SKF and Sieb & Meyer Announce Strategic Partnership for magnetic bearings
Gothenburg, 10 September 2025: SKF announces a strategic partnership with Sieb & Meyer, a renowned expert in variable frequency drives (VFDs) and control electronics. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in delivering integrated, high-efficiency inverter solutions tailored for demanding applications such as air compressors, turbo-blowers and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) systems.
Under the partnership, SKF will manufacture variable frequency drives at its facilities, leveraging Sieb & Meyer’s advanced design expertise and decades of experience in high-speed drive technology. Customers will benefit from a seamless, plug-and-play solution that simplifies integration, reduces engineering time, and increases confidence in system performance, as well as offering long-term scalability into new applications.
The collaboration will enhance SKF’s offering by delivering an optimized package, combining SKF’s high-speed electric motors on magnetic bearings with VFDs that are precisely tuned for performance, reliability, and energy efficiency.
"By combining our magnetic mechatronics capabilities with Sieb & Meyer’s VFD technology, we’re creating a new standard for high-speed motor systems. This partnership allows us to offer a more complete and efficient solution to our customers.” says Frederic Ponson, Director of SKF Magnetic Mechatronics.
“This partnership represents a powerful alignment of expertise. By integrating Sieb & Meyer’s advanced inverter technology into SKF’s high-speed motor systems, we’re delivering a smarter, more efficient solution that meets the evolving demands of HVAC, air compressor, and blower applications. Together, we’re setting a new benchmark for performance and reliability.” says Markus Meyer, CEO at Sieb & Meyer.
Moving forward, the partnership will expand its scope to include boil-off gas compressors and spindle drive systems, further broadening the range of industries that can benefit from this integrated approach.
In general, sustainability benefits from SKF’s magnetic bearing systems include a reduction in energy use and the elimination of oil-related pollution in comparison with conventional solutions using rolling bearings. In energy-intensive applications like wastewater treatment, compressed air, or HVAC, high speed electrical motors levitated on magnetic bearings machines can cut energy consumption by up to 30%, translating to 10–15% savings for entire facilities, lowering greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation.
Aktiebolaget SKF
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Sian How, Sustainability Communications Lead
M: +44 (0) 7545903710 sian.how@skf.com
Since 1907, SKF has been making some of the world’s most innovative bearings, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring solutions, and services to reduce friction. Less friction means more energy saved and by reducing it, we make industry smarter, more competitive, and more energy efficient, building a more sustainable future where we can all do more with less. SKF is represented in 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2024 were SEK 98,722 million and the number of employees was 38,743. www.skf.com
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