Loonam leads the line at Schaeffler UK

John Loonam has been appointed as Linear Product Specialist at Schaeffler (UK) Ltd, spearheading the company’s plans to increase its linear motion business in the UK and Ireland.

Loonam will be responsible for overseeing the growth of INA linear motion sales, organising and coordinating the engineering, product support, sales and marketing of all linear products sold in the UK and Ireland. He brings a wealth of engineering and sales experience to the new role, including six years as a regional sales engineer at Schaeffler UK, as well as previous roles at a power transmission company and a construction vehicle business.

“This is an exciting time to be spearheading Schaeffler’s linear business in the UK. Many INA linear products have and are being developed as we speak, making the company’s portfolio second to none. My focus will be on both emerging, niche markets in the UK and on the more traditional markets for our linear motion products, including medical, power generation, machine tools, rail, construction, packaging, electronics manufacturing and machine building,” comments Loonam.

“As a design engineer at a previous company, I used to regularly specify INA bearings, which were renowned for their quality and reliability. To now be responsible for selling the INA linear range in the UK is an exciting challenge for me.”

The Schaeffler Group, which incorporates INA, FAG and LuK branded bearings, offers the most comprehensive range of linear guidance products available from a single source. In the UK, Schaeffler’s ‘Linear Quick Centre’ at its manufacturing plant in South Wales, provides customised, assembled linear bearings and guidance systems, including cutting and machining of shafts.