THE STAFF MAGAZINE OF THE ELRINGKLINGER GROUP NO. 1 ...

T
ogether with two other companies, we visited the Namyang
R&D Center in South Korea to give a presentation of our product
portfolio on 15/16 July 2010. Our hosts were suitably impressed,
and the first development orders for shielding components
and a plastic housing module have already been placed. In addition,
for the first time, we received a multi-product request covering our
entire portfolio for the American market. This subsequently led to a
number of series production orders for shielding components with a
volume of over one million US dollars per year.
Hyundai/Kia is expanding across the world and is therefore
showing greater interest in suppliers with a global presence. Up to
now, it has predominantly worked with local suppliers. For us, the
“TechDays” were an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate the capability
of the whole ElringKlinger Group as a development partner
and series supplier. We scored highly with regard to innovation, product
quality and our international profile. Our presentation focused
on the areas of electrification and lightweight construction. In this
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A successful presentation
The ElringKlinger team, which included staff from South
Korea and Germany, attended to more than 1,600 visitors
at the “Hyundai Kia TechDays”, mainly from the field of
research and development
Our strenuous efforts paid off: in 2010,
ElringKlinger was invited for the first time to the
prestigious “TechDays” organised by Hyundai
Motors Kia Corporation. It was the South Korean
vehicle manufacturer’s interest in our “Green
Technologies”, such as fuel cells and battery components,
that finally opened the door.
Management board member Karl Schmauder (middle) outlines our product
range for exhaust tract and other applications
context, we presented a range of products, including components
for fuel cells and for lithium-ion batteries as well as plastic housing
modules and shielding systems with an emphasis on weight reduction.
There was also considerable interest among the 1,600 or so
visitors in our cylinder-head and specialty gaskets. Karl Schmauder
of ElringKlinger’s Management board gave the following very positive
assessment: “We gave a convincing demonstration to the management
team and development engineers of our strength in terms
of innovation, especially in the key area of CO 2 reduction. We are
look ing forward to continuing our collaboration with Hyundai/Kia
in the future.”