Despite the economic recession worldwide, SKF Bearing Services Taiwan Ltd. yesterday held a ceremony to celebrate the inauguration of a solution factory in Taichung, central Taiwan, aimed at offering integrated technical services to clients from a variety of industries.

Hosted by SKF Taiwan managing director Charles Chang, the inauguration ceremony was witnessed by Chung Bee Kek, managing director of SKF Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. based in Singapore. Chung is in charge of the Sweden-based SKF Group`s operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The ceremony gathered 100-strong industry leaders and loyal customers, including those represented China Steel Corp., Cheng Loong Corp. and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

Based on the five technical platforms, including bearings and units, lubrication system, seals, mechanics, and services, the solution factory is a concentration of SKF knowledge resources, much more than products in a box.

"Thanks to the establishment of the solution factories worldwide, we can help our clients cut operational costs, and improve efficiency and availability, instead of only delivering bearings and seals to our customers. Our commitment is to help them become more competitive and the solution factory is providing this support in one place," noted Chung at the ceremony.

"The SKF solution factory in Taichung can offer solutions based on bearing remanufacturing service, spindle service, customized product service, remote diagnostics, customized sealing solutions, lubrication oil station assembly and more to start with," said SKF Taiwan managing director Charles Chang. "The ultimate objective of the solution factory is to fully fulfill our technical service capabilities extended from the five SKF technical platforms."

With a total investment of more than NT$10 million, the SKF solution factory is the eighth of its kind worldwide, with two others in China, one in Sweden, one in Brazil, one in Italy, one in South Africa, and one in India. By the end of this year, the SKF Group will set up 10 solution factories everywhere in the world.

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