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Rolls-Royce Order for SKF Boosts Local Economy
Stonehouse based manufacturer, SKF Aeroengine UK, has won a major new order to produce parts for the latest generation of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 aircraft engines, to be fitted to the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Worth several million pounds over a five year period, the new order will provide an important boost to the local economy, helping to safeguard the long term future of jobs at the Stonehouse plant and, depending on the successful sales of the Rolls-Royce engines, creating the opportunity for new engineering and factory employment.
SKF Aeroengine develops and manufactures specialised bearings and other high performance components at its Stonehouse factory, for use in a wide range of civil and military aircraft, and motorsport applications. The company has worked closely with Rolls-Royce for many years and was originally one of two suppliers selected for the engineering development phase of the new Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Now, SKF Aeroengine has been appointed as the sole supplier of bearings for the first production phase of the Trent 1000 until 2012.
The Trent 1000 engines are to be fitted to the revolutionary new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is due to enter service in 2008. Steve Chittock, European Director for SKF Aeroengine, explains that,
| Product Model | Inside Diameter | Outside Diameter | Thickness |
| AM130 bearing | M130 x 2 | 165 | 30 |
| AM120 bearing | M120.00 x 2 | 155 | 30 |