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Schaeffler and Siemens to cooperate on

intelligent diagnostics for drive systems

lectric motors drive our core industrial knowledge and specific expertise. Both companies are
processes, and the rolling bearing is their central playing an instrumental role in driving digitalisation
mechanical component. The bearings experience forward in the industry while keeping their entire focus
Eall of the loads and stresses that occur in the on customer value,” adds Dr. Stefan Spindler, CEO FAULHABER Stepper Motors
electric motor. Therefore, bearing diagnostics provide a Industrial of Schaeffler AG. The collaboration between
crucial indicator of the overall condition and reliability of Siemens and Schaeffler combines Sidrive IQ – the digital Applications?
a motor. In addition to developing a portfolio of condition platform for drive systems and solutions from Siemens –
monitoring solutions for operators, with Schaeffler ’s decades of Step into the ring
the automotive and industrial experience and expertise in
supplier Schaeffler is also working designing, manufacturing, and
with OEM customers such as servicing bearings. Sidrive IQ The new hollow shaft stepper
Siemens on joint offerings to integrates a number of
increase the availability of functionalities into one seamless motor DM 66200H series operates
machinery and equipment. solution and augments drive backlash-free and can be easily
“This partnership between systems with AI-based analytics integrated into challenging appli-
Schaeffler and Siemens is based and digital content. For the cations, across diverse markets.
on a solid foundation of product customer, this means the ability to
make better decisions when it comes to operation,
maintenance, and maintenance measures for drive faulhaber.com/ringstepper/en
systems.
The new service organisation, called Global The integration of Schaeffler’s analysis service for
Lifetime Service, includes around 100 qualified automated bearing diagnostics in Sidrive IQ makes it
Interroll service employees in the European possible to determine the bearing condition with greater
subsidiaries as well as certified partners who are certainty and precision. “This cooperation and automated
responsible for providing customer-oriented support exchange of algorithm-based diagnostic data is one of the
and carrying out the respective maintenance, repair first of its kind in the industrial IoT. It’s a great example of
and installation services throughout Europe. a new dimension of cooperation among established
“Customer satisfaction is our top priority, so it is technology companies,” says Hermann Kleinod, CEO of
only logical to expand our services. With the Siemens Large Drives Applications.
reorganisation of our service organisation for system With the help of well-founded insights and specific
integrators, we are not only significantly increasing the information, operators can quickly determine whether the
efficiency and performance of our customer service. In drive system can continue to operate or whether, in the
addition, we are creating the basis for being able to event of impending damage, the bearing needs to be
develop and offer future innovations in the service replaced immediately or can wait for the next
business even faster," explains Jens Strüwing, maintenance interval. This reduces maintenance effort
executive vice president for products and and cost, and most importantly, unplanned and costly
technology at the Interroll Group. downtimes can be prevented.

June 2021 • INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
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