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August 2012
SKF
opens two more labs at GTCI
SKF, the global technology and solutions
provider of bearings, seals, lubrication
systems, mechatronics and services, has
opened its Product Investigation Centre
(PIC) and Mechatronics Laboratory at
its Global Technical Centre India (GTCI)
in Bangalore.
This initiative will further reinforce SKF’s commit-
ment to innovation by setting up industry benchmarks
in product research, quality and standards. Additionally,
these centres are part of SKF’s strategy to provide knowl-
edge engineering competence in India by working closely
with customers on its five platforms – bearings and units,
seals, lubrication systems, mechatronics and services.
“These initiatives will bring SKF’s knowledge en-
gineering capability closer to the customer and help us
develop and deliver world class solutions at the desired
speed. We believe that both these initiatives will help
build a competitive advantage for our customers while
helping SKF achieve customer service excellence,” said
Mr. Shishir Joshipura, Managing Director and Country
Head.
The Mechatronics lab is intended to expand mechatron-
ics competencies and product offerings in the Indian
market. In order to offer enhanced services, the lab is
equipped with technically advanced initiatives to help
customers with services, including new product develop-
ment, firmware testing and investigation of sensor bear-
ing field returns.
Commenting on the establishment of the new facilities,
Mr. Arun Shivaram, Director - Global Technical Centre
India, said: “The Product Investigation Centre and
Mechatronics Lab are important and natural exten-
sion of our offerings from GTCI. This initiative will
provide a platform for delivering complete engineer-
ing solutions to our customers and leverage in-house
capabilities at GTCI. Additionally, the centre is com-
mitted to work closer with our customers in India and
provide innovative products and solutions to address
their need”.
SKF opened GTCI in December 2011, reinforcing
its global strategy to open global technical centres to
work closer to customers. GTCI supports custom-
ers in India and South-East Asia, as well as global
projects for SKF. The two new laboratories will re-
duce the time-frame for product development and
enhance the solutions portfolio, bringing innovation
closer to customers.
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Mr. Shishir Joshipura,
Managing Director and Country Head, SKF India
PIC will offer SKF customers with services such as ad-
vanced analysis of bearing field usage and post endur-
ance testing evaluation, with high quality and faster
response time. Additionally, the lab will also have state-
of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray dif-
fraction machine, a grease analysis facility and metrol-
ogy equipment.