Schaeffler Sponsors Sports Equipment Development

Schaeffler is sponsoring the Institute for Research and Development of Sports Equipment (FES) in Berlin, Germany, with which it will collaborate to develop systems for monitoring athlete activity. The co-operation agreement, signed at the end of 2010, defines how Schaeffler and the FES will collaborate on future development projects for sports equipment and measurement systems. Both parties will work together on surface coatings for components, basic tribological investigations and on developing special materials.

They have already co-developed a new blade for ice skates, which was used during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Schaeffler developed a special lightweight material for the blades using a high-tech steel that is normally used in Schaeffler's rolling bearings for extreme environments. Rolling and plain bearings and linear guidance systems play an important role in many types of competitive sports and training equipment.

Application examples include racing bikes, inline speed skates and summer bobsleighs. Lower mass, longer life and maximum reliability are key objectives during the development of sports equipment. The partnership with the FES offers Schaeffler the opportunity to test products with extreme requirements under extreme conditions and to define development methods for pushing performance limits. Schaeffler has a tradition of developing products for sports equipment.

The most recent developments here include rolling bearings for bottom bracket units and wheel hubs of racing bicycles; Cronitect Hybrid roller bearings used in the bottom brackets of city and touring bicycles; and sensor bottom brackets for drive-control systems on electric bikes. Schaeffler has also developed components for Rohloff's 14-speed hub gear bearings for fitness and training equipment, and special corrosion-protected bearings and roller clutches for fishing reels.

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