Recently, SKF Group completed two consecutive acquisitions, including Rubico Industrial Consulting Co., Ltd. and EFOLEX Co., Ltd., the latter is a manufacturer of industrial lubrication and oil filtration systems under the Europafilter brand. . The joining of the two companies will help SKF realize the vision of a “reliable world” in a smarter, cleaner and digital way.

Rubico is an industrial consulting company with 10 employees, headquartered in Luleå, Sweden, specializing in the visualization and analysis of signal data. Their expertise will bring more possibilities for SKF products, and obtain development and innovation in new technical fields, such as bearing products with optical fiber sensors.

Victoria Van Camp, President of SKF Technology, said: “Rubico has leading expertise in signal processing. Both traditional IoT hardware and the latest edge computing will enhance our existing technological foundation. Rubico owns patents. The edge algorithm will make the analysis of machine data easier and more automated, and will help promote the application of wireless energy-efficient systems. We look forward to joining the Rubico team and participating in the development of SKF’s proprietary optical fiber load sensing technology. This technology is currently being piloted in northern Sweden.”

Victoria also said: “Luleå has a world-leading university and a long-term focus on investment in sustainable technology. The city is rapidly becoming an industrial innovation center in the fields of renewable energy and green steel. This is also where SKF continues to be One of the reasons why Luleå invested in the development of the Internet of Things Development Center.”

EFOLEX Co., Ltd. is another recently completed acquisition. The company is a manufacturer of industrial lubrication and oil filtration systems under the Europafilter brand in Gothenburg, providing offline filtration systems for process manufacturing and the energy industry. There are currently about 10 employees.

Thomas Fröst, President of SKF Industrial Technology, said: “In addition to being a very competitive product, Europafilter’s technology also has a good strategic fit with SKF RecondOil’s dual separation technology, and can expand our overall lubrication management capabilities. “