Just about everything has a bearing on the business of Kaydon Corporation. The company custom designs, engineers, and manufactures bearings and bearing systems, slip rings, filtration products, and seals. Kaydon operates through three segments: Friction Control Products (anti-friction and split roller bearings, and specialty balls), Velocity Control Products (industrial shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs, and rotary dampers), and Other Industrial Products, including metal alloys, machine tool parts, presses, dies, and benders. Kaydon was acquired by Sweden-based bearings maker AB SKF in late 2013.