Eckerle Group
| Eckerle Holding GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1968 |
| Seat | Ottersweier , Germany |
| management | Rolf-Günther Nieberding, Werner Weis, Jürgen Sturhahn |
| Number of employees | 4.158 |
| sales | EUR 229.02 million |
| Branch | Automotive industry , automation , series production , plastics technology |
| Website | www.eckerle-gruppe.com |
| As of December 31, 2017 | |
The Eckerle Holding GmbH is a group of companies from Ottersweier , which in the fields of automotive industry , plastics engineering, automation , serial production , CNC machining, laser and resistance spot welding is active. The main focus is on carbon brush systems and EC modules for electric motors in the automotive industry and for electrical appliances . Around 3000 employees work at the eleven locations worldwide.
history
The Eckerle Group was founded in 1968 by Gerhard Eckerle in Bühl (Baden) as a metal construction company. The range of products and services also included an assembly company in the area of brush holders as early as 1969 and has been continuously expanded. In 1994 the group was expanded to include the automation division and manufactured the first special machines and transfer lines for series production. In 1995 Eckerle Bt. Hungary became general importer for Bosch Rexroth Montagetechnik Hungary. In 1997 the general agency for VisiControl and Schmidt Technology followed. The Eckerle Group has been working in the field of plastics technology since 2000. In 2006 the AE Plast joint venture was established in Császártöltés , Hungary. In 2008 the group was renamed from "Gerhard Eckerle GmbH" to Eckerle Holding GmbH. The metal coating, which was affiliated in 1989, was sold in 2010 when the Eckerle Group was reorganized. In 2011, the Eckerle Group took over Schunk-Modultechnik with two locations and was able to further expand its competencies in the field of brush holder systems.
In 2014, the competitor Atlanta Elektrosysteme GmbH with two locations in Steinbach-Hallenberg and Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) was taken over.
Location development
In 1972 the company moved into the larger production facilities in Ottersweier . In order to meet the increased demand, a new and for the first time foreign location was established in Kiskőrös Hungary in 1991 . In addition, in 1989 and 1990 there was a metal coating with an independent company near Bruchsal and the takeover of Müller GmbH Resistance Welding Technology.
In 2001, another company location was added in Querétaro (federal state) , Mexico, followed shortly by the new location in Cluj County , Romania. Due to the restructuring of the Eckerle Group, the location in Brazil founded in 2004 was closed again in 2010.
By taking over individual business areas of the Schunk Group, the Eckerle Group was able to grow in 2011 with two additional locations in Bóly , Hungary and Olbernhau . In addition, the establishment in Zhuhai , China led to the first location in Asia. A second location was inaugurated in Mexico in 2012 as the company expanded.
In 2014 the company had three German, four Hungarian, two Mexican and one each in Romanian and Chinese locations.
Group structure
The group is run as a holding company. Eckerle Automotive GmbH and Eckerle Industrie GmbH also belong to the group of companies.
Metal construction was spun off from the group of companies in 2010 and became an independent company with limited liability .
Products
The largest area of work is the development, manufacture and assembly of carbon brush systems and EC modules for electric motors. The Eckerle Group produces over 160 million of these annually and is one of the world market leaders.
Further products and services of the Eckerle Group are:
- Laser and resistance spot welding
- Production of plastic and molded stamped parts
- CNC processing
- Conception, construction and construction of simple manual workstations and complex production facilities
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Jörg Buteweg, Badische Zeitung: "Eckerle Group buys too". Retrieved July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ pop: Eckerle takes over Atlanta. (Not available online.) In: econo.de. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014 ; Retrieved October 9, 2014 .
- ^ Eckerle Group: Locations of the Eckerle Group. Retrieved July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Eckerle Group: Eckerle Group website. Retrieved July 7, 2014 .