SKF inaugurates wind industry service centre in Shanghai The SKF Asia Pacific wind industry service centre was inaugurated at the SKF Solution Factory in Shanghai on 14 April , 2010. This is the third centre of its kind, which is tailored for wind industry, following the centres in Hamburg, Germany and Houston, USA. SKF has been focusing on applying reliability centred maintenance technology to wind turbines for many years and has extensive knowledge and experience in providing remote condition monitoring service, asset management service, and spare parts management service to wind farm customers throughout Europe and USA. As the development of large-scale wind power projects in China accelerates, the efficiency and reliability in operating and maintaining wind farms is becoming increasingly important. The centre has been established to meet the market demand for maintenance technology in wind industry and to provide one-stop solutions in the fast growing market of wind farm operation and maintenance in Asia Pacific, particularly in China. -The establishment of the wind industry service centre in Shanghai demonstrates SKF's strong commitment to provide extensive technical support and services to the wind industry and the wind farm operation and maintenance market in Asia Pacific, says Vartan Vartanian, President SKF Service Division. Gothenburg, 14 April 2010 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ) AB SKF may be required to disclose the information provided herein according to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 14.45 pm CEST on 14 April 2010. For further information, please contact: PRESS: Ingalill Östman, SKF Group Communication, tel: +46 31-337 3260, mobile: +46 706-973260, e-mail: ingalill.ostman@skf.com IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel: +46 31-337 1994, mobile: +46 705-181994, e-mail: marita.bjork@skf.com SKF is a leading global supplier in the areas of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. The Group's service offer includes technical support, maintenance services, engineering consultancy and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has 15,000 distributor locations worldwide. The Group's annual sales 2009 were SEK 56,227 million. The number of employees was 41,172. www.skf.com.
SKF inaugurates wind industry service centre in Shanghai
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