Forging Supplier to Nuremberg — Schaeffler Bearings, MAN Engine Plant & Siemens Healthineers Region
Shivam Forge supplies EN 10204 3.1-certified alloy and bearing steel forgings — bearing race blanks, gear blanks, diesel engine components — to Tier 1 suppliers feeding Schaeffler Group (headquartered nearby in Herzogenaurach, one of the world's largest bearing and driveline component manufacturers), MAN Truck & Bus's historic Nuremberg diesel engine plant, and the wider Siemens/Siemens Healthineers industrial cluster centred on Erlangen-Nuremberg-Fürth. Material grades: 100Cr6 bearing steel, 42CrMo4, 20MnCr5. IATF 16949 aligned quality, seamless rolled ring capability for bearing races. CIF Hamburg or DDP Nuremberg. Rajkot, India. Call +91-9265772827.
The Nuremberg-Erlangen-Fürth metropolitan region — sometimes called Germany's 'Medical Valley' for its concentration of medical technology alongside its industrial engineering heritage — hosts a distinctive cluster of globally significant manufacturers. Schaeffler Group, headquartered in nearby Herzogenaurach, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of rolling bearings and driveline/chassis components, supplying automotive and industrial customers worldwide. MAN — whose name originates from 'Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg' — maintains a historic and still-active diesel engine production plant in Nuremberg, part of MAN Truck & Bus's European engine manufacturing network. And Erlangen, immediately north of Nuremberg, is the global headquarters of Siemens Healthineers and a major Siemens AG engineering site, reflecting the region's century-long association with the Siemens name. For forging suppliers, this creates demand spanning precision bearing steel components, heavy diesel engine forgings, and general industrial engineering parts within a compact geographic cluster.
Seamless rolled ring forgings in 100Cr6 (AISI 52100) bearing steel for inner and outer bearing race blanks, supplied to Tier 1 component manufacturers feeding Schaeffler Group's global bearing production network centred on the Herzogenaurach/Nuremberg region — circumferential grain flow from ring rolling directly supporting the rolling-contact fatigue life bearing races require.
Wheel bearing hub forgings and CV joint component blanks (20MnCr5, case-hardened) for Schaeffler's automotive driveline and chassis component business, one of the company's core product lines alongside industrial and automotive bearings.
Crankshaft, connecting rod, and camshaft forgings (42CrMo4, through-hardened or nitrided) for MAN Truck & Bus's Nuremberg diesel engine production — a plant with roots tracing back over a century to MAN's founding as Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg, still active in truck and industrial diesel engine manufacturing.
Alloy and stainless steel forged components for the broader Nuremberg-Erlangen industrial engineering and medical technology equipment manufacturing base, including structural and mechanical components for equipment manufacturers serving the region's dense concentration of precision engineering firms.
100Cr6 bearing steel forgings require strict control of non-metallic inclusions (per ISO 4967/ASTM E45) given their direct impact on rolling-contact fatigue life — a materials discipline built into our seamless ring rolling and heat treatment process for bearing race blank supply.
Production quality processes aligned to IATF 16949 for Schaeffler-linked automotive driveline component supply, including PPAP documentation and process capability studies matched to the dimensional and material consistency requirements of bearing and CV joint components.
Material test certificates per EN 10204 3.1 as standard, with 3.2 third-party witnessed certification available where required by MAN's engine component supply specifications or industrial equipment customer documentation requirements.
Consolidated ocean freight to Hamburg with onward inland transport to Nuremberg (Bavaria), or DDP delivery direct to the customer's facility for suppliers preferring landed-cost simplicity.
The Nuremberg-Erlangen-Fürth region occupies a somewhat underappreciated position in Germany's industrial geography relative to the more widely recognised automotive hubs of Stuttgart, Munich, and Wolfsburg — yet it hosts Schaeffler Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of rolling bearings and automotive driveline components, alongside a historic MAN diesel engine plant tracing its name and origins to the region, and Siemens Healthineers' global headquarters in Erlangen. For forging suppliers, this combination represents a genuinely distinct demand profile centred on precision bearing steel and driveline components rather than the passenger vehicle assembly focus of Germany's larger automotive centres.
Schaeffler's bearing manufacturing business places unusually specific demands on forged bearing race blanks: the seamless ring rolling process, which produces circumferential grain flow following the ring's own geometry, is the standard manufacturing method for bearing races precisely because this grain orientation improves rolling-contact fatigue life compared to races machined from plate-cut rings or solid forged discs — a materials engineering advantage that becomes increasingly important as bearing sizes and load ratings increase for wind turbine, industrial gearbox, and heavy vehicle applications. Combined with strict non-metallic inclusion control (bearing steel cleanliness directly correlates with fatigue life), bearing race forging represents one of the more technically demanding segments of the broader alloy steel forging market.
MAN's continued diesel engine production in Nuremberg — a plant whose lineage traces back to the company's founding as Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg over a century ago — anchors a second distinct demand stream in the region: crankshaft, connecting rod, and camshaft forgings for truck and industrial diesel engines, requiring the through-hardening and dimensional consistency standard to heavy-duty engine component manufacturing, produced at a scale and specification distinct from Schaeffler's precision bearing steel work.
For bearing manufacturers sourcing rolled ring race blanks, engine component manufacturers sourcing crankshaft and connecting rod forgings, or general industrial equipment manufacturers in the Nuremberg-Erlangen region, Shivam Forge combines seamless ring rolling capability with IATF 16949-aligned automotive driveline component quality. Contact our export engineering team at +91-9265772827 or sales@shivamforge.com with your drawing and specification for a quotation.
Yes. We manufacture seamless rolled ring forgings in 100Cr6 bearing steel for inner and outer bearing race blanks, with the circumferential grain flow produced by ring rolling supporting the rolling-contact fatigue life required for Schaeffler Group's global bearing production.
Yes. Crankshaft, connecting rod, and camshaft forgings in 42CrMo4, through-hardened or nitrided as specified, for MAN Truck & Bus's historic Nuremberg diesel engine manufacturing operation.
100Cr6 bearing steel forgings are produced with strict non-metallic inclusion control per ISO 4967/ASTM E45 rating standards, since inclusion content directly affects rolling-contact fatigue life — a critical quality parameter we control through billet sourcing and process discipline for all bearing race blank supply.
Erlangen, immediately north of Nuremberg, is the global headquarters of Siemens Healthineers and a major Siemens AG engineering site. While medical technology equipment itself uses fewer bulk forgings, the broader Erlangen-Nuremberg-Fürth industrial engineering base includes equipment manufacturers who source structural and mechanical component forgings from us.
Standard routing is consolidated ocean freight to Hamburg with onward inland transport to Nuremberg (Bavaria), or DDP delivery arranged directly to the customer's facility.
Why Choose Shivam Forge
Shivam Forge delivers precision hot-forged components from our integrated Shapar, Rajkot facility — covering forging, CNC machining, heat treatment, and quality inspection under one roof.
