Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann was Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Schaeffler Group from 1996 until 2010 and subsequently Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG from 2010 until April 2023.

Along with her dedication to the company, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann is receptive towards social concerns, which she supports in many different ways. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann has received many honors and awards for her exceptional entrepreneurial success and outstanding achievements.

In 2009, Schaeffler acquired a significant proportion of the shares of Continental AG. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann was a member of the Supervisory Board of Continental AG from 2009 until April 2022.

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The multi-award winning and internationally patented Papa Pump®, is the world's first and only injection moulded, composite water powered pump.

Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann, as shareholder of the Schaeffler Group, is continuing the lifelong work of her husband Dr. Ing. E. h. Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996. She was born in Prague and grew up in Vienna, where she finished high school and attended medical school at Vienna University. In 2014, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann married Jürgen Thumann who passed away in August 2022, the former President of the Federation of German Industries.

Check out our range of performance valves which enables the pumps to operate throughout an extended range of supply heads and flows.

Member of the Board of Trustees of "Family-owned Company of the Year" (INTES Stiftung für Familienunternehmen - INTES Foundation for Family-owned Companies)

Schaeffler is a leading global high-tech company predominantly in family ownership, and is based in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Together with her son Georg F. W. Schaeffler, shareholder Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann is continuing the lifelong work of her husband Dr. Ing. h.c. Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996.

In the spirit of a “family business”, the shareholders and management of the Schaeffler Group see it as their task to continue to develop the company responsibly and sustainably in the long-term.

She takes a particular personal interest in employee development and compliance with high social, environmental and quality standards. The traditionally close connections between the shareholders, management, and employees are part of Schaeffler’s corporate governance culture and have proved highly effective.

We work to bring about the technologies of the future and, in doing so, create the basis for our innovations to make tomorrow's worldwide mobility even better than it is today.

Multiple Papa Pumps can work in parallel using the same infrastructure, so you can maintain one pump while the others provide continuous water delivery.

Megatrends and future markets – what are the best investment strategies? What is the future of mobility? The Schaeffler Group is a leading technology company on the world’s markets.

We believe that our products should be within reach for all who could use them, which is why we are proud to offer a ‘payment partnership’ plan to all users who reside outside of the the U.S.A, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to his tasks in the Schaeffler Group, Georg F. W. Schaeffler is a member of the Supervisory Board of Continental AG and also a member of its Presiding Committee and Audit Committee.

Self installation of the Papa Pump® is easy! Using Google Earth and our handy guidance video below, you can calculate your pump and land requirements.

You can find up-to-date news from the Schaeffler Group, images for the press, background information, videos, and much more for use in editorial articles about our company in the Schaeffler media area.

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You can collect several media for one order in the shopping basket. The maximum order quantity for each medium is: 20 pieces It is not allowed to sell material that has been made available at no charge.

These high-altitude applications would usually utilise multi-pump configurations at the source and reducing accordingly at each stage of the Daisy Chain. Sureflow valves can also be utilised to ensure that the system operates if water supply decreases.

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"Family Entrepreneur of the Year" award " presented by the economics magazine "impulse" and the "INTES Akademie für Familienunternehmen" (INTES Academy for Family-Owned Companies)

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Member of the Board of Trustees of the Münchner Opernfestspiele e.V. (Society for the Promotion of the Munich Opera Festival)

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After finishing high school in 1984 in Herzogenaurach, Georg F. W. Schaeffler served two years in the German armed forces (lieutenant in the Air Force reserves).

For applications requiring higher delivery heads than attainable from single stage pumping (over 150m) – multiple pumps can be utilised in a ‘Daisy Chain’ configuration.

From 1986 to 1990, he studied business at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and obtained the "lic. oec. HSG" degree.

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Schaeffler is a leading global high-tech company predominantely in family ownership, and is based in Herzogenaurach, Germany. The company was established by brothers Georg and Wilhelm Schaeffler, who settled and started the company in Herzogenaurach after the exodus from Silesia.

If your supply flow is large and you need more water delivered, you can use a multi pump system. A number of pumps can be installed in parallel with delivery via a manifold. This allows for continuous operation during servicing, flexibility during low flows, and the use of a single delivery pipe. The major part of the cost is infrastructure, so buying extra pumps doesn’t mean multiplying the unit cost.

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Member of the Economic Advisory Board of the Chair for Industrial Management of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Between 1990 and 1996, Georg F. W. Schaeffler worked in various functions in the Schaeffler Group, including duties in Germany and in the U.S.

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Powered only by a flowing water source such as a spring, stream, creek or river, the Papa Pump® uses patented ‘Venturi’ valve technology, to pump water to great heights and distances.

Typical sector uses for our products will be found below, however we know that our technology has the potential to be used in many different sectors that aren’t listed. If you think that you may have a suitable application please contact us to discuss.

The Schaeffler Group has been driving forward groundbreaking inventions and developments in the field of motion technology for over 75 years.

This includes livestock and irrigation and therefore does not require the use of materials approved for human consumption. Although manufactured to the same high-quality standards as the ‘Blue’ Papa Pump, the Agri Pump delivers greater affordability and long term cost savings to a wider range of customers who will benefit from this unique product, with the cost and environmental advantages of requiring no electricity or fuels to operate.

As a family-owned company, the Schaeffler Group takes responsibility for achieving sound business management, safeguarding the development of the business and playing an active role in shaping the corporate culture.

Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann and the dedicated management team has successfully continued to develop the group of companies. The acquisition of all shares of the clutch manufacturer LuK in 2000 and the acquisition of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG Schweinfurt in 2001 are among the significant and groundbreaking steps the company has taken during the past few years. With the INA and FAG product brands, Schaeffler is the world’s second largest manufacturer of rolling bearings and has the widest range of products among all suppliers.

WPT have developed an 'AGRI' version of the Papa Pump which is specifically designed for applications where pumping is required for non-potable uses.

Schaeffler products facilitate and shape mobility - as they have been doing for decades. We have also continued the development of our expertise from "basic" components to complete system solutions.

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In 1996, Georg F. W. Schaeffler began to study law at Duke University's School of Law in Durham, North Carolina (USA) and, in 2000, he obtained the combined degree of Juris Doctor (cum laude) and Master of Law in international and comparative law. After completing his studies, Georg F. W. Schaeffler worked for some years as a business lawyer in one of the largest law firms in the southwestern part of the United States of America.

The Metal Papa Pump is made from high quality Stainless Steel and Bronze yet has the same internal workings at the composite pump models.

The Schaeffler Group and Vitesco have completed their merger on 1st of October 2024 to become a Leading Motion Technology company.