AVL SCHRICK GMBH

Their core work

AVL Schrick GmbH is a German powertrain engineering company based in Remscheid, specializing in internal combustion engine components, valve train systems, and engine development services. Their industrial work centers on designing and manufacturing high-precision engine parts — including camshafts, valve trains, and related drivetrain components — for automotive and industrial clients. In EU projects, they contribute applied engineering expertise to bring efficiency and emissions-reduction technologies closer to commercial production. Their participation in Innovation Actions (rather than research grants) signals they are an industrial implementation partner, not a laboratory.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects started in 2017, so there is no temporal spread in the data from which to infer a meaningful evolution of focus — this organization's entire EU project footprint is a single cohort. What can be observed is that the two simultaneous projects represent two complementary tracks: combustion retrofit (Cold Energy) and hybrid vehicle efficiency (ADVICE), suggesting AVL Schrick was already navigating the transition from pure ICE optimization toward electrified powertrain work in the mid-2010s. Without later projects to confirm, it is not possible to determine whether they deepened the electrification direction or returned to core ICE work after 2020.

Based on their 2017 project pair, AVL Schrick was positioning itself at the ICE-to-hybrid transition boundary; any future collaboration would likely fit in powertrain electrification, efficiency engineering, or emissions compliance technology.

How they like to work

AVL Schrick has participated exclusively as a consortium partner — never as coordinator across their two H2020 projects — suggesting they prefer to contribute specialist industrial capacity rather than lead project management. Their 32 unique partners across 9 countries from just 2 projects indicates they joined well-networked, large Innovation Action consortia rather than small focused partnerships. This profile is typical of an industrial implementation partner brought in to validate or manufacture components within a broader technology demonstrator project.

AVL Schrick has worked with 32 unique partners across 9 countries, a relatively broad network for only 2 projects, indicating involvement in large multi-partner Innovation Actions. Their European reach aligns with the automotive supply chain geography, likely involving partners from Germany, Austria, and other major automotive manufacturing countries.

What sets them apart

AVL Schrick sits at the intersection of precision engine manufacturing and powertrain electrification — a rare combination for a non-SME industrial company that brings production-readiness to research consortia. Unlike university or research institute partners, they can contribute manufacturability assessments and industrial scale-up knowledge that moves a technology from prototype toward series production. For consortium builders in automotive or transport, they offer a credible industry validator with both combustion and hybrid drivetrain experience.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ADVICE
  The largest-funded project in their portfolio (EUR 795,353), addressing hybrid vehicle user acceptance through cost and efficiency improvements — directly relevant to the ongoing automotive electrification market shift.
• Cold Energy
  Focused on industrializing a patented combustion modification kit, demonstrating AVL Schrick's ability to take IP from concept to commercial production — a distinctive capability for Innovation Action consortia.