SKF USA Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of SKF Group, a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies including sealing solutions, lubrication systems, and services. Twenty-eight of SKF’s 140 global manufacturing sites are located in the U.S., including facilities for the production of seals, lubrication systems, and rolling bearings.
SKF USA is a major provider of products and technology to original equipment manufacturers and industrial operations in virtually every major industry, including transportation, paper, mining, oil and gas, food and beverage, machine tool, metals, aerospace, and energy, among others. SKF is also an industry leader in the area of condition monitoring, supplying advanced hardware and integrated software solutions for plant asset management optimization.
For the auto industry, the SKF Vehicle Service Market serves the aftermarket for cars and commercial vehicles by providing high-quality products and premium services to its customers, whether the focus is on maintaining vehicles or supplying products to those who do.
In addition to thousands of SKF products and services available through a network of more than 4,000 U.S.-based authorized distributors, SKF USA provides customized application engineering solutions via SKF Solution Factories in Birmingham, AL and Cleveland, OH. In addition, the SKF North American Technical Center in Plymouth, MI, provides a range of engineering and testing services.
SKF USA’s origins date from 1909, when the SKF Ball Bearing Co. was founded in New York. Today, SKF USA is based in Lansdale, PA, in a new corporate headquarters building that is a designated LEED Platinum Certified and solar-powered facility.