Edscha puts the customer firstThe focus of all of our efforts is the customer. All of our activities are designed to achieve the maximum possible degree of customer satisfaction.

Edscha is innovative For us, innovation is a never-ending process that helps our customers stay a step ahead of the com-petition.

Edscha is global We are active throughout the world: in develop-ment, project management and production.

Edscha is reliable Edscha is acclaimed for its manufacturing expertise, high level of automation in production and excel-lent technical solutions.

Edscha is experienced Founded in 1870, Edscha has become an indispen-sable partner to the automotive industry.

Edscha is attractiveEdscha is an attractive employer. It systematically puts its value-oriented corporate policy into practice throughout the world.

Value-oriented corporate policy

For Edscha, a value-oriented corporate policy is an indis-pensable basis for business. It is supported by all emplo-yees. The key to top performance, sound sales growth and results lies in particular in our value system, our mission statement and our culture. A Code of Conduct defines the minimum standards applicable to all emplo-yees throughout the world.

It goes without saying that Edscha is committed to continuous improvement in terms of quality, environ-mental protection and safety at work, to the avoidance of pollution and to compliance with all relevant legal and other requirements. For us this includes commitment to such basic principles as the protection of human rights and the preservation of jobs and the environment as de-fined in the Global Compact, an initiative of the United Nations.

Our aspiration

Edscha, with headquarters in Remscheid, Germany, is a high-performing partner of the automotive industry. Founded in 1870, the company has de-veloped from a manufacturer of fittings for coaches into the world’s largest supplier of hinge systems. Under the umbrella of the Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp, today we serve almost all automakers with our products and our know-how from 22 world locations, 19 of which are production facilities. We have some 5,200 employees.

Together with the automakers our teams of experts develop convincing solutions for up-to-date vehicle concepts. With cost-optimized, perfectly tailored products we secure competitive advantages for our customers. Not least, our high manufacturing skill makes us a recognized, reliable first-tier supplier.

Automakers all over the world hold Edscha products in high regard because they associate outstanding quality, reliability, longevity and technological excellence with them. This promise of quality sets our door hinges and door checks, electric drives and driver controls apart from others.

Our profile

Produktion

Entwicklung

Vertrieb

Produktion im Bau

Production

Engineering

Sales

Production under construction

Hefei, CN

Asan, KR

Kaohsiun, TW

Kunshan, CN

Haikou, CN

Ayutthaya, TH

Shanghai, CN

Yokohama, JP

Jindrichuv Hradec, CZ

Togliatti, RU

Kamenice n/L, CZ

Velky Meder, SK

Hauzenberg, DE

Turin, IT

Burgos, ES

Santander, ES

Lapeer / Troy, US

Sorocaba, BR

Les Ulis, FR

Remscheid, DE

Hengersberg, DE

San Luis Potosí, MX

In brief

Founded in 1870 by Eduard Scharwächter in Remscheid, Germany

Takeover of Edscha in 2010 by Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp

5,200 employees worldwide

22 locations in 15 countries

Customers: almost all of the world’s automakers

For more information visit www.edscha.com

Produktion

Entwicklung

Vertrieb

Produktion im Bau

Production

Engineering

Sales

Production under construction

Hefei, CN

Asan, KR

Kaohsiun, TW

Kunshan, CN

Haikou, CN

Ayutthaya, TH

Shanghai, CN

Yokohama, JP

Jindrichuv Hradec, CZ

Togliatti, RU

Kamenice n/L, CZ

Velky Meder, SK

Hauzenberg, DE

Turin, IT

Burgos, ES

Santander, ES

Lapeer / Troy, US

Sorocaba, BR

Les Ulis, FR

Remscheid, DE

Hengersberg, DE

San Luis Potosí, MX

Technological excellence

In each of our business units Body Components, Powered Systems and Driver Controls we occupy a top position in the competition. We are world market and innovation leaders for door hinges and door checks.

In the area of driver controls such as pedal boxes and foot-operated parking brakes as well as drives for the fully automatic opening and closing of rear lids and liftgates we rank among the leading European suppliers of such products.

Business units

Driver Controls

Perfect adaptation to the vehic-le, reliability and ease of use: foot-operated parking brakes and handbrakes are key safety-related parts and thus have to meet maximum quality stan-dards. Edscha can fall back here on a comprehensive product range and outstanding expertise in lightweight design. Especially for our foot controls we make growing use of parts made from plastic or hybrid composites. Lightweight design also is the center of attention where par-king brakes are concerned.

Body Components

The product portfolio of our largest business unit comprises hinges for vehicle doors, hoods and liftgates, plus door checks and door hinges with integrated door checks. In addition, we develop completely new door opening concepts. Edscha is the world market leader and innova-tion leader for door hinges and door checks. Its share of the European market is greater than 50 percent. Edscha currently produces more than 140 million door hinges and more than 70 million door checks annually.

Powered Systems

Rear lids and liftgates that open and close at the push of a but-ton are becoming increasingly popular. Drivers appreciate their simple and clean operation and above all the added comfort. Edscha, as the first system devel-oper, put an electric spindle drive for liftgates on the market and thus set a benchmark. The expe-rience from numerous produc-tion projects have entered into the latest generation of spindle drives. A powerful electric motor and high precision are the hall-marks of this system.

System solutions

Having good ideas is one side of the coin; the other is to have suitable structures that enable the development of ideas into a product ready for production. Process orientation, strategic prioritization and the utilization of international network structures are just a few of the success factors that determine our innovative power.

A worldwide development and production network as well as an innovative product portfolio – cost-optimized and tailored to customer needs – distin-guish us from the competition.

Innovations

Active pedestrian protection

The protection of pedestrians involved in accidents with cars has improved significantly in the past years. Among other things, the concept of the active hood with its special pe-destrian protection hinges has contributed to this progress. If worst comes to worst and a collision with a pedestrian occurs, within a few millise-conds such a hinge rises up a small, but crucial bit contrary to the normal opening direction to create an impact absorbing zone.

Edscha Soft Stop

More comfort and flexibility for entering and leaving a vehicle is offered by stepless door checks integrated into the door hinge. With the Soft Stop, Edscha has an innovative system that enab-les safely staying the door in any position desired. Drivers thus can determine the door opening width themselves and make op-timal use of the available space. The holding effort characteristics can be individually adapted to the vehicle. In addition, the Ed-scha Soft Stop is maintenance-free and paintable.

Drives for excellent visibility

Electrically powered liftgates with drives from Edscha not only are a visible improvement, they improve visibility. With its latest generation of drives, Edscha cur-rently markets the system with the smallest external diameter – not more than 30 mm. Apart from reducing space needs, this substantially improves the view to the rear. Moreover, these in-novative drives for fully automa-tic opening and closing of rear lids and liftgates currently are the lightest available: the entire system weighs 950 g.

Edscha Holding GmbH

Hohenhagener Str. 26-2842855 RemscheidGermany

Phone +49 2191.363-0Fax +49 2191.363-549E-mail info@edscha.comwww.edscha.com