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The eBearing News
August 15, 2003
INA Dedicates New Corporate R&D Facility
copyright © 2003 eBearing Inc.
INA Schaeffler KG (Germany) has officially opened its new Research and Development Center
in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Since its 2002 acquisition of FAG, INA is now the world's second-largest bearing manufacturer
behind SKF AB (Sweden).
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Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and CEO Jurgen
Geissinger open the R&D Center.
(photo courtesy INA)
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The new R&D center, covering more than 7,500 square meters (over 81,000 square feet) is now
home to over 500 engineers and staff. Worldwide, INA has over 1,500 people dedicated to R&D
across all of its product lines.
Seven stories tall, the building took more than 18 months to build and cost more
than €24 million (USD $27 million).
INA's owner and controlling shareholder, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, said at the opening, "The INA
Group's constant growth has always been characterized by in-house innovations. Every year, INA introduces
over 1,000 product innovations and this successful tradition will continue with the Research
and Development Center."
In addition to bearing-related R&D, the center also houses R&D activities for several of INA's other
business ventures such as valve train systems, mechatronics and electronic monitoring systems.
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