Dräxlmaier

Fritz Dräxlmaier GmbH & Co. KG
legal form	GmbH & Co. KG
founding	1958
Seat	Vilsbiburg , Germany
management	Martin Gall Franz Haslinger Fritz Dräxlmaier
Number of employees	70,000 (2018)
sales	EUR 4.6 billion (2018)
Branch	Automotive supplier
Website	www.draexlmaier.com

People in front of a model from the Dräxlmaier company

The Fritz Dräxlmaier GmbH & Co. KG is a German automotive supplier headquartered in the Lower Bavarian town of Vilsbiburg . The family company , founded in 1958, has specialized in the production of wiring systems , electrical and electronic components, interiors and storage systems for premium vehicles.

General

The Dräxlmaier Group is one of the 100 largest automotive suppliers and is the market leader in the premium segment for wiring systems and interior systems. Customers include Audi , BMW , Bugatti , Cadillac , Jaguar, Land Rover , Lamborghini , Maserati , Mercedes-Benz , MINI , Porsche , Tesla Motors and VW .

With a turnover of 3.7 billion euros (2016) and around 60,000 employees (2017), the Dräxlmaier Group is one of the most successful automotive suppliers worldwide.

Martin Gall and Franz Haslinger have been responsible for management since April 1, 2020. The long-standing managing director Fritz Dräxlmaier has also been the chairman of the supervisory board since January 1, 2019.

history

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1958-1967

Production of Goggomobil with the cable sets from Dräxlmaier

In May 1958 Lisa and Fritz Dräxlmaier sen. into the growing automotive market. The production of 50,000 cable sets for the Goggomobil manufactured by Hans Glas GmbH in Dingolfing was the first order from the Lower Bavarian company. A little later the second product division was established. Dräxlmaier now supplied the entire vehicle equipment for the small car, which was built until 1969 , with the instrument panel , door panels , seat covers and parcel shelf .

Due to the order development, Dräxlmaier installed the first systems for the welding of door panels and the deformation of thermoplastic foils for the production of dashboards in 1960 . In the course of this, the first own factory building was built in 1964.

In 1966 BMW AG was won as a new customer.

1968-1977

Production and administration building, Brückenstraße, Vilsbiburg, 1970

The increasing order situation prompted Dräxlmaier to expand the Vilsbiburg location in 1968. In the course of the expansion and renovation work, a separate mold and tool shop and the first EDP system were created. In the same year, construction of a new production and administration building began. Audi and Volkswagen AG were supplied with products from the Dräxlmaier group from 1969 and 1971 respectively.

International expansion began in 1974 with production in Tunisia . In the following years, numerous other foreign locations were opened, including a production plant for wiring harnesses and interior components in Ontario , Canada (1976).

1978-1987

The branches of the family business have developed steadily over the last 20 years, and the number of employees has increased continuously during this time, so the ten employees totaled 1,300.

The worldwide production network also expanded. A production site was founded in Braunau am Inn , Austria (1978) and four other foreign companies.

In 1982 the company produced components for Mercedes-Benz for the first time. In 1983 Dräxlmaier used a mainframe computer for the first time and converted 100 workstations to electronic data processing.

With the construction of the automatic high-bay warehouse and the order picking parts warehouse in 1987, the basis for supply chain management was created. Since then, the material flow and all essential JIT / JIS processes have been controlled from here.

1988-1997

The expansion to Eastern Europe took place in 1993 with locations in the Czech Republic and Romania . In the same year, another plant was opened in Tunisia.

With the order to develop, manufacture and deliver the complete cockpit for the Mercedes-Benz CLK, the company took the step to become a system supplier in the interior sector in 1994. In 1996 the production network was expanded with the establishment of new companies in America and Mexico .

In 1997 the “Dräxlmaier Group” was renamed “Dräxlmaier Group”.

In the same year the company was nominated for the first function-integrated door module (FIS) for the BMW 7 Series. In this context, the first interior module was created, which integrated all the electrical and electronic functions of a door in an overall system.

1998-2007

Vilsbiburg Technology Center, 1998

In 1998 the new Dräxlmaier technology center at the Vilsbiburg location was moved into. In 1999 the Dräxlmaier Group was the first system supplier to produce a full leather interior for the Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe. In 2000, the entire interior of the BMW Z8 was manufactured. Dräxlmaier also developed and supplied the electrical system for both models.

In 2002 Dräxlmaier developed, produced and supplied the complete wiring system and interior for the Maybach luxury sedan . In addition to another German location in Landau an der Isar , a new Dräxlmaier plant was built in Shenyang , China, in 2003 . Porsche, Jaguar and Cadillac have also been part of the company's customer base since then.

In the years 2005–2007 further locations were opened in South Africa (2005); 2006 in Thailand , Spain and Mexico and 2007 in Moldova .

2008 – today

In 2008, the Dräxlmaier Group introduced the natural fiber composite for vehicle interiors. The door trim developed for the BMW 7 Series is made of biocomposite material .

Another location in Eastern Europe followed in 2008 with the production plant in Serbia .

In 2009, Dräxlmaier received the order for the high-voltage electrical systems of various Mercedes-Benz and Smart models with electric drive, hybrid technology, plug-in hybrid and future fuel cell drives.

In 2009 Dräxlmaier was also responsible for the overall interior and the electrical system of the Porsche Panamera .

In 2011 Dräxlmaier developed the world's first door panel with visible natural fibers. This was first installed in 2013 in the all-electric BMW i3 .

In 2012 the Dräxlmaier Group opened a new plant in China. At the same time, the company expanded its existing production area in Shenyang and set up a fully integrated production plant in Kavadarci, Macedonia .

In 2013, another location of the Dräxlmaier Group opened in Leipzig . In the same year, a new business area was opened up with Dräxlmaier Aviation GmbH. The company developed and produced interiors for private and business aircraft up to 2017 .

In 2014, another customer was won with Tesla Motors . In the same year, the company's logistics network was expanded to include the Zwickau location .

In January 2015, QESTRONIC Advanced Technologies GmbH from Geisenhausen was integrated into the DRÄXLMAIER Group.

In 2016, the supplier opened a new production site for interior components in Langfang, China .

In 2017, the automotive supplier opened a research and development location on the Garching campus in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich . A new production site for interior components is being built in Livermore , USA .

Business areas

The range of services offered by the Dräxlmaier Group includes the development and manufacture of wiring systems, cockpit modules and interiors such as instrument panels, center consoles and door panels. Electrical, electronic and high-voltage components and storage systems are also part of the automotive supplier's product portfolio.

Product implementations included the overall interior for the Mercedes-Benz CLK, the FIS door module of the BMW 7 Series, the interior of the Maybach luxury sedan and the Porsche Panamera as well as the first door trim with visible natural fibers in the BMW i3.

Electrics

The Dräxlmaier Group's product range includes all elements of the entire electrical system. Dräxlmaier is considered to be the inventor of the customer-specific cable harness. The company produces high-voltage and battery cabling, self-sufficient cable sets, data cables and motor cable sets.

The Dräxlmaier Group creates components, systems and complete solutions for digital electronics for interiors and vehicle electrical systems, high-voltage energy storage and electric mobility.

electronics

The Dräxlmaier Group's portfolio includes all areas of automotive electrics and electronics. Among other things, sensors and switches as well as high-voltage power distributors and fuse boxes are manufactured by the company.

Interior systems

The Dräxlmaier Group manufactures instrument panels, center consoles and door panels for automobiles in the premium segment.

In addition, the automotive supplier produces complete door and cockpit modules, which are adapted to the special equipment of the respective vehicle through system integration.

The company creates the RGB ambient lighting. The use of this LED technology ensures even and exact lighting throughout the vehicle interior.

Storage systems and HV components

The product portfolio of storage systems includes electrical high and low voltage storage systems based on lithium ions from 12 V to 900 V and HV components for an on-board network voltage greater than 60 V as well as high-voltage switch boxes.

Aviation

The Dräxlmaier Aviation division, which as a subsidiary of the Dräxlmaier Group manufactured interiors for the interior of private and business aircraft, was discontinued at the beginning of 2017.

criticism

In Siliana ( Tunisia ), Dräxlmaier produces cable harnesses for premium classes in the German automotive industry. The 3,000 employees (mostly young women) there receive a monthly wage of only 125 euros.

In the documentation "Profit at any price - market without morals", which was awarded the Otto Brenner Prize , Ingolf Gritschneder shows the struggle of the workforce of the HIB company in Böblingen for jobs at their location. Without informing the employees or the works council, the Dräxlmaier Group dismantled the machines and operating devices at the site over a long weekend. They accepted an administrative offense in order to be able to dismiss the workforce at the site outside of the dismissal protection. Although the wages of the workforce continued to be paid without any work done, there was no contact between the management of the Dräxlmaier Group and the workforce at the Böblingen location for several months.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Family company Dräxlmaier has had two Co-CEOs since April. Family Businesses in Focus (FiFo) , April 23, 2020, accessed on May 1, 2020 . 
2. ^ Profile of the Dräxlmaier Group. URL: http://www.draexlmaier.com/unternehmen.html
3. ↑ Dräxlmaier Group: facts and figures. URL: http://www.draexlmaier.com/unternehmen/draexlmaier-auf-einen-blick/
4. ↑ Supplier study , accessed on April 22, 2015
5. ↑ Mobility study on autonomous driving: Megatrend with opportunities - 4x4 off-road car - ALLRAD-NEWS.de. Retrieved September 7, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Customers of the Dräxlmaier Group. [1]
7. ↑ Dinner for Winner: Suppliers awarded in Brussels ( memento of August 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) of October 8, 2014, accessed on April 22, 2015
8. ↑ Press release changes in the management of the DRÄXLMAIER Group URL: https://www.draexlmaier.com/nc/presse/pressemitteilungen/pm/news/News/detail/veraenderungen-in-der-geschaeftsfuehrung-der-draexlmaier-group/
9. ↑ Change in the management | DRÄXLMAIER Group. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English). 
10. ↑ The interior all-rounder for VIP aircraft (Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH) from April 3, 2014, accessed on April 22, 2015
11. ↑ Handelsblatt (Ed.): German in detail . January 26, 2016.
12. ↑ The DRÄXLMAIER Group has been manufacturing for thirteen years ... in China ... In: IHK Niederbayern (Ed.): Niederbayerische Wirtschaft . January 1, 2016, p. 39 .
13. ↑ The automotive industry is drawn to campus . In: https://www.merkur.de/ . November 7, 2016 ( merkur.de [accessed September 7, 2017]).
14. ↑ Germany-based DRÄXLMAIER Group Opens Livermore, California, Manufacturing Hub - Area Development . In: Area Development . ( areadevelopment.com [accessed September 7, 2017]). Germany-based DRÄXLMAIER Group Opens Livermore, California, Manufacturing Hub - Area Development ( Memento from September 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Draexlmaier plays key role in Porsche Panamera's interior
16. ↑ DEU_GIZ_Akzentuiert_1-17_Einzelseiten. Retrieved September 7, 2017 . 
17. ↑ Solutions for all tensions . In: Automobile Production . October 1, 2016.
18. ↑ Solutions for decentralized on-board power supply . In: ATZ Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift . April 1, 2016.
19. ↑ Modular and flexible - decentralized on-board power supply via multi-rail . In: Electronics Automotive . 15th September 2016.
20. ↑ Megatrend with opportunities . In: General-Anzeiger . 5th March 2017.
21. ↑ These lighting technologies will come in the future . In: springerprofessional.de . February 17, 2017 ( springerprofessional.de [accessed September 7, 2017]).
22. ↑ Electromobility with a star . In: Vilsbiburger Zeitung . October 30, 2015.
23. ↑ CROSSING BORDERS, 11th edition, p. 1
24. ↑ 2nd Prize - Ingolf Gritschneder wins the 2nd Prize of the Otto Brenner Prize in 2007 ( Memento from May 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
25. ↑ Press release Otto Brenner Prize 2007

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