GE Oil & Gas, whose US headquarters are located in Texas, have signed a non-exclusive, licence-based collaboration agreement with SKF, a worldwide distributor of seals, bearings and linear motion products. The agreement aims to further develop the use of active magnetic bearing technologies within the oil and gas sector.
As part of the agreement, GE Oil & Gas will make use of SKF’s leading magnetic bearing technologies from front-end engineering design to installation, testing and service to customers. The partnership also provides the basis for future collaboration, to widen the scope of applications of active magnetic bearings into other GE Oil & Gas turbomachinery, such as steam and gas turbines.