S2M (Société de Mécanique Magnétique, http://www.skf.com/S2M ) is the World Leader for Active Magnetic Bearing technology and High Speed Motors with permanent magnets. Since 2007 S2M belongs to the SKF Group. S2M employs 230 persons and has an annual turnover of 50 Million € . Two thirds of the turnover correspond to the  Natural Gas market, upstream, midstream and downstream. The company manufactures according to ISO 9001, CE, CSA, Ghost, API and other standards.S2M/SKF benefits from a strong worldwide organization supporting its innovative products. The headquarter is located in St. Marcel, France (60 km North West of Paris) and integrate Research & Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing and Service support activities. The S2M main customers are the Original Equipment Manufacturers - Alstom, Cryostar, GE Oil&Gas, GE Energy, Siemens, Man DT, REP Holding, Atlas Copco, Turbogaz, Turbokholod and others companies. The End-Users operating high speed rotating equipment with S2M Magnetic Bearings are large Oil & Gas companies – Exxon, Shell, BP, Total, Petronas, Statoil, EON, BG, Gazprom, CNPC, Adnoc, Gasco, Rasgas, QP, Petrobras, Lukoil and others. http://www.skf.com/S2M