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Mechanical and Fluid Power guides and ideas to help you and your business stay in motion.
Explore bearings, belts, lubricants and more – with our wide range of products you’ll find what you need
You may know us for Electrical. However, we’ve continued to develop our Mechanical and Fluid Power product range, signing partnerships with the biggest brands in the Mechanical and Fluid Power market and are recognised & authorised distributors of their products.
Below you will find useful guides, help and advice, and details of our Mechanical and Fluid Power product portfolio that now totals more than 100,000 parts.
We are committed to become your first choice for Mechanical products and will continue to increase our knowledge, expertise and stock holding to ensure you will always find the Mechanical and Fluid Power products you need.
Mechanical and Fluid Power guides and ideas to help you and your business stay in motion.
SKF are focused on making the most of the resources we already have. By fighting friction, SKF is contributing to a world where we can all do more with less.
Stay ahead with our 'Industry in Motion' report and find out what are the real challenges facing engineers today.
Our rotary bearings and housing units range comprises more than 13,000 products of which almost 1,000 come from our trusted RS PRO brand.
See our linear motion offer of 1,200+ products sourced from industry-leading brands and manufacturers.
Set things in motion with our range of over 1,400 roller chains and accessories.
From V belts, timing belts and twist link belts to pulleys and alignment tools, you can find them all in our 13,000+ belts and pulleys range of products.
Our range of pneumatics & hydraulics products is in excess of 60,000 lines. With such an offer, why look anywhere else.
Find the seal or gasket that matches your application in our comprehensive range of over 7,000 products.
Keep your equipment rolling with our castors and wheels product offer of over 2,000 lines.
Straighten and smooth your machine's operation with any of our 2,300+ anti-vibration and levelling products.
Mechanical products fitting and maintenance require specific tools. See a selection of our extensive range here.
Avoid your machinery seizing or overheating with our range of lubricants and greases.
No air or hydraulic power? No problem. Use electric actuation instead. We have 1,300 products in our offer and we're always adding more.