The revolution of the North American automotive industry is in progress with the growing demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and SKF is well-positioned to support the industry's growth goals.
SKF is investing in EV technology as part of its pledge to increase sustainability. SKF is capitalizing on its decades of experience working in the EV sector and innovating products to improve EV performance and affordability. The company's commitment to and expertise in the rapidly evolving market puts it at the leading edge of development for EV manufacturing.
Greg Zimmermann, President Automotive North America for SKF USA, Inc., stated that, their capabilities allow them to support the industry in overcoming challenges, while taking advantage of the many opportunities that EVs represent.
Since the beginning of the EV revolution, SKF has supported and helped catalyse innovation in the industry. Automakers in North America choose SKF bearings as critical components in their electric drivetrains – with more than 70% of all battery electric vehicles produced in the US featuring SKF powertrain bearings. SKF's work also includes developing tailored solutions to mitigate issues unique to EVs, including drivetrain damage resulting from electric current, hybrid bearings to improve performance, and other pain points of the EV customer. SKF addressed some of the challenges unique to EVs by redesigning the bearings and their components.
In addition to product development work, the SKF North American Technical Center in Plymouth, Michigan, also supports car makers in application-specific engineering. One area of particular interest for the BEV market is noise and vibration. SKF has worked with leading international automakers to identify the sources of these noises and address them through bearing and system level design to improve the outcome.
Application-specific engineering and close cooperation with customers at the early phase of the electric powertrain development also allows SKF to design high-efficiency bearing solutions and arrangements in order to decrease overall system power losses, therefore maximizing EV range.
EV manufacturers also require supply chains and engineering capabilities that fit well with their manufacturing and product development footprint. SKF has adopted a full-value-chain approach by investing in product development, manufacturing and testing to target local EV markets.
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.
Source: Cision PR Newswire
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