S. K. F. Economos India, Private Limited

We are the global market leader in high quality, custom engineered sealing solutions to fit your requirements. We offer value to our customers. As pioneers in machined sealing technology at Economos we offer you: • Sealing solutions tailor made to your needs • Partnership from the design phase to serial production • Prompt manufacturing of seals and components up to 4.000 mm diameter • Production of gaskets in miscellaneous materials using water-jet-cutting technology • Production of Advanced Engineering Plastics Products (AEPP) • Competency in utilising high performance raw materials Based in Austria, Economos® has been a market leader in the sealing technology and sealing materials for more than 25 years, our world-class laboratories and application experience is at your disposal. Specialising in providing a most comprehensive sealing service to any industry, our subsidiary and Joint-Venture network extends world wide, each subsidiary supports its own manufacturing facility designed to give a truly local service. Superior Tailor-Made Manufacturing concept Superior Tailor-Made Manufacturing concept At ECONOMOS® we know that only state-of-the-art technology can provide us with an edge on our competitors. A rapidly changing environment demands new production concepts witch surpass our customers' requirements such as: • Delivery on demand with short cycle times • No mould or tooling limitations • No stock requirements for our customers • Seal engineering to customers´specification Our answer to this challenge was the development of the Seal-Jet System, which produces machined seals with state-of-the- art CNC turning technology. It meets very specific requirements of every customer, in every industry. Injection mouldingOn our high-performance injection moulding machines we also produce complex seals cost effectively in one single operation. Manufacturing concept ECONOMOS® has invested in specialist equipment necessary to manufacture components to the highest quality standards. Our skilled team of engineers can assist and advise from the initial design stage or wherever process improvement is required. We are constantly improving our manufacturing methods with the aim of further increasing our legendary reputation for service and delivery. History History 1976 foundation of ECONOMOS as a seal trading company 1988 invention of the seal-jet system 1988-1999 foundations of subsidiaries in Italy, Germany, UK, Australia, USA, France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden acquisition of the Canadian seal jet partner new premises in Germany 2000 launch of NG seal profiles, foundations of subsidiaries in the Philippines, Thailand and Japan 2001 Business take-over of: Sipiajoint, France, Technaplast, Belgium, Rottner, Austria foundation of subsidiary in Poland 2002 foundation of subsidiary ECONOMOS in China, extension of the headquarters production premises in Judenburg acquisition of Sodepi, France 2003 acquisition of Aqua Coup, France and ABC Plastics, Canada foundation of subsidiary in Malaysia 2004 foundation of ECONOMOS India and ECONOMOS Ukraine 2005 acquisition of: Econosto (Thailand) Ltd., Interplastics Holland BV, Netherlands, Fluortec SA, France foundation of subsidiaries JV ECONOMOS Singapore, JV ECONOMOS Slovakia and Wuhan ECONOMOS China 2006 foundation of subsidiaries ECONOMOS Denmark and ECONOMOS Brazil SKF new shareholder of ECONOMOS Our Corporate Policy Our employees’ motto: Our services excel by our delivering to our customers what they need and not what we have! The special customer requirements are implemented by all our employees with adequate care. HR (Human Resources) policy: Well-aimed personnel selection, promotion and further training of our employees are at the basis of our company’s quality and efficiency. When planning and carrying out qualifications, utmost attention is paid to OH&S (occupational health and safety) and processes reflecting environmental awareness. R & D and customer satisfaction: Our focus on research and development helps us to offer our customers high-quality products and services, which are to the state of the art. In this context, we assess how to align ecology and economy. Prevention, continual improvement and customer satisfaction: Thanks to further development and continual improvement of our processes and products, we ensure our products meet the quality related, environmental and safety related requirements placed on them. We are continually working at minimizing adverse environmental impacts and pollution as well as energy consumption and consumption of raw materials – and strive for going beyond complying with environmental legislation. By means of preventive action, we identify risks in advance in order to minimize their impacts. The well-aimed use of Six Sigma supports our striving for improved customer satisfaction. Zero Accident programmes support us in continually reducing the number of accidents. People and customer satisfaction: We strive for achieving high customer satisfaction by ensuring our employees are competent, motivated and provide good consultancy, being flexible enough, guaranteeing schedule effectiveness and being committed to quality. We ensure our employees are enabled to meet the quality related, environmental and safety related requirements by fostering their further training. For us legal compliance is a matter of course. Management system: As we have an integrated management system that works well and is actually translated into action, we ensure continual further development of our company by advancing quality, environmental protection, occupational safety and health protection. Collaborative co-operation: We maintain the partnership with our customers and suppliers in order to manufacture innovative products while saving our environment and resources as much as possible. We face our social responsibility by informing and openly communicating with our interested parties and stakeholders. • Management Representative for Quality and Environment Dr. Thomas Schwarz Judenburg, April 17, 2008 Achievements 1976 foundation of ECONOMOS as a seal trading company 1988 invention of the seal-jet system 1988-1999 foundations of subsidiaries in Italy, Germany, UK, Australia, USA, France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden acquisition of the Canadian seal jet partner new premises in Germany 2000 launch of NG seal profiles, foundations of subsidiaries in the Philippines, Thailand and Japan 2001 Business take-over of: Sipiajoint, France, Technaplast, Belgium, Rottner, Austria foundation of subsidiary in Poland 2002 foundation of subsidiary ECONOMOS in China, extension of the headquarters production premises in Judenburg acquisition of Sodepi, France 2003 acquisition of Aqua Coup, France and ABC Plastics, Canada foundation of subsidiary in Malaysia 2004 foundation of ECONOMOS India and ECONOMOS Ukraine 2005 acquisition of: Econosto (Thailand) Ltd., Interplastics Holland BV, Netherlands, Fluortec SA, France foundation of subsidiaries JV ECONOMOS Singapore, JV ECONOMOS Slovakia and Wuhan ECONOMOS China 2006 foundation of subsidiaries ECONOMOS Denmark and ECONOMOS Brazil SKF new shareholder of ECONOMOS