Fülszöveg
A century has now passed since SKF was
founded. In just a few years the company
became not only one of Sweden's largest
industrial enterprises but also the world's
leading manufacturer of rolling bearings.
This unparalleled success was underpinned
by Sven Wingquist's ingenious innovation -
the self-aligning ball bearing - and also by
intensive international
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factory outside Sweden was established in. *
Luton, England in 1910. By 1920, SKF had
factories in a number of other countries and
representation nearly all over the world.
Using sources including Board minutes and
other Group material, Martin Fritz and Birgit
Karlsson, economic historians at the School
of Business, Economics and Law at Göteborg
University, have analyzed the development of
SKF from its earliest days to its present strong
position. The century has been marked by
booms and busts, successes and failures
attributable, for example to the Group's
dependence on general industrial business...
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Fülszöveg
A century has now passed since SKF was
founded. In just a few years the company
became not only one of Sweden's largest
industrial enterprises but also the world's
leading manufacturer of rolling bearings.
This unparalleled success was underpinned
by Sven Wingquist's ingenious innovation -
the self-aligning ball bearing - and also by
intensive international
Wf i
factory outside Sweden was established in. *
Luton, England in 1910. By 1920, SKF had
factories in a number of other countries and
representation nearly all over the world.
Using sources including Board minutes and
other Group material, Martin Fritz and Birgit
Karlsson, economic historians at the School
of Business, Economics and Law at Göteborg
University, have analyzed the development of
SKF from its earliest days to its present strong
position. The century has been marked by
booms and busts, successes and failures
attributable, for example to the Group's
dependence on general industrial business
cycle, and always having to contend with
forceful competitors. The strategic impor-
tance of bearings put SKF to the test during
the two World Wars as well. The book also
describes the quality awareness, high
technical standard and willingness to work in
close cooperation with its customers that
haveTJeen the hallmarks of the SKF Group
throughout the years.
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