Innovation as a success factor
World-changing events don't happen every day. But we work every day to systematically improve things as they are. This is because we know that innovative force is a significant factor for the success of a company - now more than ever before. Progress is often a matter of detail, and of knowing that every great thing is the sum of many small parts. Inventive spirit and a will to succeed, two of our company founders' fundamental virtues, define our activities. We work to bring about the technologies of the future and, in doing so, create the basis for our innovations to make tomorrow's worldwide mobility even better than it is today. One thing we know for sure is that mobility means progress.
As a motion technology company, Schaeffler can see the immense potential of hydrogen technology. We are therefore able to position us at different points in the hydrogen energy chain and take advantage of many corporate synergies.
Digital technologies are today an integral part of the Schaeffler world and open up opportunities for us and our customers along the entire value-added chain. We have been able to establish digital solutions in all areas during the last few years
In a global innovation network with universities, companies, research institutions and start-ups, we carry out research on strategically important future topics in order to secure Schaeffler’s technological competitiveness in the long term.
Future trends such as climate change, new mobility, and digitalization are major challenges: They will shape our future life and make it unequivocally clear to us that a fresh way of thinking will be inescapable in many fields.
As a company looking to the future, Schaeffler places particular emphasis on investing in research and development. Worldwide, around 8,000 employees work at 20 research and development locations.
Innovation requires not only creative people but also a culture that makes it possible to awaken the potential that exists and to use it efficiently. A culture of innovation is a daily reality at Schaeffler.
Realising solutions today for tomorrow: In accordance with this principle, Schaeffler is continually driving forward technological progress – and continually setting new standards in the process.
Motorsport helps Schaeffler to shape efficient and sustainable mobility because on-track competition puts technologies and systems to extreme endurance tests. The findings are fed into production research and development projects.