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Schaeffler India showcases its Lifetime Solutions and precision products portfolio for machine tools industry at IMTEX 2023

•             Solutions for all phases of bearing and machine lifetime

•             Lifetime solutions includes products in predictive maintenance, lubrication, and smart maintenance tools

•             Precision products including linear guides, bearing solutions, and Schaeffler Precision Drives

Bengaluru: Leading automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler India Limited (BSE: 505790, NSE: SCHAEFFLER), showcased its flagship Lifetime Solutions and core competencies including linear guides, bearing solutions, and Schaeffler Ultra Precision Drives for the machine tools industry at IMTEX 2023 in Bangalore.

Schaeffler has a focused approach towards the machine tools and automation market. Comprehensive end-to-end product and service solutions takes care of complete product lifecycle and localized production at the new Quick Center reduce delivery lead time.

Schaeffler’s high precision products in the bearing arrangements of rotary tables, feed spindles, main spindles, and linear axes have been world leaders for many decades. Precise and durable, low-maintenance and immediately ready to install –Schaeffler has an extensive and well-balanced product range available for all bearing arrangements in machine tools. The service partnership is reinforced by Schaeffler Industrial Drives direct drive specialists, which now makes it possible to implement application-optimized complete solutions for rotary and linear movements as well.

Harsha Kadam, MD & CEO Schaeffler India; President Industrial Business India said, “We are excited to showcase our flagship lifetime solutions and core products here at the largest machine tools show in India. We have been steadily working towards delivering higher value with reduced lead times with the establishment of our ‘Quick Center’ in Maneja plant, while offering a comprehensive range of digital solutions. Combined with our digital and product solutions, Schaeffler is helping to achieve higher productivity by improving overall availability of machine tool products. The products displayed are a testament of our core focus in reliability and precision. We look forward to productive engagement with our customers and partners and together stride the next steps towards digitalization.”

With digitalization at the core of lifetime solutions, applications help in optimizing, (re)installing, rebuilding, and operating & maintaining. Cloud computing capability of Schaeffler OPTIME lifetime solutions enables faster data storage and analytics. On one hand, the OPTIME Cloud is connected to portable solutions plugged in to the machines which gather real-time data. These physical entities are called OPTIME Gateway. The collected data is shipped on real-time basis to the cloud that processes it into information and delivers it to the user through OPTIME user interfaces supported by a mobile application. Users get an expert view and ready dashboard and can also manage existing assets.

Key products on display at IMTEX 2023:

SegmentExhibit’s Name
BearingsBall Screw Bearings – ZKLF and ZKLN Series
BearingsX-Life Cylindrical Roller Bearings – N10 and NN30
BearingsAxial Radial Bearings – YRTS, YRTC XL Series
BearingsAxial Bearings with angle measuring system – YRTCMA/YRTSMA, YRTCMI, ZKLDFMI
GearsPrecision strain wave gears of series RT
BearingsX-Life High-Speed Spindle Bearings: VCM
BearingsXZU Axial Angular Contact Needle Roller Bearing
Bearings and GuidewayX-Life Linear Recirculating Ball Bearing and Guideway Assembly
GearboxHigh Precision Gearboxes – PSC V/H-E, PSC V/H-B, PSD, SP243, SP244, SP191
OPTIMEOPTIME Solutions
Smart LubricatorsOPTIME C1
LubricantsWide range of Lubricant products
HeatersInductive Heating Devices