Schaeffler's new wheel hub bearing production line is put into operation, and the 40 millionth product rolls off the production line

Recently, Schaeffler announced the official launch of the new wheel hub bearing production line at its manufacturing base in Taicang, and celebrated the successful roll-off of the 40 millionth product of the G3 series wheel hub bearing, marking another major progress in Schaeffler's high-end automotive parts manufacturing.

Schaeffler wheel hub bearings: technological innovation leads industrial upgrading

The focus of Schaeffler's expansion this time is its unique wheel hub bearings with end face spline design. This product series has excellent performance and represents the forefront of Schaeffler's technological innovation. Thanks to the patented end face spline technology and low friction design, the bearing has achieved comprehensive optimization in friction reduction, torque transmission efficiency, lightweight design and energy efficiency improvement. Compared with conventional designs, the bearing can increase torque carrying capacity by 50%, reduce weight by 10%, and reduce friction loss by 34%, directly helping to improve vehicle energy efficiency by 0.6%, bringing substantial improvement to the endurance of new energy vehicles.

Boosting the performance of new energy vehicles

Schaeffler emphasized that this innovative design has shown great advantages in the field of new energy vehicles. It not only meets the high torque requirements, but also plays a key role in improving the range of electric vehicles through lightweight and ultra-low friction design.

Global layout, capacity expansion to meet market demand

Currently, Schaeffler's wheel hub bearings with end splines have been widely used in new energy models of many mainstream automobile manufacturers around the world. The commissioning of the new production line will further expand the production capacity of Schaeffler's Taicang base, provide stronger production capacity support for the rapidly growing new energy vehicle market, and consolidate Schaeffler's leading position in the global new energy vehicle industry.