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REVENUE: US $ 19.85BN EMPLOYEES: 82,074 CEO: KLAUS ROSENFELD FOUNDED: 1946

Schaeffler Group, the leading manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and heavy industry, stands as an influential automation leader.

Not only does the company provide a range of industrial robot solutions to numerous manufacturing verticals – from printing to beverage packaging – but it also implements automation, like Microsoft’ s Factory Operations Agent aids, across its operations.

At Schaeffler’ s Hamburg factory, steel ball bearing production has been almost completely automated, with AI systems ensuring the removal of defects. Schaeffler humanoid robot

CREDIT: SCHAEFFLER

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