The Overview of Schaeffler Special Machinery
The Schaeffler Group has been driving forward groundbreaking inventions and developments in the field of motion technology for over 75 years. With innovative technologies, products, and services for electric mobility, CO₂-efficient drives, chassis solutions and renewable energies, the company is a reliable partner for making motion more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable – over the entire life cycle. Schaeffler describes its comprehensive range of products and services in the mobility ecosystem by means of eight product families: From bearing solutions and all types of linear guidance systems through to repair and monitoring services. Schaeffler is with around 120,000 employees and more than 250 locations in 55 countries, one of the world’s largest family-owned companies and one of Germany’s most innovative companies.

Schaeffler Special Machinery, part of the group, is one of Germany’s largest mechanical engineering companies. We support customers from the initial machine design to full production. Our goal is to make manufacturing smarter, more efficient, and sustainable. We provide custom, turnkey solutions in assembly, testing, processing, feeding, handling, robotics, and vision systems. This has been our strength since 1950. We work across industries to help customers succeed.
With 13 locations across Europe, Asia-Pacific (including China), and the Americas, we offer tailored production solutions worldwide.
Automotive Testing Solutions
We develop custom testing systems, from high-performance end-of-line tests for electric axle transmissions to rigs for large bearings.
Testing Technologies
We use a variety of testing methods for components, assemblies, or finished products. Tests can be manual or fully automatic. Our main technologies include:
- Force and torque measurement
- Noise testing
- Fluid and component dynamics
- Surface testing
- Electrical and mechanical testing
- Functional checks
- Non-destructive testing
High-Performance Test Rigs
Our test systems serve customers in automotive, e-mobility, industry, medical, and consumer goods. They are modular and scalable, with options for manual loading, automated robotic loading, or AGV transport, all controlled by our own software.
Rotor Balancing Machines
Our rotor balancing system has a measurement station and a dynamic balancing station. It supports manual or fully automated operation with robot handling. The system is flexible and easy to adjust as production needs change. It can be connected directly to other production steps and supports automatic setup without needing operator intervention.
Schaeffler Special Machinery, Headquarters
Schaeffler Sondermaschinenbau AG & Co. KG
Frauenauracher Straße 98 - 100
91056 Erlangen
Germany
- +49 9132 82-70000
- special-machinery@schaeffler.com
- https://www.schaeffler-special-machinery.de/en
Schaeffler Special Machinery, Taicang Location
Schaeffler Smart Machinery (Taicang) Co.,Ltd.
No. 69 Road Yanshan, Taicang City , China
215400
- Phone: +86 21 3957 6666
- Email: special-machinery-china@schaeffler.com

