{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"162674","rtpr_id":"nPreHtM0Xa-20261007","ticker":"SKFB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["SKFB"],"title":"SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at Chillventa 2026","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-07T07:26:54.162Z","article_body":"SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at\nChillventa 2026\nPR Newswire\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2026\n\nNew MBx magnetic bearing series and ceramic precision technologies target\nhigh-speed chillers for data centers, heat pumps and other demanding HVAC\napplications.\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF will present technologies\nfor more energy-efficient and reliable cooling and heat-pump systems at\nChillventa 2026. Leading the Group's presence will be its new MBx active\nmagnetic bearing series for high-speed chillers.\n\nAround 20 percent of the world's energy consumption is used to overcome\nfriction, and the core of SKF's business is to reduce friction in rotating\nsystems. As data center capacity expands, cooling is placing increasing\ndemands on energy systems. Chiller and compressor manufacturers must therefore\nincrease cooling capacity while limiting energy use, maintenance and system\ncomplexity.\n\n\"Cooling systems are becoming increasingly critical to reliability and energy\nefficiency of industrial and digital infrastructure. At Chillventa, we will\nshow how our solutions support this, for example how our ceramic and magnetic\ntechnologies can help customers develop more reliable and more efficient\nhigh-speed systems for data center cooling systems, heat pumps and other\ndemanding applications,\" says Thomas Grubbauer, Global Fluid Machinery\nIndustry Manager.\n\nSKF offers a complete portfolio of high-speed motors levitated with magnetic\nbearing technology, active magnetic bearings, digital controllers,\nvariable-speed drives, condition monitoring and engineering services. This\nintegrated offering enables compact, oil-free drive solutions for centrifugal\nchillers and other high-speed applications, reducing wear, maintenance and\nunplanned downtime, with energy efficiency improvements of up to 30–40%\ncompared with conventional technologies.\n\nThe new MBx magnetic bearing is designed to optimize cost while maintaining\nperformance through innovations including automatic winding. Its modular\ndesign enables semi-automated production and faster assembly, helping reduce\nlead times and expand SKF high-speed motors' production capacity to meet\ngrowing demand from the data center chiller market.\n\nSKF will also showcase hybrid ceramic bearings, including the new optimized\nCeraDrive bearing series, for chillers, heat pumps, steam compressors, motors,\nfans and pumps. Ceramic rolling elements provide electrical insulation and\nsupport high-speed operation under demanding lubrication conditions.\n\nCompleting the offer is SKF's new Extreme super-precision bearings platform\nfor high-speed centrifugal compressors in chillers, heat pumps and mechanical\nvapour recompression systems. The offer is a flexible bearing platform that\ncan be optimized to meet extreme application demands, for example speeds up to\n120'000 rpm, 2,4 Mndm, ring contact pressure up to 2,8 Gpa and turbine side\ntemperatures up to 200C; opening new possibilities in compressor design.\n\nMeet SKF at Chillventa 2026 \nDate: 13–15 October 2026 \nLocation: Nuremberg, Germany \nBooth: 1-510\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nPress Relations: Carl Bjernstam, +46 31-337 2517; +46 722 201 893;\ncarl.bjernstam@skf.com \n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/skf/r/skf-to-showcase-new-technologies-for-energy-efficient-and-reliable-cooling-at-chillventa-2026,c4405233\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/637/4405233/4304655.pdf                             20261007 SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at Chillventa 2026  \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-high-speed-electric-motor,c3570286           SKF High speed electric motor                                                                           \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-magnetic-bearing,c3570287                    SKF Magnetic Bearing                                                                                    \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/thomas-grubbauer,c3570288                        Thomas Grubbauer                                                                                        \n https://news.cision.com/skf/e/explore-skf-magnetic-bearing-solutions,c3570297  Explore SKF Magnetic bearing solutions                                                                  \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/skf-to-showcase-new-technologies-for-energy-efficient-and-reliable-cooling-at-chillventa-2026-302900921.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPreHtM0Xa-20261007","title":"SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at Chillventa 2026","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"SKFB","created":"2026-10-07T07:26:54.162Z","tickers":["SKFB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at\nChillventa 2026\nPR Newswire\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2026\n\nNew MBx magnetic bearing series and ceramic precision technologies target\nhigh-speed chillers for data centers, heat pumps and other demanding HVAC\napplications.\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF will present technologies\nfor more energy-efficient and reliable cooling and heat-pump systems at\nChillventa 2026. Leading the Group's presence will be its new MBx active\nmagnetic bearing series for high-speed chillers.\n\nAround 20 percent of the world's energy consumption is used to overcome\nfriction, and the core of SKF's business is to reduce friction in rotating\nsystems. As data center capacity expands, cooling is placing increasing\ndemands on energy systems. Chiller and compressor manufacturers must therefore\nincrease cooling capacity while limiting energy use, maintenance and system\ncomplexity.\n\n\"Cooling systems are becoming increasingly critical to reliability and energy\nefficiency of industrial and digital infrastructure. At Chillventa, we will\nshow how our solutions support this, for example how our ceramic and magnetic\ntechnologies can help customers develop more reliable and more efficient\nhigh-speed systems for data center cooling systems, heat pumps and other\ndemanding applications,\" says Thomas Grubbauer, Global Fluid Machinery\nIndustry Manager.\n\nSKF offers a complete portfolio of high-speed motors levitated with magnetic\nbearing technology, active magnetic bearings, digital controllers,\nvariable-speed drives, condition monitoring and engineering services. This\nintegrated offering enables compact, oil-free drive solutions for centrifugal\nchillers and other high-speed applications, reducing wear, maintenance and\nunplanned downtime, with energy efficiency improvements of up to 30–40%\ncompared with conventional technologies.\n\nThe new MBx magnetic bearing is designed to optimize cost while maintaining\nperformance through innovations including automatic winding. Its modular\ndesign enables semi-automated production and faster assembly, helping reduce\nlead times and expand SKF high-speed motors' production capacity to meet\ngrowing demand from the data center chiller market.\n\nSKF will also showcase hybrid ceramic bearings, including the new optimized\nCeraDrive bearing series, for chillers, heat pumps, steam compressors, motors,\nfans and pumps. Ceramic rolling elements provide electrical insulation and\nsupport high-speed operation under demanding lubrication conditions.\n\nCompleting the offer is SKF's new Extreme super-precision bearings platform\nfor high-speed centrifugal compressors in chillers, heat pumps and mechanical\nvapour recompression systems. The offer is a flexible bearing platform that\ncan be optimized to meet extreme application demands, for example speeds up to\n120'000 rpm, 2,4 Mndm, ring contact pressure up to 2,8 Gpa and turbine side\ntemperatures up to 200C; opening new possibilities in compressor design.\n\nMeet SKF at Chillventa 2026 \nDate: 13–15 October 2026 \nLocation: Nuremberg, Germany \nBooth: 1-510\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nPress Relations: Carl Bjernstam, +46 31-337 2517; +46 722 201 893;\ncarl.bjernstam@skf.com \n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/skf/r/skf-to-showcase-new-technologies-for-energy-efficient-and-reliable-cooling-at-chillventa-2026,c4405233\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/637/4405233/4304655.pdf                             20261007 SKF to showcase new technologies for energy-efficient and reliable cooling at Chillventa 2026  \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-high-speed-electric-motor,c3570286           SKF High speed electric motor                                                                           \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-magnetic-bearing,c3570287                    SKF Magnetic Bearing                                                                                    \n https://news.cision.com/skf/i/thomas-grubbauer,c3570288                        Thomas Grubbauer                                                                                        \n https://news.cision.com/skf/e/explore-skf-magnetic-bearing-solutions,c3570297  Explore SKF Magnetic bearing solutions                                                                  \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/skf-to-showcase-new-technologies-for-energy-efficient-and-reliable-cooling-at-chillventa-2026-302900921.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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