Schaeffler India expands manufacturing capacity at its Gujarat plant

Global leading industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler India on Wednesday added another manufacturing hall at its manufacturing facility at Savli, Vadodara Gujarat.

The new hall will add to the manufacturing capacity for small and medium-size products, which will further enhance Schaeffler’s market competitiveness in this region, the company said in a release. As per Schaeffler, the expansion of Savli plant's production capacity is a vital step towards driving localisation strategy and meeting the growing demands of the market.

The inauguration of the new manufacturing hall will add additional capacities of over 10,000 sq.m. of production space to the existing manufacturing plant in Savli. This increased capacity will enable the plant to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRB) and spherical rollers, while also expanding its heat treatment capabilities. 

The enhanced production capacity will support the growing market demand in the wind, heavy industries, and railway sectors, now.

With this expansion also comes an increase in employment opportunities. By 2025-2026, Schaeffler India expects the employee strength at the Savli plant to double from the existing numbers, signifying the company's commitment to creating sustainable employment and fostering economic growth in the region, and it also supports the country’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

According to Dr Stefan Spindler, CEO Industrial, Schaeffler AG, this expansion will enable the company to meet the market demands and grow with the Indian market. 

"Schaeffler is a global company with a local presence, and we continue to invest judiciously in India. We recognise India’s strategic importance in the manufacturing space and as a mature industrial market for us in the region," Spindler added. 

Harsha Kadam, CEO and Managing Director, Schaeffler India said, “The inauguration of Savli Hall 2 exemplifies Schaeffler India's commitment to customer centricity. By expanding production capabilities, the company is adding local competency towards small and medium-sized spherical products, making Schaeffler well-positioned to serve the customer needs even better. It reinforces Schaeffler group’s commitment towards India and strengthens our position as a leading provider of high-quality bearings and precision products.”

Schaeffler India’s Savli plant currently carries out all quality related work, such as heat treatment of raw material, Face & outer outside diameter grinding, and honing (precision grinding) the inner and outer rings of rolling bearings. 

The various products produced are Small Ball Bearings which are used in two-wheelers, Cylindrical Roller Bearings (CRB), Tapered Roller Bearing (TRB), Spherical Roller Bearings (SRB) and Large Size Bearings (LSB) that caters to wind, railways and heavy machinery sectors. The Savli plant also caters to exports towards intercompany demands of Schaeffler Group.