SKF awarded new seals agreement with ZF Sachs Italy

SKF awarded new seals agreement with ZF Sachs Italy

SKF has been awarded an agreement with ZF Sachs Italy to supply 140 000 oil
seals and wiper seals for motorcycle forks. With this agreement SKF now
strengthens its position in the area of fork sealing solutions for high
performance two wheelers. Many of ZF Sachs' customers are the top motorcycle
brands.

- We worked closely with ZF Sachs Italy to develop these solutions for their new
motorcycle front suspension applications and the project has been a true
success. Our engineering knowledge in sealing material and fast response time
gives us the competitive edge to support our customers' needs and demands, says
Dan Reed, President, SKF Sealing Solutions.

- SKF's capabilities to engineer customized high-quality products in such a fast
responsive way, is truly impressive. Our cooperation with SKF has resulted in
our customer's increased satisfaction with our applications, says Piero
Vicendone, Managing Director, ZF Sachs Italia S.p.A.

With these high performing two wheeler suspension seals oil retention and dirt
protection has been improved by eliminating stick and slip effects. The new
material developed has a special formula that creates a long lasting self
lubrication capability of the seal during operation. 

The seals will be manufactured in Villanova, Italy.

Gothenburg, 6 May 2010

Aktiebolaget SKF
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For further information, please contact:
PRESS: Ingalill Östman, SKF Group Communication, tel: +46 31-337 3260, mobile: 
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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.

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