- Business
- SKF India Limited, a leading manufacturer of bearings, seals, lubrication systems, mechatronics, and related services as the Indian subsidiary of Sweden's AB SKF Group, operates manufacturing facilities in Pune, Bangalore, and Haridwar to serve automotive and industrial sectors across India and select international markets. The company produces a comprehensive range of rolling bearings including deep groove ball bearings, angular contact bearings, self-aligning ball bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, and tapered roller bearings; mounted bearings and housings; super-precision bearings; slewing bearings; plain bearings; magnetic bearings and systems; industrial and automotive seals; lubrication management solutions such as automatic systems, grease and oil dispensers, and centralized systems; condition monitoring equipment for vibration analysis and temperature checks; linear motion products like guides and actuators; power transmission solutions including belts, chains, couplings, sprockets, and pulleys; and maintenance products alongside engineering consulting, technical support, training, and predictive maintenance services targeting industries such as automotive, aerospace, railways, renewable energy, cement, mining, metals, and machinery. Founded in 1961 with headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, SKF India recently completed a significant demerger of its industrial business into SKF India (Industrial) Limited in late 2025, enabling focused investments of up to ₹950 crore by 2030 in a new Pune plant by 2028 and expansions for infrastructure, railways, and renewables while the core automotive entity plans ₹410-510 crore in capacity boosts at existing sites for electric vehicles, two-wheelers, and wheel-end bearings through 2030; additionally, AB SKF increased its stake to 52.58% via inter-se transfer in 2025 and the company announced a ₹4,600-5,000 crore overall expansion across facilities to meet automotive demands including EV powertrains.