Ewellix

Ewellix
legal form	Aktiengesellschaft ( AB )
founding	1968
Seat	Gothenburg
management	Daniel Westberg (President & CEO)
Number of employees	1400
sales	2.2 billion . SEK
Branch	Mechanical engineering, linear technology
Website	www.ewellix.com
	Status: October 7, 2019

Ewellix (formerly SKF Motion Technologies) is a linear technology solutions company with nine manufacturing centers in Europe, North America and Asia and 16 sales locations worldwide. According to its own information, it has 1,400 employees. The head office is in Gothenburg . Ewellix is part of Triton Partners .

History and locations

After 50 years within the SKF Group, SKF sold the linear technology division SKF Motion Technologies to Triton Partners in December 2018. The purchase price was 2.75 billion SEK. Triton signed a purchase agreement for this on August 1, 2018. On October 7, 2019, SKF Motion Technologies was renamed Ewellix.

Ewellix has production sites in Gothenburg, Schweinfurt , Meckesheim , Chambery, Beaufort, Liestal, Detroit, Taipei and Pinghu. Sales offices are in Toronto, Philadelphia, Gothenburg, Schweinfurt, Milton Keynes, Utrecht, Guyancourt, Turin, Liestal, Steyr, Budapest, Bangalore, Taipei, Shanghai and Seoul.

Products

Lifting and adjustment systems
High performance actuators
Telescopic columns
Ball and roller screw drives
Linear guides
Linear systems

Areas of application

In medical technology, the company provides imaging systems, laboratory automation devices, operating room systems, life support systems, dental devices, ophthalmic devices, fitness and rehabilitation devices and treatment units. With many years of experience within the mechanical engineering group SKF, Ewellix offers applications in the areas of joining technology, semiconductor manufacturing, packaging technology, pick-and-place applications, additive manufacturing and testing devices. The company manufactures for the automotive industry in the fields of joining technology, metal forming and conveyor technology.

The company's products are also used in agricultural machinery, construction machinery, aerial work platforms , trucks, buses and trains and in special vehicles. Products also include solutions in the fields of agriculture, construction, kitchen appliances, portable power tools and simulators for entertainment and motion technology. The company also offers applications in the field of plastic shaping and metal forming.

Web links

Company website

Individual evidence

↑ Stefanie Michel: SKF Motion Technology becomes an independent company. In: Machine Market. Vogel Communications Group, October 4, 2019, accessed June 19, 2020 .
↑ SKF Group separates its linear technology and actuator technology business areas. August 2, 2018, accessed October 21, 2019 .
↑ SKF to divest its linear technology and actuator business. August 1, 2018, accessed October 21, 2019 .
↑ SKF Motion Technologies becomes Ewellix. October 8, 2019, accessed October 21, 2019 .
↑ Ewellix homepage. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
↑ Products. In: Ewellix. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .
↑ Andreas Mühlbauer: SKF Motion Technologies becomes Ewellix. In: Scope. October 7, 2019, accessed June 19, 2020 .

[1] Stefanie Michel: SKF Motion Technology becomes an independent company. In: Machine Market. Vogel Communications Group, October 4, 2019, accessed June 19, 2020 .

[2] SKF Group separates its linear technology and actuator technology business areas. August 2, 2018, accessed October 21, 2019 .

[3] SKF to divest its linear technology and actuator business. August 1, 2018, accessed October 21, 2019 .

[4] SKF Motion Technologies becomes Ewellix. October 8, 2019, accessed October 21, 2019 .

[5] Ewellix homepage. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .

[6] Products. In: Ewellix. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .

[7] Andreas Mühlbauer: SKF Motion Technologies becomes Ewellix. In: Scope. October 7, 2019, accessed June 19, 2020 .