As of 1 August 2012, SKF Bearing Supplies has been operating under the name Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies, one of the largest U.S based industrial distributors, purchased the SKF owned distribution business in Australia and New Zealand. A Forbes 1000 international company recognised as a leading industrial distributor of premium brands with branches throughout Australia to service OEMs, the industrial market and mining sectors. The close working partnerships with our customers provides a unique and intimate understanding of the processes and challenges specific to every major industry. As a result, our objectives are to be an efficient and effective supply chain manager of products and services; a total solution provider assisting to maximise machine and plant productivity.