opening of the SKF Solution Factory in the Birmingham, Alabama, area. The venue is designed to equip customers with value-added solutions and industry knowledge. This new facility is the third to open in the U.S., joining a growing network of five others in North America.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (June 24, 2013) – SKF has recently won a number of long-term contracts to provide companies in Latin America with services ranging from machine lubrication to condition monitoring.
CLEVELAND (April 7, 2013) – SKF has extended service further across the globe, with five new SKF Solution Factory facilities that opened in 2012. The global network of sites, which offer knowledge and resources from all SKF technology platforms, now stands at a total of 21, from Moscow (Russia), to Shanghai (China), to Cleveland (USA) to Perth (Australia).
GOTHENBURG (March 27, 2013) – SKF’s newly built bearing factory in Ahmedabad, India was awarded the coveted LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by IGBC (India Green Building Council). With this certification, the Ahmedabad factory became the first bearing factory in India to be certified by LEED rating and the third SKF facility across the globe to attain a LEED certification.
BERLIN (Feb. 14, 2013) – SKF’s acquisition of German-based ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) has been approved by the relevant authorities and is now closed. SKF paid around 80 MEUR for 100% of the equity of BVI and assumed net loans of 18 MEUR.
BERLIN (Jan. 9, 2013) – SKF signed an agreement to acquire German-based ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) from Star Capital Partners. SKF will pay 80 MEUR for 100 percent of the equity of BVI and assumes net loans/cash of 18 MEUR. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.