SKF To Supply Fuwa With Trailer Axle Seals

Shanghai, January 13, 2009: (Gasgoo.com) After competing with global companies and domestic Chinese suppliers, Swedish bearing-maker SKF was recently awarded a contract for supplying seals for the trailer axle by Guangdong Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Headquartered in Shunde city, Guangdong province, Fuwa is the largest trailer axle manufacturer in the world, with customers from a number of countries in Asia, Australia, Middle East, Americas, Europe, and Africa. This three-year contract, which will come into effect this year, involves SKF¡¯s delivering 600,000 seals annually to Fuwa.

"We found that the SKF Scotseal solution offered more benefits, such as the significantly longer service life time, overall high quality, and strong performance," said Amy Wu, Director of Fuwa.

Ulrich Selig, Head Truck Sales Asia, SKF China, said: "I am very pleased with this positive result after an extensive evaluation period, where we have proved that our solution provides Fuwa with true value added benefits."

The seals will be produced in the SKF factory in Wuhu, Anhui province. SKF has established in China 10 manufacturing plants, one solution service facility and an SKF college, employing more than 3,000 employees in Shanghai, Wuhu, Dongguan, Beijing, Dalian and other cities.

The Sweden-based company, which makes bearings, seals and related products, is gearing up to make deeper inroads in China, which is one of its top five markets.

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