Smart manufacturing is the next Industrial Revolution. 5G and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are enabling factories to seamlessly create a network of wirelessly connected machines and people that can instantaneously collect, analyze and distribute real-time data.

The new technology provides more information to give a bigger picture, allowing for simultaneous product customization and maximum production output, while also offering increased flexibility, traceability, sustainability and safety.



A global leader in the bearing industry, SKF wants to make manufacturing processes and systems faster, safer, cleaner and more robust. The collaboration with Ericsson and Chalmers University of Technology is achieving this through a pilot production system for spherical roller bearings at SKF’s pioneering smart factory in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The smart manufacturing project is enabling Martin Friis and his team at SKF’s world-class factory to radically transform manufacturing, and provide competitive advantage by introducing fundamental changes to the way industries operate.