Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG · Germany
Company history
2006
The German FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. oHG and the INA-Schaeffler KG are integrated in the Schaeffler Group.
Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler is made an honorary citizen of Herzogenaurach for her exceptional services to the city and the region.
The first joint main catalog of the INA and FAG brands is published. The 1,500-page compendium comprises approximately 40,000 standard products.
More than 100 customers from all over Europe visit the 2006 Innovation Days of Schaeffler Group Industrial in Schweinfurt.
Technology Premiere:
LuK presents a twin plate clutch with self adjustment for standard applications for the first time.
2007
Federal President Horst Koehler awards the 1st Class Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler.
With the help of FAG bearings (cylindrical roller bearings, four point contact bearings and tapered roller bearings in traction motors and gearboxes), the V 150 high-speed train sets a new world record by travelling at 574.8 kilometers an hour.
The twin tandem, a four-row angular contact ball bearing, replaces conventional tapered roller bearings in wheel bearings and contributes significantly to saving fuel.
Joint action by INA, FAG and SKF in the fight against product piracy at FAG in Schweinfurt. Around 40 tons of counterfeit rolling bearings are destroyed.
Opening of plants in Pune/India and Debrecen/Hungary, inauguration of the new R&D center in Anting/China
