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Company history
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from 1946 to 1960
from 2001
 
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2001 Start of e-business. INA co-founds the SupplyOn, Endorsia and PTplace electronic marketplaces. |
 
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2001 Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler receives the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
 
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2002 Acquisition of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG, Schweinfurt. INA and FAG become the world’s second largest rolling bearing manufacturer. |
 
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2002 “2001 Company of the Year“: General Motors presents its most prestigious supplier award to INA. |
 
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2002 The new R&D center of expertise doubles development capacity in Herzogenaurach. |
 
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2003 INA, FAG and LuK form the “Schaeffler Group.” |
 
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2003 INA’s and FAG’s industrial divisions decide to work together. First joint trade show appearance of the Schaeffler Group at Hannover Messe Industrie. |
 
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2003 Start of X-life: Shared mark of quality for premium products and services supplied by INA and FAG. |
 
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2003 Metal forming: INA develops new manufacturing method for synchronizer sleeves (used in Ford transmissions). |
 
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2003 The Schaeffler Group opens a new automotive research center in Troy (United States). |
 
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2004 Direct drive technology supplied by INA’s subsidiary company IDAM (INA Drives & Mechantronics), which was created by the consolidation of L-A-T SUHL AG and präTEC Präzisionstechnik GmbH. |
 
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2004 Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler is honored with the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award for her exceptional work as the owner of Germany’s largest industrial family-owned company. |
 
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2004 “Innovation Day” – Opening of a new test center in Korea and expansion of manufacturing facilities. |
 
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2004 Excellent logistics and quality performance: INA receives the “2003 Supplier of the Year” award from SIEMENS Medical Technology. |
 
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2004 Start of volume production of the world’s smallest drawn cup needle roller bearing (2 mm shaft diameter) for a motor application in electronics manufacturing. |
 
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2005 The new plant in Brasov (Romania) produces linear products and components for industrial and automotive applications. |
 
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2006 The german FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. oHG and the INA-Schaeffler KG are integrated in the Schaeffler Group. |
 
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2006 Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler is made an honorary citizen of Herzogenaurach for her exceptional services to the city and the region. |
 
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2006 The first joint main catalog of the INA and FAG brands is published. The 1,500-page compendium comprises approximately 40,000 standard products. |
 
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2006 More than 100 customers from all over Europe visit the 2006 Innovation Days of Schaeffler Group Industrial in Schweinfurt. |
 
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2006 The Schaeffler Group establishes a “Schaeffler Endowed Chair for Automotive Engineering” at Tongji University in Shanghai. |
 
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2007 Joint action by INA, FAG and SKF in the fight against product piracy at FAG in Schweinfurt. Around 40 tons of counterfeit rolling bearings are destroyed. |
 
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2007 Plant opening in Pune/India |
 
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2007 Hannover Messe Industrie. Among others, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister for Economics Michael Glos visit the booth of Schaeffler KG, which measures 930 m². |
 
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2007 The twin tandem, a four-row angular contact ball bearing, replaces conventional tapered roller bearings in wheel bearings and contributes significantly to saving fuel. |
 
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2007 Inauguration of the new R&D Center in Anting/China and the second plant in Taicang. |
 
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2007 Federal President Horst Koehler awards the 1st Class Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler. |
