SKF Railways
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SKF Railways
Egon Ekdahl
Director SKF Railway Business Unit
• Energy efficiency & flexibility
• Environmental friendliness
• High capacity
Advantages of railway transportation
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Rail transportation is a growth industry
Global market railway vehicles 23 billion EUR, annual growth 3.2%
North America
4 B EUR
Growth < 1 %
Western Europe
8 B EUR
Growth 3 %
Eastern Europe & CIS
4 B EUR
Growth 5 %
Africa & Middle East
0.8 B EUR
Growth 3 %
Asia Pacific
6 B EUR
Growth 5 %
Source: SCI Verkehr
South America
0.5 B EUR
Growth 5 %
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China-the largest growth market
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Passenger Freight
Railway
Highway
Waterway
Civil aviation
Pipeline
Growth 7 % Growth 4 %
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Local resources to exploit the opportunities
Competence centre Villar Perosa, Italy SKF Nankou, China
SKF knowledge
Technical innovations and added value products
Photo: Siemens AG
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SKF sensorised bearings for Italian high speed trains
Photo: Ansaldo Breda
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SKF Key focus in railway business
• Rail transport is a high-tech growth industry
• SKF is a global leader in this industry through:
Strong partnership with global customers
Local resources to exploit the opportunities
Technical innovations and knowledge