The Skf brand of bearings were originally manufactured by "The Skf Bearing Company" which was started in New Britain, Connecticut in 1911.  Founder Howard S. Hart started the company based upon the need at that time for less expensive alternatives to English and German made ball bearings. Today, the Skf brand of ball bearings, which has been owned by several companies including Textron, Inc., and The Torrington Company (which was owned by Ingersoll Rand) is now part of The Timken Company.

Skf bearings are used in a wide array of industries worldwide including: agriculture, textiles, food and beverage, paper and steel mills and automotive. Customers rely on the Skf brand for a high qualaity product, available in a variety of sizes and configurations, to meet their industrial application requirements.

Skf super precision ball bearings are designed to meet demanding machine tool requirements for high speeds, accuracy and rigidity. These bearings are available manufactured to ABEC-7 and ABEC-9 tolerances, the most precise tolerances recognized by the timken bearing industry. Most Skf super precision ball bearings have contact angles of 15° or 25° for different combinations of radial and axial loads. Special raceway finishes and ball bearing designs achieve the highest possible operating speeds. Hybrid ceramic bearings are available with steel rings and ceramic balls for special applications involving high speeds and other demanding requirements. Skf Ballscrew support bearings are supplied in sets with 60° contact angles and a maximum ball complement for the high capacity and axial rigidity required for the most precise tool positioning.

Timken Skf hybrid fag bearings combine ceramic rolling elements with superfinished steel rings. This “hybrid” combination provides superior ceramic performance at a cost-effective price. This design also enables ceramic bearings to deliver outstanding service life and operating characteristics at high spindle speeds.

Timken Skf housed units are a necessity for tough agricultural applications where tough conditions include crop dust, debris and other contaminants. Timken Skf is found in a wide array of agriculture applications. Each bearing is designed with the same idea in mind – to maximize performance.  The wide inner ring design, still preferred in farm equipment applications, provides customers with a product that is easily mounted on straight shafts and positioned without shoulders, locknuts or adapters.

SKF bearings are renowned for their high quality and distinctive style. Now a part of the Timken bearings group, SKF has enjoyed a colourful history beginning with a cluster of companies - SKF USA, FBC, Killian and IRB. These companies came together to form Torrington SKF and began manufacturing a range of quality bearings that gained a reputation across the globe.

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