Production equipment

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Development

  • Catia V5
  • ANSYS (FEM calculation)
  • simtol (tolerance calculation)
  • Programs for kinematic synthesis and analysis
  • Environmental test chamber
  • Corrosion test chamber
  • Tension/compression test machine
  • Acoustic test chamber
  • Endurance test benches
  • Hot gas test bench for exhaust pipe connectors

Production and joining technology

  • Resistance welding on 25 – 650 kVA welding presses
  • Robot welding centres (MAG)
  • Computer-controlled screw connections
  • Press joining (clinching & TOX clinching)
  • Thread forming
  • Stud welding
  • Stretch forming
  • Radial riveting
  • CNC wire bending

Quality assurance

  • CAQ system
  • 3D coordinate measuring machines
  • Profile projector
  • Physical testing
  • Mechanical testing
  • End-of-line testing
  • Metallography
  • Surface roughness testing
  • Photo-optical inspection of parts
  • Acoustic laboratory
  • Endurance test equipment
  • Salt spray chamber
  • Advance quality planning

Assembly

  • Transfer lines with automatic feed for parts and integrated riveting technology
  • CNC riveting centres
  • Rotary indexing tables
  • Thread cutting
  • Embossing
  • Printing
  • Mechanical and electrical function testers

Toolmaking

  • CNC milling machines
  • Wire-cut EDM
  • Turning technology
  • 2D grinding technology
  • WIG and MAG welding
  • 3D tool design
  • Jig and special-purpose machinery construction

Interfaces

  • EDI in accordance with VDA standards (4905, 4906, 4913, 4915)
  • ENX
  • OFTP
  • Catia export
  • IGES
  • VDAFS
  • DXF punching technology

650 – 4,000 kN automatic punching machines

  • 80 – 200 kN mechanical and hydraulic presses
  • Stretch forming equipment

Surface technology

  • Surface treatment to specification with certified suppliers

Plastic processing

  • 35 – 350 tonne injection moulding machines
  • Thermoplastic processing at weights of up to 1,000 grammes per part
  • Production of trim parts for subsequent electroplating