Press Release – 10th August 2011
Schaeffler receives 2011 Supplier Award from Porsche
German luxury carmaker Porsche has awarded The Schaeffler Group its 2011 Supplier Award in recognition of the continued successful collaboration between the two companies.
For decades, Schaeffler and Porsche have cooperated on a number of successful projects. The most important components in Porsche’s latest variable valve control system, the Porsche VarioCam Plus, were amongst those Schaeffler products praised by Porsche during the award ceremony.
Prof. Peter Pleus, President of Schaeffler Group Automotive, passed the 2011 Supplier Award on to Schaeffler’s Engine Systems Business team based in Herzogenaurach, Germany.“We are very proud of this award,” said Prof. Peter Pleus, “because it is proof of our innovative capabilities and manufacturing quality, which are based on the achievements of our creative, quality-conscious employees.”
Various rolling bearing solutions used in the Porsche 356 have laid the foundations for the long-standing partnership between the two companies.Porsche was also one of Schaeffler’s first customers as Schaeffler began to produce its novel, LuK-branded diaphragm spring clutches in the mid-1960s.It was also during this decade that Schaeffler built up its expertise in combustion engines by developing high precision valve train components. These components were first tested in the Porsche 917 Le Mans racing car.
In the mid-1980s, as Porsche launched its technologically advanced Porsche 959 model, Schaeffler was again selected as one of the company’s high-tech development partners.One of these developments was Schaeffler’s hydraulic chain tensioner.This new component proved to be extremely effective in what was considered the most innovative sports car of its time.
With Schaeffler’s support, Porsche is also setting the benchmark in variable valve train technology.Switchable bucket tappets and camshaft phasing units are key components of the Porsche VarioCam Plus valve train system, a highly efficient, powerful engine technology.
Examples of successful collaboration projects between Porsche and Schaeffler in engine, transmission and chassis systems are numerous.Schaeffler components for conventional drive trains for internal combustion engines now also includes hybrid modules. More recently, Schaeffler has expanded its innovative range of products for electric vehicles.
“The collaboration with Porsche has been very fruitful for both parties, in terms of development and manufacturing,” commented Prof. Peter Pleus.“Schaeffler and Porsche are borne by a spirit of innovation and by the highest standards of quality. We are therefore very proud to receive the 2011 Porsche Supplier Award, which is an incentive for our team to keep on developing pioneering innovations for the future.”
For more information, please call Schaeffler UK’s Marketing Department on 0121 313 5870. Alternatively, email
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The Schaeffler Group with its product brands INA, LuK and FAG is a leading manufacturer of rolling bearings and linear products as well as a renowned supplier to the automotive industry of high-precision products and systems for engines, transmissions and chassis applications. The group of companies stands for exceptional customer focus, innovative ability and the highest possible level of quality. Sales of over 9.5 billion euros were generated at over 180 locations in more than 50 countries in 2010. With around 70,000 employees worldwide, the Schaeffler Group is one of the largest German and European industrial companies in family ownership.
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