Schaeffler India Invests in Development of New Technologies in 2019
This year, Schaeffler Group plans to invest heavily (sixty million euros) in its Indian branch. The amount, which is several times higher than the company’s annual investment in India, is intended for broadening of its productive capacities and adopting of the latest new tech solutions.
It has transpired that the company is
performing tests of its E-Clutch in India. According to experts, this
computer-aided clutch ensures improvements in fuel economy via so-called
‘sailing’.
E-Clutch
This sophisticated unit system independently
undertakes the clutch control in particular situations and automatically
performs all clutch operations. This peculiar clutch technology can be applied
in cars equipped with manual gearboxes. Thanks to this solution there is way
for manual gearboxes to become hybrid and thus enter into a new market. So far,
this it has been practically implemented only in case with automatics.
The company is also expected to become a serious competitor in the niche of two-wheeler clutches in India. Schaeffler is already a major player in this field on the domestic market g with more 20 million units sold, and German manufacturer of auto components is not going to slip into complacency.
Two-wheeler clutch
At the end of last year, Schaeffler made public the merger deal of INA Bearings India and LuK India with Schaeffler India. Thanks to this successful deal, Schaeffler India has become a top-ranked provider of top-quality vehicle components (engines, gearboxes, chassis elements, different types of bearings, casings). Currently, the workforce of the Indian branch consists of 3,000 specialists.
