tomorrow
Schaeffler
In Motion
Car
Truck & Bus
Heavy Duty
Rail
Aerospace
Bikes
Drive Technology
Autonomous Driving
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
Cranking out cargo
On the waterfront
Tracks forging links: the three-city streetcar
Schaeffler to partner with FG Series
Infinite interaction
Teamwork in the powertrain
Forward-looking Schaeffler technology masters extreme test
AI in the cockpit
The eternal automobile
A second life for electric motors
Engineering
Robotics
Sensor Technology
Mechanical Systems
Industrial Automation
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
A world of technical wonders
Goodbye hydraulics!
You’ll never walk alone
How many members does a team need?
Inside Schaeffler – how well do you know your way around our company?
Material + machine = forward movement
Brick and mortar of the future
Underground masterpieces
“Innovation requires focus and speed”
Hang loose – spectacular cable cars
Think Green
Wind Power
Renewable Energies
Energy Storage
CO
2
Efficiency
Energy Distribution
Sustainability
Resources
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
Greener reckoning
Carbon capture, storage, and utilization – what is possible?
Perfectly connected
Our soil. A treasure trove!
“Efficiency and innovation make us even more sustainable”
Our story highlights in 2023 – how familiar are you with them?
Size matters
Smart solutions for cleaner flying
Double benefit
Wastewater as a resource
Digital
Industry 4.0
AI
Connectivity
Design
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
Greasing without fear
Machine check with AI
Quo vadis, robotics?
Complex machine operation simplified
The science of chasing criminals
The power of data
Graphics instead of numbers
The world of AI – how familiar are you with it?
Digital Workplace – where we work in the future
The power of soft
Future Life
Urbanization
Globalization
New Work
Everyday Life
Diversity
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
Frankenstein has resigned
We followed by I – followed by illness?
How well do you know your way around the world?
Living with (flood)water
Children’s eyes looking into the future
Progress? Sure! But in my back yard?
Rising Stars
Lift off, please!
The Line
Quiz your way through the world of tomorrow!
Web
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
search
EN
DE
Digital
Greasing without fear
Automatic lubrication systems supplying hard to access or hazardous lube points on machines with grease increase work safety and reduce the risk of accidents.
Machine check with AI
Can artificial intelligence detect impending machine failures even earlier? How can an industrial-scale AI-assisted real-time condition analysis of components be used? A Schaeffler expert provides answers.
Quo vadis, robotics?
How will the interaction between humans and robots develop? Acclaimed automation expert Dominik Bösl looked at the future for tomorrow. You can read his report on these pages.
Complex machine operation simplified
Schaeffler and Siemens are simplifying complex operation on the shopfloor with the help of artificial intelligence. This makes production more efficient. Read more here.
The science of chasing criminals
Modern technologies are turning into an increasingly powerful tool for convicting criminals. Dirk Labudde, Head of the Forensic Science Investigation Lab at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, provides insights.
The power of data
From storage space in data centers to artificial intelligence: More and more products are being offered as cloud services. Data-as-a-Service is not widely known yet although it’s already shortening the downtimes of entire industrial systems.
Graphics instead of numbers
The need for software keeps growing in line with digitalization. What’s been lacking so far is a simple way in which even employees with no IT experience can write the applications they need for their work. Low Code is designed to close that gap.
The world of AI – how familiar are you with it?
What is special about the “Cube Storage” AI warehousing system? What is a Turing test? How does Schaeffler make use of AI? Discover the world of AI. Test your knowledge in our tech quiz.
Digital Workplace – where we work in the future
Modern workplaces enable flexible, efficient and attractive collaboration.
The power of soft
While the chassis used to be the backbone of an automobile, software will assume that role in the future. Maria Anhalt, CEO of automotive software specialist Elektrobit, shares informative insights.
High-tech ID
Official ID cards and passports are frequently needed documents during the current travel season, but have you ever bothered taking a closer look at them? We have – and discovered some astonishing facts.
Virtual testing for tough reality
Be it in the wind tunnel or for crash testing – vehicle development repeatedly involves the deployment of physical prototype models. That’s a lengthy and costly process now being increasingly substituted by engineers working with digital twins.
Is ultrafast satellite internet on the horizon?
Swiss researchers have succeeded in developing ultrafast data transmission via laser and satellites.
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?
“A world of work with mixed robo-human teams would be a major step forward.”
Leibniz Prize winner Professor Wolfram Burgard is one of the leading researchers in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. In an interview, he looks at robots and AI as potential teammates in tomorrow’s workplace.
Logistic Rubik’s Cube
43,252,003,274,489,856,000 – that’s the number of possible turns to solve the famous Rubik’s Cube. The options of the global logistics network are similarly diverse. At Schaeffler, the Transportation Data Cube (TDC) takes care of that.
Team players wanted
Solo fighters in dark pixel worlds or true team players looking for adventures together with others? For a long time, science paid hardly any attention to gamers. Now new findings about them are available which are of interest to employers as well.
Quantum Computing coming soon
An interview with Professor Sabina Jeschke about the current state in the area of quantum supercomputers and what doors this fascinating technology is going to open: from Qphones to Edge AI to autonomous driving.
Light show
Reducing computing time is a constant subject in the world of IT. Now, modern laser technology is intended to help raise computers to new levels of speed and efficiency. “tomorrow” shows two examples.
Delving into history with high tech
In the quest for traces of our ancestors, archeologists dig up Earth’s past – and increasingly avail themselves of pioneering technologies in the process.
What is smart about the smart city?
The city in an all-new role: as a producer of big data. Professor Gesa Ziemer, PhD, director of the global CityScienceLab, describes the wide range of opportunities resulting from this role.
Transparent data for eternity
Researchers have developed a new high-speed method of storing huge information volumes on crystal 5D discs for billions of years.
Digital beats 20/20 vision
I can see what you see too: Mixed Reality applications accelerate processes and facilitate remote communications.
Fully connected
8,000 times faster than 5G: From 2030 on, the 6G network is supposed to push open the gates to a new communications universe.
Quantum leap in the web
A network of quantum computers would be epochally more powerful and absolutely secure.
Sky busters
Space exploration has been a technological trailblazer from the outset. Now it’s receiving an extra boost by powerful private-sector competitors and innovative start-ups.
All work and (some) play
After nearly twenty years of spectacular robot development and the third change in ownership, Boston Dynamics is now aiming to break even with an initial product.
The next level
Innovative technologies create new opportunities for athletes. An interdisciplinary overview – from chessboards to race tracks.
Smart lines
Practically all products today have their own identifier: a barcode. A beep and the checkout terminal knows the article’s name, its price, its tax rate and more, thanks to some black and white bars.
Dr. Digital
Digital transformation in the healthcare sector is in full swing and receiving a boost due to the corona pandemic. Here are a few examples.
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.
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.
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?
A late but powerful revolution
First described over 35 years ago, 3D printing is a step-by-step game changer in manufacturing technology. Schaeffler knows what kinds of things already work with additive technology today.
Digital renaissance of a masterpiece
Art fuses with artificial worlds. Apps and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets enable visitors to delve into classic paintings and dead artists are brought to life by means of artificial intelligence (AI).
In dialog with smart machines
Artificial intelligence suddenly seems to be all around us – it will radically change our jobs and everyday lives. Even so, machines are far from truly understanding the world.
Faster and increasingly individual
Route planning seems to be a problem that has long been resolved. Yet traffic jams, blocked roads and the combination of various means of transportation can turn this simple task into a complex one.
The digital high in the north
Europe’s digital powerhouse is in the north. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland are the global benchmarks in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). Why is this the case?
The power of the Machine
Winning games, reading files, diagnosing diseases: will robots soon be smarter than people? And, if so, what will become of us?