SKF and Rolls-Royce Pen Long-term Contract Worth Billions

Posted By: Hamid Moarefon: Monday, June 27, 2016In: Parts

According to reports, SKF has recently penned contracts worth more than SEK 1 billion with Rolls-Royce to supply main shaft bearings for their new gas turbine engine programs.

The company’s main shaft bearings will be utilized in several Rolls-Royce engines, which includes the Trent XWB (TXWB) gas turbine engine. This engine is the sixth generation of the Trent family of engines, designed particularly for the Airbus A350 XWB family of aircraft.

In a statement, Rutger Barrdahl, head of SKF’s aerospace business, reveals that they are able to offer Rolls-Royce with the long-term capacity, supply security, and commitment to invest in product development that meet the automaker’s needs and match SKF’s ambitions within world-class manufacturing.

Deliveries for the new engine programs have started and are anticipated to reach their full rate by 2018.

Hamid Moaref

Hamid Moaref has always been fascinated by cars and the automotive industry. His family has a longstanding association with the industry and has been in the tire business for the past 35 years. Raised in Dubai, Hamid attended Capilano University in Vancouver where he graduated with a BBA in marketing before attending an intensive course in magazine publishing in 2005. He has been the publisher and chief editor of Tires & Parts magazine for the past ten years.