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SMMT Open Forum

20th September 2011

Schaeffler UK's View

Richard Hall

Automotive Director & General Manager Schaeffler (UK) Ltd

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Employees Sales (2010) 80 plants worldwide: 70,000 worldwide: approx €9.5 bn

• ver 100 sales locations

Manufacturing locations Sales

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FAG INA LuK

Global Customer Proximity

Employees, sales, manufacturing locations

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Product Range Automotive

Variable valve timing Finger follower with hydr. pivot element Hydraulic tappet Drawn needle bearing Overrunning alternator pulley Timing chain drive Strut bearing Shifting system

• Engine and Trans-

mission Components

Clutch release system CVT components Dual mass flywheel SAC

• Components for Clutch

and transmission systems

Torque converter Sensor-wheel bering Tapered roller brg. Tandem angular contact ball bearing Deep grooved ball bearing

• Wheel- Modules
• Transmission brg.

Dual clutch system dry/wet Balance shaft with reduced mass Toothed chain for timing drives Ball screw drive

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Current Challenges in the Automotive Business

Mega-Trends

Technological Change

► Reduced parasitic losses ► Downsizing and Downspeeding ► Improved combustion concepts with the need for variabilties in the valve train ► Concepts for energy recovery ► Several forms of electrification

Weight Reduction

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Schaeffler's solutions

► Start / Stop Functions ► Variable valvetrain – UniAir / VCT ► Balancer shafts ► Coating for friction reduction ► Thermo management ► Pendulum absorber ► Double clutch ► Hybrid modules and clutches ► Twin Tandem bearings ► Electro-mechanical steering with ball screws ► Turbocharger with Continental

Current Challenges in the Automotive Business

Mega-Trends

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Schaeffler & Continental – Common Vision

Innovation Oriented Research & Development Approach

Development New products with similar complexity New business fields

Schaeffler + Continental

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Mechatronic Systems

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Standalone precision mechanics electronic and software

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Value creation Complexity

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The Schaeffler Group in the UK

Schaeffler (UK) Ltd – Sutton Coldfield LuK (UK) Ltd - Sheffield Schaeffler (UK) Ltd - Llanelli The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd - Plymouth Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd - Hereford

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An exciting time to be working in the UK Automotive Industry!

The Schaeffler Group in the UK

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planned

Product

planned

Llanelli Lead Plant Status for Mechanical Tappets

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Llanelli

• 20,600 m² facility

2008 Act 2009 Act 2010 Act 2011 P 2012 P 2013 P 2014 P Volume ('000's)

Llanelli Mechanical Tappet Production

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Values Vision Enablers Targets

Involvement

Integrity Innovation Respect Commitment Passion Customers Quality People Suppliers Costs Process Production Location of Choice Single Thread Meaningful KPI’s

Production Location of Choice

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Integrity Innovation Respect Commitment Passion

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Lean

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• Modern Apprenticeship (4 years)
• Scheme in place for 55 years – on average 5 Apprentices per year
• Work based learning
• Key skills including employee roles and responsibilities
• German language
• International secondments within Schaeffler Group and customers
• NVQ Level 3
• Academic Study day release - BTEC Certificate / Degree

Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeships

• Shared Apprenticeship (4 years)
• Recent development
• Same format as modern apprenticeship but in addition:

– Network of local employers – Work-based learning - shared and varied work experience amongst local employers – Knowledge sharing – Development of wide skill base

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• 1. Work experience for local students from schools and colleges (12 per year)
• 2. School and college visits by Schaeffler Engineers
• 3. Company visits for students
• 4. Participation in Coleg Sir Gar - Engineering Week Wales & Inside Manufacturing
• 5. Participation in Engineering Education Scheme Wales – in-house company

project for A-level students (8-10 per year out of selection process)

• 6. Participant in Pilot Work-based Learning Project – (8 school children between

14-16 years old)

• 7. Support for Young Engineer Scheme in Middle Schools – Egg Challenge

(60 school children between 10-11 years old)

Promoting Engineering as a Career

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Summary

• Schaeffler has a strong Global and Local presence supplying all of the

OEs and many Tier 1s

• An exciting time to be working in the UK Automotive Industry
• Schaeffler is investing heavily in UK manufacturing
• Opportunities for R&D?
• Llanelli has won Lead Plant status for mechanical tappets – the result of a

long process

• Apprenticeships are the life blood of our business
• We must continue taking an active role in promoting Engineering

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