SKF annual virtual Tech & Innovation Summit brings together industry leaders

SKF to highlight technologies that help close the energy efficiency gap at the Tech & Innovation Summit 2026

Pune, June 2026: SKF is hosting its yearly virtual Tech & Innovation Summit, bringing together industry leaders and experts to showcase technologies, products and solutions designed to help close the energy efficiency gap in industrial operations.

Under the theme 'Closing the energy efficiency gap', SKF will present tailored solutions that improve energy efficiency, reliability and uptime across various applications including data centres, industrial electric motors, heavy industries like mining and pulp & paper and digitally enabled operations.

"Electrification, digitalisation and the rapid growth of energy intensive infrastructure are transforming industries. Customers are under increasing pressure to improve performance while reducing energy use. Closing the energy efficiency gap by moving from energy-efficiency ambition to measurable operational impact is crucial for sustainable growth.

We remain committed to helping customers minimise friction and transform their operations to strengthen competitiveness and sustainability," says Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO, SKF.

The Tech & Innovation Summit highlights SKF's commitment to addressing real-world challenges through deep application expertise and proven customer-centric innovation.

"Our products and solutions are developed to address the operational challenges customers face every day – from thermal management in data centres to reliable performance under variable loads in motors and mills. By combining deep application knowledge with advanced product development and digital technologies, we help customers reduce energy losses, improve reliability, simplify maintenance and unlock measurable efficiency gains in their day‑to‑day operations," says Annika Ölme, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology Development, SKF.

Products and solutions showcased at the Tech & Innovation Summit include:

• SKF Magnetic bearing solutions for data centre cooling
• SKF Hybrid ceramic bearings for Industrial electric motors
• SKF Condition monitoring – Aptitude Insight
• SKF Circular solutions – Remanufacturing

AI for the Pulp & Paper Industry – with SKF Product assistant

SKF's Tech & Innovation Summit 2026 demonstrates how technology leadership, combined with application expertise and digital intelligence, enables customers to perform today while transforming for a more energy efficient and sustainable future.

Join us on June 18 to see how SKF is helping customers close the energy efficiency gap. 

EMEA: 10 am CET

India and Southeast Asia: 10 am IST

Americas: 9 am PT / 12 pm ET

China and Northeast Asia: 14:00 CST

Read more and register for the Tech and Innovation Summit - SKF Tech & Innovation Summit 2026: 

https://communication.promo.skf.com/acton/media/28071/mainpage-all-main-gl-all-techandinnovationsummit2026

A replay of the summit will be available after the event's conclusion on the website for on demand watch.