ContiTech
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1991 |
| Seat | Hanover , Germany |
| management | Hans-Jürgen Duensing |
| Number of employees | 45,800 |
| sales | 6,400 million EUR (2019) |
| Branch | Automotive supplier |
| Website | www.continental-industry.com |
The ContiTech AG , based in Hanover is one of the world's largest manufacturer of rubber and plastic products outside the tire industry.
The technology company is a subsidiary of Continental AG . In the online area, ContiTech AG appears as Continental Industry. The company is active at 202 locations in 43 countries. The currently around 45,800 employees achieved sales of around 6.4 billion euros in 2019 (2018: 6.3 billion euros). The chairman of the board is Hans-Jürgen Duensing.
structure
ContiTech AG has seven business units:
- Air Spring Systems (air spring systems)
- Conveying Solutions (conveyor belt technology)
- Industrial Fluid Solutions (hoses and lines for industrial applications)
- Mobile Fluid Systems (hoses and hose line systems for automobiles, commercial vehicles and mobile machines)
- Power Transmission Group (drive systems)
- Surface Solutions (surface materials, technical fabrics, membranes and printing blankets)
- Vibration Control (vibration and sealing technology)
history
1871-1990
The Continental-Caoutchouc- and Gutta-Percha Compagnie, today's Continental AG , is founded in Hanover and begins with the production of technical rubber goods and medical articles. Pneumatic bicycle tires and rubber hot water bottles are becoming classics. In 1988 she introduced the ContiTech brand for technical products.
1991-2000
In 1991 the Continental “Technical Products” division is spun off under the ContiTech brand. In 1993, Benecke-Kaliko was integrated into the Continental ContiTech division. Production focuses on artificial leather and foils .
2001-2010
ContiTech takes over the majority of a Chinese manufacturer of air conditioning and power steering hose lines and enters into a joint venture for air spring production with the Korean company Dae Won Kang Up. A plant for drive systems for air conditioning lines is being built in Romania, and a plant for air suspension systems is being built in Turkey. The Benecke Changshun Auto Trim joint venture opens a plant for automotive surface materials in Zhangjiagang, China .
The previous ContiTech Holding GmbH has been operating as ContiTech AG since 2004. In the same year she takes over Phoenix AG . The merger of ContiTech and Phoenix creates the world's largest manufacturer of rubber and plastic products outside of the tire industry.
In 2007 ContiTech acquired the British hose manufacturer Thermopol with locations in Great Britain, the USA, Romania and Korea, as well as the Danish drive belt manufacturer Roulunds with locations in Europe and Asia as well as the Serbian conveyor belt company Univerzal Kolubara and a conveyor belt plant from Metso Minerals in Moers . An engine bearing plant and a plant for surface materials open in San Luis Potosí , Mexico . A production facility for textile and steel cord conveyor belts is being built in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, and a plant for hoses, cables, vibration technology and air springs in Changshu, China .
In 2007 ContiTech shares are traded for the first time on the stock exchanges in Hamburg and Hanover .
2011-2020
The company takes over the conveyor belt business of Tianjin Xinbinhai Conveyor Belt Co. Ltd. in Tianjin , China , the Australian trading company MIRS in Perth , the British steep-angle conveyor belt manufacturer Specialized Belting Supplies in Thetford , the conveyor belt manufacturer Legg Company Inc. in Halstead, Kansas, and the industrial conveyor belt division of the Finnish Metso Corporation as well as the brake molded parts business of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies with three locations in Germany, France and Mexico. In addition, ContiTech is acquiring the air conditioning line business from Parker Hannifin with plants in the USA, Mexico, the Czech Republic and South Korea.
ContiTech opens a new mixing plant in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, a research and development center for bearing and vibration technology in Changshu, China, a hose line plant in Subotica, Serbia, a plant for air conditioning and servo lines in Kaluga, Russia, and is building a hose plant for oil production and gas extraction in Brazilian macae. The company is strengthening its plastics expertise by purchasing Inotec Innovative Technologie GmbH in Kohren-Sahlis and Präzisionstechnik Geithain GmbH in Geithain, opening an air conditioning pipeline plant in Hangzhou, China, and establishing a joint venture with the Chinese partner company Jiangsu Changshun Group Co. Ltd. to build a second Chinese plant for automotive finishing materials in Changzhou.
Since 2013, ContiTech's expansion strategy has been geared towards continuously reducing the company's dependence on the OEM business in the automotive industry. In 2015 ContiTech bought the American competitor Veyance. The Ohio company complements ContiTech in previously underrepresented markets (e.g. USA and South America). ContiTech is also taking over two plants for surface materials from the Belgian Mecaseat Group in Pamplona, Spain, and Wagrowiec, Poland. With the start of a production facility for rubber compounds in Changshu, China, ContiTech now also has its first compounding center for general applications other than tires and conveyor belts outside Europe. At the end of 2015, the new plant for the manufacture of low-emission automotive interior materials will also start production in Changzhou, China.
In 2016, ContiTech took over the Australian rail transport specialist Vulcanite. The company with 60 employees and two production facilities at its headquarters in Sydney and Malaysia develops, designs and produces components for isolating mechanically generated vibrations. In 2017, the surface specialist Benecke-Kaliko , which belongs to ContiTech, takes over the Hornschuch Group, which is headquartered in Weißbach, Germany. The two companies now operate jointly under the Continental brand and today together form the Surface Solutions division. The company is thus expanding its industrial business and opening up new sales markets, particularly in North America. ContiTech also opens its first production facility for elastomer coatings outside of Germany in Changshu, China.
In 2017, ContiTech acquired the South African engineering company Advanced Imaging Technologies to expand its service offerings for the conveyor industry and the Custom Machining Services company in Valparaiso, Indiana / USA, to expand its range of services for the hose industry.
In 2018, ContiTech will open a new plant in Changshu, China, where it will produce 3D blow-molded hose lines that are used in high-performance turbochargers in the automotive industry. In addition, construction of a foam factory for automobile interiors begins in Changshu. In Qingdao, China, ContiTech is moving to the Qingdao Sino-German Ecopark, where it is now producing hose products and mobile fluid systems for cars and commercial vehicles. Construction of a plant for the manufacture of surface materials for automotive interiors begins in Pune, India.
In 2019 ContiTech will take over the 'Anti-Vibration Systems' business from Cooper Standard, based in Novi, Michigan, USA. The unit has five locations in Canada, France, India and the USA, and employs around 1,000 people. With the acquisition of the plastics specialist Merlett Group based in Daverio, Italy, ContiTech wants to expand its material expertise. The company with around 500 employees produces hoses for industrial applications at three locations in Italy and Switzerland.
Products
The company develops and produces functional parts, components and systems for the automotive industry, machine and apparatus construction, the rail transport industry, the printing industry, the construction industry, the chemical and petrochemical industry, shipping and aviation, the mining industry, agriculture and forestry, the food and pharmaceutical industry, the energy industry, for home, garden and leisure as well as numerous other areas and combines these with individual services. ContiTech also offers functional and design-oriented solutions for living spaces. One focus is on environmentally friendly and climate-friendly products. Some examples:
In 1995, a silicone rubber that was flexible down to −85 ° C was developed for the expedition suit of the Greenland explorer Robert Peroni .
In 2002, the first demonstration run of the Transrapid magnetic levitation train with air springs from ContiTech starts in Shanghai.
In 2005 ContiTech presented the Gigabox, a new type of axle box bearing and hydraulic spring system for rail freight transport.
In 2014 ContiTech presented the prototype of a solar cell manufactured using the flexographic printing process.
In 2015, ContiTech presented a prototype of an engine mount made from natural rubber made from dandelion roots for the first time.
In 2017, increasing automation in industries shaped the company's technological developments. ContiTech will be presenting concepts for intelligent drive belts, air springs, caterpillar chains and conveyor belts (e.g. equipped with sensor technology).
In 2018 ContiTech presented the intelligent CrimpIQ control for crimping hydraulic and industrial hoses. With it, crimpers can be serviced remotely and updates to the operating software can be installed.
The new online tool skai Design Lab will be presented in 2019. With it, customers can select and customize digital print designs for their projects.
Awards (selection)
2020
The skai Design Lab is awarded the German Design Award 2020 in the "Web" category.
2019
The flexible Conti Thermo Protect insulation system wins the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award for outstanding energy efficiency processes in industry.
The breathable upholstery fabric laif VyP Nappa wins the German Design Award .
2018
At the German Innovation Award ContiTech received eight prizes for its product innovations.
The particularly light gear adapter NAG 3 convinced the expert jury of the 14th Materialica Design + Technology Awards.
2017
ContiTech has received four awards for innovative lightweight bearing elements made of polyamide, including the SPE Automotive Innovation Award.
2016
The Dynactiv Power surface material received a special prize in the sustainability category at the INOVYN Awards.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History of Continental AG. continental-corporation.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b la / reuters / dpa, automotive supplier - change of management board at Continental. manager-magazin.de. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b c ContiTech group of companies. continental-industry.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ↑ Investor Presentation April 2020 (Fact Book 2019) continental-corporation.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ↑ ContiTech - air spring systems from Korea. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech - Benecke-Kaliko AG inaugurates plant in China. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Successful takeover of Phoenix after Zitterpartie. Handelsblatt Online. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Cartel Office approves Continental's takeover of Thermopol. New tire newspaper. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Corinna Wnuck, ContiTech takes over Danish Roulunds. Finance magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ ContiTech Buys Serbian Conveyor Belt Company Univerzal Kolubara. mining.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Metso sells its Flexowell conveyor belt operations to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH. metso.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech takes over the Chinese conveyor belt maker. worldcement.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech strengthens presence in Australia. Press box. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech buys British specialty belt company. Press box. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Kelsey Ryan, German company acquires Halstead-based Legg Co. WichitaOnline. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Metso agrees to divest certain parts of its industrial rubber conveyor belt manufacturing and related sales and services operations in Northern Europe to ContiTech and Lutze Group. metso.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Michael Ziegler, Conti Tech buys molded brake parts business from Freudenberg. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Thomas Günnel, ContiTech buys air conditioning lines business from Parker. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Opening of a new ContiTech R&D center in China. New tire newspaper. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Contitech has inaugurated a new hose factory in Serbia. kgk-rubberpoint.de. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech: Plant for air conditioning and servo lines opened in Kaluga, Russia - 17 million investment in building the site. K portal. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech: New hose factory in Brazil. K portal. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech strengthens plastics competence - acquisition of blow molding specialist Inotec. Press box. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Jens Scheiner, ContiTech: Branch plant opened in Hangzhou. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Mike McNulty, ContiTech business unit expands presence in China. Rubber & Plastic News. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Dorothee Tschampa, Continental AG buys Veyance to strengthen the industrial business. World online. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Jens Schreiner, Interior - Benecke-Kaliko buys locations from Mecaseat. Vogel Business Media GmbH & Co.KG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech opens compounding center in China. Dr. Gupta Publishing House. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ ContiTech acquires air springs business. Rubber & Plastic News. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ About us. Vulcanite. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ skai® & Dynactiv ™ - Benecke-Hornschuch Surface Group. Homepage Konrad Hornschuch AG. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ P. Reichardt, China: ContiTech opens plant in Changshu. OWC. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Continental acquires Advanced Imaging Technologies. Rubber & Plastic News. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ Continental: New 3D blow molding plant in Changshu, China - blow-molded hose lines for high-performance turbochargers. Plasticker. Accessed January 30, 2019.
- ^ Continental Celebrates the Groundbreaking of New Foam Solutions Plant. ContiTech. Accessed January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Continental invests in Sino-German Ecopark for hose technologies for the automotive industry. Aftermarket News. Accessed January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Continental will start production in Pune, India in 2020. Plastic processor. Accessed January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Conti takes over "Anti-Vibration Systems" business from Cooper Standard. Automotive industry. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Continental: Acquisition of the plastics specialist Merlett Group - expansion of the business with industrial hoses Plasticker. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ ContiTech, Eaton, Gerotor and MWK Bionik are the winners. Deutsche Messe AG. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ German Design Award 2019 - Excellent Product Design: "Gold" and "Winner". German Design Award. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ Continental wins the German Innovation Award 2018. agrarheute. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ ContiTech gearbox adapter NAG 3 awarded. www.gummibereifung.de. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ SPE Award for ContiTech. AMupdate. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ Solar foil secures water supply and generates electricity. Machine market. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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