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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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