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It all began over 75 years ago, when two brothers, Wilhelm and Georg Schaeffler, set up the company Industrie GmbH in Herzogenaurach. This was the “big bang” moment that would ultimately give rise to a leading global motion technology company with around 83,400 employees.
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Dr. Wilhelm and Dr.-Ing. E.h. Georg Schaeffler, the founders of what is now the Schaeffler Group, come from a family of entrepreneurs with an eventful history, played out across many regions: Lorraine, Saarland, the Rhineland, Upper Silesia, and Franconia.
Wilhelm Schaeffler (* 3. April 1908 in Bourdonnay auf Schloss Marimont; † 22. Oktober 1981 in Herzogenaurach) war ein deutscher Unternehmer . Leben. Er begann sein Studium 1928 an der Universität zu Köln und an der Rechtsfakultät der Pariser Sorbonne.
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, also known as the Schaeffler Group (Schaeffler-Gruppe in German), is a German manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses. It was founded in 1946 by brothers Dr. Wilhelm and Dr.-Ing. E. h. Georg Schaeffler.
In March 1943, Wilhelm Schaeffler started a metal fabrication business in order to forestall the closure of the textile business as “superfluous to the war effort” and to participate in the highly profitable armaments industry.
The cornerstone for the group of companies today was laid by brothers Dr. Wilhelm Schaeffler and Dr.-Ing. E.h. Georg Schaeffler in 1946 with the founding of the limited company.
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It is one of the greatest “Made in Germany” success stories: The global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is celebrating its 75th anniversary today. Dr. Wilhelm Schaeffler and his brother Dr.-Ing. E.h. Georg Schaeffler laid the foundation for today’s company when they founded Industrie GmbH in Herzogenaurach in 1946.
