FAG Bearings

FAG Bearing is part Schaeffler, a developer and manufacturer of precision products used in equipment, machines, vehicles, aviation, and aerospace applications. This group of companies includes several brands - FAG, INA, and LuK. The FAG brand, in particular, develops and manufactures various types of bearings including rolling bearings, plain bearings, linear rolling bearings, and magnetic bearing systems as well as bearing housings and accessories.

History

The FAG brand was officially founded in 1883 in Schweinfurt, Germany when Friedrich Fischer designed the ball grinder - the first metal-ball grinding machine that produced absolutely round steel balls in large volumes. By 1896, Fischer had a new plant built that produced 10 million balls per week. A year later, the company was incorporated. The company was made public in 1897. In 1905, the FAG brand became a registered trademark. Georg Schäfer takes over the company in 1909 along with several investors, several years after Fischer's death. In 1912, a FAG engineer named Johann Modler developed the barrel roller bearing. By the 1920s, the company was able to produce ceramic grinding plates and tapered roller bearings. In 1933, FAG acquires G. u. J. Jaeger in Wuppertal which had developed the first cylindrical roller bearing. In 2001, the FAG brand was acquired by INA-Holding Schaeffler KG and became a part of the Schaeffler Group.

Headquarters & Locations

Schaeffler Group's headquarters is located in Herzogenaurach, Germany. The company has a global network of operations with around 170 locations in 49 countries, from manufacturing and research facilities to sales companies and training centers.