#Agility

Perfectly connected
Think Green
Perfectly connected
More than 170 companies in pursuit of a single goal: the development of a consistent data ecosystem for the automotive industry. Read and learn here what the industry teamwork called Catena-X is all about.
June 2024
“It could work out! If …”
Engineering
“It could work out! If …”
Transformation, change, strengthening resilience – how does that work? Andreas Hoberg, production expert and business consultant, classifies priorities and vocabulary.
May 2023
The AI revolution
Digital
The AI revolution
The force with which artificial intelligence is penetrating nearly all areas of life is awesome. Self-learning systems are fundamentally rearranging everyday work as well. What adjustments do employees need to make to master that transformation?
April 2023
“The world of work is being upended”
Engineering
“The world of work is being upended”
Fraunhofer research scientist Professor Roman Dumitrescu, Director of the Product Development Research Unit, explains why engineering excellence is becoming an increasingly important resilience factor for businesses.
April 2023
Be brave!
Engineering
Be brave!
Traits that characterize captains at the helm of a ship in a storm include resilience and pragmatism. What can people at the helm of businesses learn from mariners in terms of resilience? Quite a bit, says maritime expert Stefan Kruecken.
March 2023
Mobile medicine
In Motion
Mobile medicine
Emergency ambulances, flying pharmacies, ORs on wheels – mobility has become an integral component of today’s healthcare systems. Digitization and artificial intelligence pave the way for further fields of application.
January 2023
Shipping electricity
Think Green
Shipping electricity
Does shipping offshore wind power to onshore grids make sense? A Japanese start-up says yes it does.
December 2021
Riding the wave
Future Life
Riding the wave
Energy-efficient wing-in-ground vehicles as new interurban means of transportation are planned to zip across the sea on air cushions.
October 2021
Steel with a shade of green
Engineering
Steel with a shade of green
A modern world without steel is hardly conceivable – but steel without CO2 emissions is. These are the technologies to achieve change.
September 2021
Rolling through the ages
Engineering
Rolling through the ages
It’s one of the world’s most important inventions and has been making the everyday lives of humans easier for nearly 6,000 years: the wheel.
October 2021
Smarter living
Future Life
Smarter living
Time is in scarce supply – all the more reason to use it efficiently. These tricks help you make more time for yourself on the job and after hours.
September 2021
With the wind against the wind
Think Green
With the wind against the wind
Friction-optimized headwind vehicles drive into the wind faster than the wind blows against them.
September 2021
Scalable and customized
In Motion
Scalable and customized
Whether hybrid or fully electric, whether 48 or 800 volts, Schaeffler’s modular powertrain portfolio has the right solution for any e-car.
September 2021
A perfect give and go
Engineering
A perfect give and go
As an innovation leader, Schaeffler is already researching the technologies of tomorrow together with universities, institutes, and research facilities.
September 2021
Embarking on a new age
Future Life
Embarking on a new age
The world is in a state of technological change and this is also true for motorsport. How can the high-tech racing categories take part in shaping the the transformation of mobility?
October 2020
Sparkling e-sports world
Digital
Sparkling e-sports world
Some gamers rise to the highest spheres of electronic sports as celebrated heroes. Sim-Racing, in which Schaeffler is involved, is one of the increasingly professional e-sports disciplines.
October 2020
Looking deep into boundless expanses
Digital
Looking deep into boundless expanses
When looking to the stars and exploring planets, black holes and other distant celestial bodies, the first thing to do is find a high vantage point.
October 2020
Motor City is reinventing itself
In Motion
Motor City is reinventing itself
From an automotive hot spot to a mobility hub – after its bankruptcy, will Detroit manage to resurrect itself as a North American high-tech center? The prospects are positive.
October 2020
A win-win situation
Engineering
A win-win situation
When business and science successfully work together, hands-on knowledge from the industrial world is combined with academic findings. But how do such university-business partnerships succeed?
October 2020
The enablers
Engineering
The enablers
Schaeffler’s success story is closely linked to its own production landscapes. Without the equipment from its in-house mechanical engineering department, Schaeffler’s plants would stop operating.
December 2019
A machine to be reckoned with
Digital
A machine to be reckoned with
Google and IBM are working on quantum computers that can perform complex computations a lot faster than the world’s fastest supercomputers. Now, what’s in it for us?
December 2019
How ideas turn into success
Engineering
How ideas turn into success
Ideas need people who believe in them and make them reality. Four examples described illustrate how Schaeffler manages to transfer innovative stimuli into successful projects.
April 2019
Integrative innovations
In Motion
Integrative innovations
Living with a disability entails major challenges – modern technology can assist in managing them. But even people not challenged by disabilities can benefit from such innovations.
September 2019
Pleasant prospects?!
Future Life
Pleasant prospects?!
The challenge to Africa: A young tech-savvy generation is surging ahead, aiming to change Africa’s image of a backward continent. However, large hurdles remain.
April 2019
Challengers of partiarchy
In Motion
Challengers of partiarchy
Resourcefulness, sharp intellect, and enormous willpower: for centuries, bold women have been stunning the world with pioneering acts and causing patriarchal walls to crumble.
February 2019
New worlds
In Motion
New worlds
In the depths of the ocean, the vast expanse of the sky, or the boundlessness of the desert. Many of these challenges were only mastered with the help of technical instruments and tools.
February 2019
Back to the track
In Motion
Back to the track
Rail transportation had its heyday in many parts of the world up until the middle of the 20th century but was subsequently neglected. The return to the railroad confronts Brazil with major challenges.
January 2019
Heroes with superspeed
In Motion
Heroes with superspeed
Superheroes and their superpowers: When it comes to acceleration, Superman, Flash & company push the boundaries of imagination. “tomorrow” shows what high-speed rides these heroes are capable of.
August 2024
Bballi Bballi! (quick, quick)
Future Life
Bballi Bballi! (quick, quick)
No other industrialized country has evolved from a developing into a highly industrialized nation at the breathtaking pace that Korea has seen.
December 2018
The da Vinci formula
Engineering
The da Vinci formula
No other artist and engineer who passed away a long time ago fascinates us as much as Leonardo da Vinci. However, innovation prowess was the result of very specific principles of success.
December 2018
Energy personified
In Motion
Energy personified
CEO, family man, driving force – Dr. Georg Schaeffler would have been 100 years old this year. A portrait of a man brimming with vigor.
September 2018
“We need to change”
Think Green
“We need to change”
“Next Exit: The Future” is the title which the renowned science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar selected for his new book. In an interview, Ranga Yogeshwar answers the most pressing questions.
April 2018
Midgets with potential
Engineering
Midgets with potential
The 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded for the fundamentals of building complex nanomachines. Following the early eighties, this new field of research has since seen rapid development.
December 2017
The philisopher's stone of energy
In Motion
The philisopher's stone of energy
Energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared. This physics equation marks a breakthrough, as well-known as the man who first wrote it down 112 years ago: Albert Einstein.
April 2017