The future of efficient space travel?
Engineering
The future of efficient space travel?
In the vacuum of outer space, ion thrusters have increasingly been gaining importance in recent years. They’re regarded as key technologies for satellites, space probes, and crewed flights to planets such as Mars. But do they also have potential on
Schaeffler tests new braking technology
In Motion
Schaeffler tests new braking technology
Clean, quiet, and durable – Schaeffler has sent its DTM Innovation Taxi onto the racetrack for the first time equipped with a wet lamella brake. Learn more about the successful test run at the Nürburgring.
High tech against the blaze
Digital
High tech against the blaze
Satellites sense heat developments from outer space. Sensors sniff fire gases, and drones search for hot spots. Scientists around the globe are working on a better digital infrastructure against forest fires.
My vacation, my robot
Future Life
My vacation, my robot
Welcome to the hotel of the future where the concierge wears sensors and cameras instead of a suit. Tourism is currently seeing a technological transformation. “tomorrow” names examples around the globe.
Will sailing freighters make a comeback?
Think Green
Will sailing freighters make a comeback?
How wind power is regaining traction in shipping – and why modern sailing vessels might become part of the decarbonization effort.
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It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the product that pays the wages.

Henry Ford
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Production reimagined
Engineering
Production reimagined
Humanoid robotics needs more than AI and the factory of the future needs more than data models. Schaeffler shows how both come together – in actuators that enable motion and in the Industrial Metaverse that reimagines manufacturing.
Of players and helpers
Engineering
Of players and helpers
Automaton, machine, robot, humanoid, android, cobot – no matter what names the artificial entertainers have been given, the foundations of this success story were laid as far back as 3,000 years ago.
Schaeffler and Humanoid enter strategic technology partnership
Engineering
Schaeffler and Humanoid enter strategic technology partnership
Schaeffler continues to strengthen its position as a preferred technology partner for humanoid robotics by establishing a strategic technology partnership with British technology company Humanoid.
Spun into space
In Motion
Spun into space
Instead of burning thousands of tons of fuel the technology start-up SpinLaunch is planning to hurl rockets into orbit using centrifugal force. This is how the launcher centrifuge is said to work ...
Impeccably round and smooth
Engineering
Impeccably round and smooth
Perfectly shaped steel spheres as rolling elements in bearings exhibit variances only in the micrometer range: a manufacturing technology feat whose invention dates back 140 years in 2023.
Full speed ahead – The powertrain quiz check
In Motion
Full speed ahead – The powertrain quiz check
Drive solutions extending from bike pedals to robotics technology. Test your knowledge in our new “tomorrow” quiz and discover facts and figures from the world of powertrain technology.
Welcome aboard Robo
Engineering
Welcome aboard Robo
Flexibility – humanoid robots are going to perform more and more tasks at work, operating with advanced AI and sensitive sensors. Schaeffler experts have shared with us in what direction robotics is headed.
Refresh for heavy-weights
Think Green
Refresh for heavy-weights
When the world’s biggest offshore vessel moves platforms weighing thousands of tons on the high seas every component counts. On the “Pioneering Spirit” highly stressed spherical plain bearings ensure that extreme forces are reliably equalized.