Mumbai: SKF India, a provider of industrial bearings, engineering solutions, and digital services, showcased its Metal Mastery expertise at AIIFA Steelex 2025, underlining its commitment to accelerating India’s green steel transition.
By combining advanced products, application knowledge, and lifecycle services, SKF reinforced its role in enabling sustainable and reliable steelmaking aligned with the nation’s net-zero 2070 vision.
Metal Mastery Driving Green Steel Transition
SKF’s Metal Mastery framework is designed to help steelmakers reduce emissions, improve uptime, and extend the life of critical assets.
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Built on decades of experience in the metals industry, the portfolio offers solutions that future-proof operations and minimize environmental impact while enhancing productivity.
“India’s steel industry is at the center of the country’s green steel transition, and competitiveness will depend on adopting sustainable and reliable manufacturing practices,” said Sujeeth Pai, Director, Industrial, SKF India.
“Our focus is to enable steelmakers to cut downtime, increase efficiency, and advance quickly toward the green steel agenda through advanced products, digital technologies, and lifecycle services.”
Advanced Rolling Mill Solutions
SKF presented a robust range of rolling mill bearings and solutions, including:
- Four-row cylindrical roller bearings (4rCRB) for heavy load handling.
- Four-row tapered roller bearings (4rTRB) for durability and precision.
- Spherical roller bearings (SRB) designed to reduce wear and extend service life.
These solutions are supported by SKF’s Predict–Prevent–Perform framework:
- Predict with condition monitoring technologies like SKF Axios.
- Prevent with health checks using the QuickCollect app.
- Perform by extending asset life through remanufacturing, RecondOil, and sealed-for-life bearings.
Reliability and Sustainability at the Core
Speaking at the event, Sharad Jha, Business Head – Metals OEM & Aftermarket, SKF India, emphasized that reliability and sustainability are becoming the defining factors of competitiveness in the metals sector.
“With Metal Mastery, we integrate bearing technologies, digital tools, and lifecycle services to support steelmakers in meeting their sustainability commitments while maintaining consistent operational performance,” he added.
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Collaborative Approach for Green Steel Transition
Beyond products, SKF set itself apart with a consultative, customer-first approach. By working closely with steelmakers to align solutions with their production goals and sustainability targets, SKF delivered measurable value that drives both business performance and green growth.
Through its presence at AIIFA Steelex 2025, SKF reaffirmed its role as a trusted partner for the metals industry.
Its Metal Mastery expertise stands as a cornerstone for India’s green steel transition, enabling manufacturers to strengthen competitiveness, embrace sustainable practices, and contribute to the nation’s net-zero future.
