# Schaeffler AG acquires Indian automation firm Dhruva Automation & Controls

Schaeffler AG, through its subsidiary Industriewerk Schaeffler INA-Ingenieurdienst GmbH, acquired 100% of Dhruva Automation & Controls (P) Ltd., an Indian engineering and service provider specializing in smart industrial automation. The acquisition provides Schaeffler with access to markets in the Asia/Pacific region.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-12-16
- Where: Pune, India, India
- Status: announced
- Products: smart industrial automation, hardware and software solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Schaeffler](https://endata.com/companies/2238.md) (acquirer)
- [Dhruva Automation & Controls (P) Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/81781.md) (target)
- [Industriewerk Schaeffler INA-Ingenieurdienst GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/81782.md) (acquirer)
- [Dhruva Automation & Controls](https://endata.com/companies/82202.md) (target)

## Sources

- [schaeffler.com](https://www.schaeffler.com/en/investor-relations/events-publications/ir-releases/ir_releases_detail.jsp?id=88065729), 2024-12-16: "Dhruva ideally complements the activities of Schaeffler Digital Solutions."
- [maschinenmarkt.vogel.de](https://www.maschinenmarkt.vogel.de/schaeffler-ag-kauft-indischen-engineering-und-service-dienstleister-dhruva-a-696959a15209d24ca35fe4edf0b07502/), 2025-01-08: "Dhruva ist eine optimale Ergänzung zu den Aktivitäten der Schaeffler Digital Solutions."

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