Here’s a polished English translation of the Chinese title: **”2026 SKF China and Northeast Asia Innovation Summit & New Product Launch Successfully Held, Unveiling Five New Products”**

ShanghaiJune 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — “Reimagining Rotation” 2026 SKF China and Northeast Asia Innovation Summit and New Product Launch was successfully held in Guilin. Several leaders from SKF Group and SKF China and Northeast Asia attended the summit, elaborating on the group’s vision, showcasing global and China-specific technological breakthroughs, sharing industry insights and expertise, and jointly witnessing the launch of five upgraded and innovative products alongside technical experts, executives, and partners from fields such as fluid machinery, gearboxes, heavy industry, and food machinery.

Deep Roots in China, Innovation Shared Globally

At the summit, SKF Group President and CEO Rickard Gustafson delivered the opening address. Rickard stated that SKF, with its “Smart and Clean” strategy, is growing steadily worldwide and continuously delivering breakthrough innovations across industries, driving customer value. Discussing SKF’s growth and development in the Chinese market, he emphasized that SKF has been deeply rooted in China and Northeast Asia for over a century. Technological breakthroughs in China not only strongly support local development but also serve as a vital source of global innovation, with “China Speed” driving the iterative upgrade of global technology. Looking ahead, SKF will continue to fulfill its long-term commitment to the Chinese market, reimagining rotation to co-create a better future.

Subsequently, Wang Hui, President of SKF China and Northeast Asia, delivered a speech themed “Technology Driving Industry • Innovation Shaping the Future.” Wang Hui elaborated on SKF’s confidence and determination to accelerate technological breakthroughs in six key industrial foundation areas: high-end new materials, basic components and parts, basic software and industrial software, industrial machine tools, high-end instruments, and major technical equipment, supporting the “15th Five-Year Plan” process. At the same time, using vivid product cases, he demonstrated SKF’s capability and commitment to “putting customers at the center and overcoming industry challenges through innovation.” Wang Hui stated: “Innovative products are truly changing the way industries operate. SKF will continue to respond to the era’s development challenges with technological breakthroughs, facing difficulties head-on and accelerating industrial innovation.”

Refined New Products, Solving Operational Pain Points

During the new product launch session, Guo Mingchun, Vice President of SKF China and Northeast Asia, introduced five new and upgraded products. He stated that SKF, based on industrial development and customer needs, continuously innovates technologies and develops new products and processes to address core pain points in differentiated industry scenarios such as low temperatures, high pressure, and low speeds. These new products will safeguard equipment in fields like fluid machinery, industrial gearboxes, hydraulic equipment, lifting machinery, and mining machinery. Customers in related fields fully recognized the performance of the new products as well as SKF’s technological innovation and collaboration, expressing anticipation and expectations for deeper future cooperation.

• Deep groove ball bearing for cryogenic pumps, made of high-purity stainless steel and fluorine-free high-performance polymer materials, offering excellent low-temperature self-lubrication and wear resistance. Low-temperature impact toughness is improved by 27%, and it achieves 100% local supply chain delivery, providing multiple advantages of being more environmentally friendly, reliable, robust, and agile, ensuring stable operation of equipment and production lines.
• New generation RF tapered roller bearing, adopting industry-leading steel and process standards, effectively increasing dynamic load capacity. Bearing rated life is improved by at least 25%, ensuring longer stable operation of gearboxes.
• Spherical roller bearing for industrial cranes, a new product launched by SKF specifically for the non-continuous operation, low-speed, and heavy-load conditions of crane traveling wheels. Compared to similar products, bearing friction is reduced by an average of 20%, grease life is improved by up to 50%, and operation is smoother and more stable.
• Sealed split spherical roller bearing, with significantly improved dynamic self-alignment and axial load capacity, and easier assembly and disassembly in confined spaces, further reducing maintenance and replacement time, thereby minimizing downtime losses.
• Wuxingshan high-pressure seal, featuring a composite structure design of high-rigidity metal skeleton and high-quality rubber material, withstanding 20 Bar pressure and instantaneous impact forces. With a series of advantages including excellent pressure resistance, low friction, high durability, superior sealing performance, stable and reliable materials, and wide applicability, it directly addresses core pain points that have long plagued the industrial high-pressure sealing field, such as high-pressure leakage, high friction, and short lifespan.

Dialogue with Experts, Exploring Growth Codes

Subsequently, Dr. Qian Weihua, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of SKF China, hosted a roundtable forum. Together with Annika Ölme, SKF Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology Development; Li Haibao, Procurement Director of SEW China Investment Co., Ltd.; Liu Yu, Deputy General Manager of Hangzhou Xinya Cryogenic Technology Co., Ltd.; Xie Baohua, Vice President of Henan Weihua Group; and Zhao Bo, Chief Technology Engineer of FAMSUN Group, they delved into the core topic of “Industrial Resilience: Navigating Cycles, Capturing Deterministic Growth” around four key dimensions: “technological innovation, supply chain security, cost leadership, and China for global.”

The participating guests shared their practical experiences in areas such as exporting Chinese expertise globally, technological innovation, and ensuring extreme reliability under harsh conditions. The forum focused on how to harness AI to empower the underlying logic of industry and formulate growth strategies in an uncertain environment, painting a clear path for the industry on how Chinese industry can navigate cycles and embrace a more deterministic future by building solid resilience.

Evolution Release, Reimagining the Future of Rotation

At this summit, SKF also presented the technical publication “Evolution • Reimagining Rotation,” sharing its cutting-edge insights and research findings in the industrial field. The relentless pursuit of “rotation” is not only a bold exploration of industrial boundaries but also reshapes the DNA of modern industry.

During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, SKF will continue its “Smart + Clean” strategic framework, deeply integrate into the new landscape of China’s industrial development with a more open attitude, and work together with upstream and downstream partners in the industry chain to write a new chapter of high-quality development.