Shanghai, 2023, Jan. 28 -- SKF held a ceremony at its Xinchang County ball bearing production base to celebrate the official launch of its 500,000 th ceramic ball bearing for the new energy vehicle industry. It marks another milestone in the company's manufacturing in China, as well as a higher level of production, supply and service capacity in the new-energy vehicle sector. Guo Mingchun, Vice President of China & Northeast Asia Automotive Division of SKF, and vice president of China and Northeast Asia bearing product director of SKF, led the project team to attend the event, celebrate this important moment with representatives of new energy automotive industry customers.
“China's new energy vehicle industry is leading the world in terms of development, rapid growth, high level of innovation and stringent requirements for related production capacity, response speed and technical standards,” Chu said. Because of this, SKF carried out from technical research and development to the production of localization of the whole value chain layout, the full realization of ceramic ball bearings and other products of local R & D and production. The continuous breakthrough in mass production of ceramic ball bearings shows that our localization capability is recognized by our customers. SKF will always be driven by customer demand, accelerating technology and innovation to inject acceleration into the new energy vehicle industry.”
From R & D to manufacturing, the localization supply chain meets the high requirements of the industry.
From big to whole vehicle, small to bearing, the increasing trend of electrification is driving the acceleration of innovation in various fields of the automobile industry. New Energy vehicles bring high speed, electrical corrosion, high temperature, high load-bearing impact, vibration noise, poor lubrication and other challenges to the bearing industry. Schiff ceramic ball bearings, in performance to meet the requirements of high-speed, durable, anti-corrosion, quiet, and so on, to help the drive system to run more robust and efficient, for the smooth operation of new energy vehicles to provide strong support.
The precision of ceramic ball bearing is high, and it has strict requirements on materials, manufacturing technology, inspection and so on. To ensure a stable supply, SKF not only develops and manufactures locally, but also deploys a full and integrated value chain from raw material supply to sintering and grinding to inspection equipment and standards.
With years of accumulated technical experience and service advantages, as early as 2010, skyf ceramic bearings in the field of new energy vehicles to achieve large-scale application. With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market in China, since 2020, SKF has been vigorously promoting the production of ceramic ball bearings and the localization of the industrial chain, and 2021 the production of ceramic ball bearings at the SKF xinchang ball bearing production base, a short one-year period to achieve a high output of 500,000, sufficient production capacity for the new energy vehicle field to provide the majority of customers worry-free security. On the basis of ensuring high production capacity, in 2022, Xinchang ball bearing base has designed and delivered many kinds of samples according to customers' needs.
In recent years, SKF China's auto business has continued to grow, with factories in Xinchang County, Ningbo, Dichroa febrifuga, Wuhu, Jinan and Shanghai producing car-related products. In addition, the company has increased the localization of R & D in China, and in 2017 it moved its ball bearing R & D Division to Shanghai, where it will serve the world. Within 5 years, ball bearing r & D led HS1.8 high-speed ball bearings, including a number of new product development projects. With its expertise in intelligence and cleanliness, SKF is committed to working with customers to develop customised products that will accelerate future travel to China and contribute to the high-quality development of the Chinese car industry.