Shanghai Deputy Mayor Zong Ming and his party visited SKF for inspection and exchange

 Recently, Zong Ming, the deputy mayor of Shanghai, Zhang Jianming, deputy director of the Municipal Economic Information Commission, and leaders of the Jiading District Committee and the district government visited SKF for inspection and exchange. SKF China CFO Werner Hoffmann and SKF Bearing China Vice President CTO Wu Fangji accompanied the inspection.

Werner Hoffmann and Wu Fangji introduced the operating status of SKF and invited Deputy Mayor Zong Ming to visit the SKF BEARING Rotating Equipment Performance Center and the SKF Global (China) Testing Center. After the visit, the two parties conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on industry development, industry technology, and talent construction.

The government actively and effectively fights the epidemic to inject confidence in business operations

At the symposium, Deputy Mayor Zong Ming put forward earnest expectations for SKF’s development in Shanghai: “We are very pleased to see that SKF, as a key enterprise in the urban area, has achieved good results under such special circumstances this year. Development and work performance. The Shanghai Municipal Government has been committed to optimizing the business environment and, as always, supports the development of enterprises in Shanghai to create convenience for enterprises to deploy more high-quality projects in Shanghai.

Werner Hoffmann deeply agrees and said: “Despite the impact of the new crown epidemic, we have maintained growth and achieved good performance this year, which is mainly due to the epidemic prevention and control measures of the Chinese government.” The Chinese market has firm confidence and optimistic expectations. Even with the spread of the global epidemic, China's national defense control and economic development are both consistent. SKF took the lead in resuming work and production, ensuring the normal operation of the company and the health of employees, as well as the excellent service to Chinese customers.

Deepen industrial development and promote manufacturing progress

The Chinese market is one of SF's most important markets in the world. The transformation and upgrading of China's industrial economy has brought many new opportunities for enterprises. At the same time, SKF is also actively assisting the transformation and development of China's manufacturing industry in the field of bearing and rotating equipment reliability.

Wu Fangji mentioned at the meeting: "The global influence and technological leadership of Made in China are increasing, especially in the high-speed rail, wind power and other industries. SKF follows development, seizes opportunities, and actively promotes the construction of local capabilities and efficient response to local services. Market’ strategy, vigorously investing resources in China, establishing advanced R&D capabilities in the fields of high-speed rail, wind power, and deep groove ball bearings, committed to co-innovating technologies with leading companies in China’s industry, and promoting the overall manufacturing improvement from the client to the supply chain Develop and realize our vision."

Recruit talents and support innovation

As a leading company in the industry, SKF Bearing has been committed to technological innovation to develop more attractive terminal-based solutions. Talent is the foundation of technological innovation and enterprise development. SKF actively cooperates with major universities across the country to attract more outstanding engineers, further promote SKF's innovative measures, provide more job opportunities, and create higher value.

In terms of talent introduction, Deputy Mayor Zong Ming said: “We are looking forward to SKF’s better development in Shanghai and creating better performance. The construction of a team of engineers and talents is very important. For companies, talents are driving innovation. The most powerful factor for development and development, the government strongly supports supporting policies related to talent attraction."

There is no doubt that a good business environment has created stable conditions for the development of enterprises; a solid talent base provides the driving force for the development of enterprises. SKF, as a company with a century of global knowledge and technology accumulation in the fields of bearings, seals, lubrication systems and services, will try its best to give full play to its advantages and effectively use China’s good market opportunities and environment to help China’s manufacturing industry become better and better. Develop quickly and contribute to the realization of a "reliable world".