6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 1, 2006

SKF
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Hornsgatan 1 Goteborg, Sweden 
(Address of principal executive offices)

000-13722

(Commission File Number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file

annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F / x / Form 40-F /  /

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the

information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes /   / No / x /

On September 1, 2006 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference

(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated September 1, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	SKF
	(Registrant)
September 1, 2006	/s/ LARS G MALMER
(Date)	Lars G Malmer
	Sr. Vice President, Group Communication

EX-99.1

SKF acquires Austrian Economos and strengthens its sealing business

GOTHENBURG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2006--SKF (NASDAQ:SKFR) (LSE:SKFB) (STO:SKFA) (STO:SKFB) has acquired 100% of the shares of Economos Austria GmbH from Salzer Holding GmbH.

Economos is an Austrian industrial seals company manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic seals for the oil and gas, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mining and steel industries.

Economos's sales for the year 2005 were close to 70 million Euros and the number of employees was 805. SKF pays 67 million euros on a cash and debt free basis for the company.

Economos has a global presence, with Western Europe being its main market. The company is headquartered in Judenburg in Austria. Economos operates through more than 20 subsidiaries around the world and its extensive distributor network. Economos sealing and engineering plastics solutions will strengthen SKF's market position in industrial seals.

- In addition to broadening our presence in the industrial seals market, Economos brings a business and manufacturing concept that has made them world leaders in providing extremely high service levels, says Bo Annvik, President SKF Sealing Solutions. This is our second acquisition this year which means that we are now adding sales on an annual base of some SEK 850 million in the industrial seals business.

Economos will be part of SKF Sealing Solutions unit, within the Automotive Division. The acquisition is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.

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CONTACT:

SKF Group Communication

Lars G Malmer, +46 (0)31 337 1541

Lars.G.Malmer@skf.com

or

SKF Investor Relations

Marita Bjork, 031-337 1994

Marita.Bjork@skf.com