My dears,
It's hard to believe, but Nvidia is on board again. And this time it's about flying cars, Omniverse and simulation technology.
A revolution Elon Musk could only dream of.
My dears, the age of AI has begun.
And as an investor, it's so much fun to be part of it.
Schaeffler is planning a digital ecosystem with a new partner to revolutionize its production processes. The Franconian supplier's more than one hundred plants are set to benefit from this.
The Franconian automotive supplier Schaeffler continues to invest heavily in future technologies - despite challenges and job cuts. The latest developments include the completion of a 50-million-euro technology center in Herzogenaurach, advances in electromobility and autonomous driving. The surprising commitment to air mobility with drives for flying cars recently caused a stir. At the same time, there are expansion projects, such as the expansion of business in Asia.
As the global corporation based in Herzogenaurach has now announced, Motion Technology Company Schaeffler has entered into a technology partnership with the US company NVIDIA. "The aim of the partnership is to further digitalize production processes at Schaeffler and ultimately make them even more efficient and agile," according to an announcement published on Thursday (12 June 2025).
Automotive supplier Schaeffler: NVIDIA cooperation to accelerate digitalization of production
NVIDIA's business areas include the development of graphics processors and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. "In the NVIDIA Omniverse, Schaeffler maps all elements of its production, which are integrated and simulated there as digital twins," reports the automotive and industrial supplier. The aim is to integrate at least half of all plants into the Omniverse by 2030.
"Schaeffler is consistently and resolutely driving forward the digitalization of its plants," Andreas Schick, Chief Production, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Officer at Schaeffler AG, is quoted as saying in the company press release. In order to shape the production of the future, strong partners are needed. "Together, we will create a digital ecosystem for our more than 100 plants that will revolutionize production processes in the long term. The Omniverse and the use of digital twins will make our value chains more efficient and agile," said Schick.
Schaeffler wants to use the American technology company's platform to develop digital images of factories and machines. Employees can use AI-supported solutions to simulate and optimize the physical properties of materials, processes and production sequences. The so-called Omniverse also enables the flexible use of future technologies such as humanoid robots in the production environment. "In the Omniverse, complex, fully automated assembly processes such as the application of sealing elements can also be improved using AI," says the company from Herzogenaurach.
Before actual implementation: Schaeffler expects success through simulated manufacturing processes
According to the company, real-time simulations also allow adjustments to be made during the product life cycle. "For global manufacturing companies, a simulation-based, AI-driven approach is critical to driving efficiency, innovation and competitive advantage," says Rev Lebaredian, Head of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA, in the press release.
"Our collaboration will enable Schaeffler to simulate and optimize manufacturing and automation processes before they are implemented in the real world - for more innovative power at lower costs," Lebaredian says in promoting the cooperation. Roberto Henkel, Head of Operations Digitalization & IT at Schaeffler, also expresses his satisfaction.
"The technology cooperation with NVIDIA enables realistic, high-performance mapping of digital twins and physical AI. Schaeffler's goal is to play a key role in shaping the development of an industrial metaverse for the manufacturing industry together with NVIDIA. We are contributing our decades of knowledge in the field of manufacturing and vertical integration to the further development of the Omniverse," states Henkel with regard to Schaeffler's new technology cooperation.
