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What’s at stake
SKF products are designed to provide a specific performance for a certain amount of time. With counterfeit products, you don’t know what you will get. You can jeopardize machine reliability, health and safety of your staff, the environment and your business outcome. When you buy only genuine SKF products, you can operate with confidence and trust — not luck. You might not be able to tell the difference between a fake bearing and a genuine one, but your machines will. The best way to safeguard authenticity is to source from an authorized distributor.
Why genuine products
Machine reliability
Unplanned downtime is the enemy of all production. Genuine bearings, housings and lubricants extend service life and increase production capacity.
Health and safety
A bearing failure can cause damage to machines and risk injury to people. Products from authorised distributors are tested and certified.
The environment
Machinery breakdowns caused by fake bearings create waste and increase your carbon footprint. Genuine parts are more durable and better for the planet.
How you benefit
When you get genuine bearings, housings, seals and greases, your life as a professional becomes a lot easier. Just look at what you gain by being picky about what you buy and from whom.
Improve your operations
- Avoid downtime caused by counterfeit products
- Reduce maintenance costs
- Reliable production
- Improve total cost of ownership for your machinery
Reduce your risk
- Protect your brand image
- Improve operational safety
- Less business promises, claims and recalls
- Safeguard your environmental footprint
Checklist to avoid ending up in trouble
Secure the buying process by following these steps:
Check suppliers
Be aware of e-mails from unknown suppliers with ‘too good to be true’ offers. Do not trust any counterfeit certificates.
Select carefully
Select your bearing supplier carefully. The best way to safeguard authenticity is to buy from authorised distributors.
Blocklist suppliers
Blocklist suppliers of counterfeit products and get rid of stock from unknown sources.
Need help sourcing genuine products?
Contact our authorised distributor network for certified parts and advice.