STRATEGY MOBILITY FOR TOMORROW 26 27 STRATEGY MOBILITY FOR TOMORROW As part of our strategy Mobility for tomorrow we aim to considerably expand our E Mobility segment in which we include both automobiles with a hybrid drive train and fully electrical vehicles It is an area in which our holistic understanding of systems puts us in good standing Industry 4 0 Our E Mobility activities in the Automotive Division are complemented by Industry 4 0 in the Industrial Division Today we are witnessing what is being referred to as the fourth industrial revolution and it is having in particular a massive impact on the future of production companies Industry 4 0 stands for intelligent networks that interconnect product development production logistics customers and suppliers Its technological basis is intelligent digitally linked systems that maximize the possibil ities for autonomous production People machines systems logistics and products communicate and cooperate with one another directly As a supplier we wish to take an active role in shaping this development for our cus tomers We are involved wherever something turns or primary data can be harvested An example of this is our Machine Tool 4 0 Equipped with several dozen sensors the lathe and milling center collects a large amount of data It is a practical realization of the productivity enhancements that are made possible by the increased interconnectedness of machines and production facilities And we use these same machines in our own pro duction The next step is to design a mass produced Industry 4 0 machine In addition to production technology Industry 4 0 involves the digital networking of the compo nents and systems our customers use In this way for instance anti friction bearings can be continuously monitored in wind turbines or high speed trains and operation optimized on this basis We view E Mobility Industry 4 0 and Digitalization as key opportunities for the future The content of our strategy Mobility for tomorrow is based on three main topics that we consider key future opportunities E Mobility Industry 4 0 and digitalization E Mobility As a leading technology partner the Schaeffler Group began engaging in the topic of E Mobility some years ago We therefore created the E Mobility systems department in which we bundle together our multi functional activities relating to alternative types of drives from across corporate divisions and national borders We thus pursue a holistic approach that integrates our Automotive and Industrial Divisions And in research institutions such as the Schaeffler Hub for Automotive Research in E Mobility at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology engineers are working to promote technology transfer between the academic world and our company by pursuing an intensive program of research into the solutions that will shape the mobility of the future With our solutions for the electrification of vehicle drive systems we focus on both products for hybrid vehicles as well as purely electric driven vehicles Our developing product portfolio encompasses modular solutions for P2 hybrid systems the electric motor is positioned between the combustion engine and transmission as well as electric drive axles based on 48 V and high voltage solutions up to 800 V through to our research on integrated innovative electrical wheel hub drive systems for autonomous urban taxis We have already been testing the majority of these solutions in concept ve hicles and prototypes in various markets A special highlight is that we have exclusively developed the electric drive train of the Formula E racing car for the only German team the Abt Schaeffler Audi Motorsport team 5 48 volt cars Machine Tool 4 0
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