Recently, Schaeffler held its annual supplier conference in Seoul, South Korea. Xingcheng Special Steel, a subsidiary of CITIC Taifu Special Steel Group, was invited to attend as the only representative enterprise in the field of raw materials and was awarded the title of "Excellent Supplier" at this conference.

In this selection, only eight companies from around the world were selected, and Xingcheng Special Steel was exclusively awarded this honor in the category of bearing steel products. This award not only highly recognizes the quality and service of Xingcheng Special Steel, but also highlights the strategic cooperation value of both parties in the high-end bearing steel industry chain.

Since 2008, Xingcheng Special Steel has established a strategic partnership with Schaeffler, focusing on in-depth cooperation in the research and application of high-end bearing steel. Xingcheng Special Steel, with its globally leading pure steel smelting technology and intelligent production lines, provides Schaeffler with high-purity and long-life bearing steel materials. These products have passed the German VDA6.3 quality system certification, providing strong support for Schaeffler's global supply layout of high-end bearings.

At the same time, both parties have joined forces with technical, production, and laboratory personnel to form a technical research and development team, jointly developing specialized bearing steel grades suitable for emerging fields such as rail transit, wind power, and new energy vehicles, achieving breakthroughs in material performance; Through the digital quality traceability system and joint technological breakthroughs, the full chain closed-loop management from material research and development to terminal applications has been achieved.

The cooperation between Xingcheng Special Steel and Schaeffler can be regarded as a model of collaborative innovation in high-end manufacturing industries at home and abroad. This cooperation not only enhances the localization level of Schaeffler's supply chain, but also promotes Xingcheng Special Steel products to enter the international high-end market, demonstrating the technological strength and core competitiveness of "Made in China" in the global industrial chain.

(Source: CITIC Taifu Special Steel Group)