Press release
Sferical AI announces a strategic partnership with SKF, the world‑leading bearing and rotating equipment manufacturer. Through this collaboration, SKF will gain access to sovereign compute capacity on one of Sweden’s most advanced AI supercomputers.
- SKF has a long tradition of engineering expertise and innovation and we look forward to supporting their continued journey in AI-driven industry. For us, the collaboration is not only about computing capacity, but about working together, sharing knowledge, and ultimately accelerating the application of AI, says Jenny Nordlöw, CEO, Sferical AI.
With access to Sferical AI’s infrastructure in Linköping, SKF will be able to develop and run high-performance and innovation-critical AI workloads across areas such as predictive maintenance, quality control, research and development and next‑generation digital products.
- AI is reshaping what industrial leadership means. For us, being part of Sweden’s sovereign AI backbone is not just a technology decision. It is about redefining our future with a focus on security, sustainability and long‑term industrial competitiveness, says Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO, SKF.
The partnership represents an important step for Sferical AI’s continued development and underscores the growing demand for sovereign and advanced compute capacity for industrial AI applications. By combining SKF’s strong industrial expertise with Sferical AI’s platform, new opportunities are created to drive innovation and strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish industry.
- We welcome SKF as a strategic partner. SKF brings valuable technical expertise and clear application areas within industrial AI. This adds significant value to Sferical AI and underscores our ambition to create tangible business value through a unique collaboration between leading industrial companies, says Anders Ynnerman, Chairman of the Board, Sferical AI.
About Sferical AI
Sferical AI is co-founded by AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Saab, SEB and Wallenberg Investments. The company is establishing a sovereign AI compute platform in Sweden, to give its partner companies secure, world-class AI compute that disrupts and unlocks new value with AI.
www.sferical.ai
About SKF
Since 1907, SKF has been making some of the world’s most innovative bearings, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring solutions, and services to reduce friction. Less friction means more energy saved and by reducing it, we make industry smarter, more competitive, and more energy efficient, building a more sustainable future where we can all do more with less. SKF is represented in approximately 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2025 were SEK 91,583 million and the number of employees was 37,271.
www.skf.com
For media inquiries:
Jenny Nordlöw, CEO, Sferical AI
Jenny.nordlow@sferical.ai