Schaeffler Group

Incorporated in 1967, the Schaeffler Group includes INA, Barden and FAG bearing products. With five manufacturing plants in South Carolina, Schaeffler employs nearly 2,200 people. Their products include needle bearings (unit cages, shell, clutch, thrust), combination bearings, precision ground bearings, ball bearings, linear bearings, profile rails, modules and guidance systems, slewing rings, sub assemblies and components for a wide variety of industrial and automotive applications. Schaeffler's recognizable bearings brands include:

• Barden bearings are predominantly radial, single row, super precision angular contact and deep groove ball bearings. Barden also sells ball screw support bearings, cylindrical roller bearings and double direction angular contact thrust bearings for the machine tool and aerospace industries.

• INA stands for excellence in the manufacturing of roller bearings, plain bearings and linear systems, as well as precision components for the automotive industry for engines, transmissions and power trains worldwide. For 60 years, INA brand products have stood for creative application solutions as well as top engineering and production expertise.

• FAG is one of the leading manufacturers of precision ball and roller bearings for the automotive, mechanical engineering and aerospace industries. FAG offers a full line of radial and angular contact ball bearings, cylindrical and spherical roller bearings, and tools and accessories that can be used to install them.

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