Eberspächer
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| Company type | GmbH & Co.KG |
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| Industry | Automotive Industry |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Martin Peters, Dr. Jörg Schernikau, Thomas Waldhier |
| Revenue | €4,9 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 9,902 (2020) |
| Website | www |
The Eberspächer Group of Companies, with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, is a privately owned family business that is an international automotive supplier with 80 locations in 28 countries. Customers include almost all major manufacturers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It is one of the leading system developers and suppliers of exhaust technology, vehicle heaters and air-conditioning systems worldwide and is also involved in automotive electronics for electronic networking in the vehicles.[1][2]
History
Master tinsmith Jakob Eberspächer founded the company in 1865, which soon specialised in metal-framed roof glazing. In 1914 the factory started operating on the site of its present-day plant in Esslingen.[3] 1931 saw the start of muffler production, and 1933 the development of vehicle heating systems. During the post-war emergency, Eberspächer produced products such as prostheses, metal cases and small cookers.
Pre-heaters for the VW Beetle went into mass production in 1953. In 1960, Eberspächer took over the Neunkirchen metal works in the Saarland and set up a silencer production facility there.
Development of diesel particulate filters for passenger cars began in 1978. In the 1980s, the company invested intensively in internationalisation: production facilities were established in France, Sweden and Switzerland. During the 1990s, Eberspächer established further subsidiaries in South Africa, Czech Republic, the US, Brazil, England and Poland.
The electrical auxiliary heaters of the catem subsidiary went into series production in 1999.
In the 2000s, the Research and Development Center in Detroit as well as the North America catalytic converter plant came on stream. The firm offered tools for electronic networking with automobile bus systems for the first time in 2008. In August 2014, Eberspächer transferred its wholly owned subsidiary Eberspächer Electronics GmbH & Co. KG, based in Göppingen, to STAR COOPERATION Group, based in Böblingen.[4]
In 2010, the company acquired Sütrak[5] and entered the bus and coach air-conditioning market. In the same year, it took over the Prototechnik division of Ricardo Deutschland GmbH, a firm specialising in lightweight design of exhaust systems.[6][7]
In June 2013, Eberspächer opened a new Asia headquarters and production site in Shanghai/China.[8]
In September 2016, the Eberspächer Group acquired a majority stake in the Canadian company Vecture Inc. Eberspaecher Vecture Inc. offers battery management products for industrial applications, medical technology and vehicles. [9]
In 2018 Eberspaecher expanded its expertise as a vendor of thermal management systems. The automotive supplier acquired 100 percent of the shares in French company Kalori SAS. The climate control specialist based in Lyon, France, develops and produces air-conditioning and ventilation systems for commercial and special vehicles. [10]
The Eberspaecher Group’s Exhaust Technology Division will operate as the “Purem by Eberspaecher” brand. The automotive supplier is thus strengthening the operational independence of the area and expanding opportunities for global cooperation with other companies. Eberspaecher remains the owner of the subsidiary. [11]´
When Eberspächer acquired Vairex air systems, the automotive supplier entered the fast-growing market of hydrogen and fuel cell technology, offering supply components for fuel cell systems. [12]´
Products
Fuel Operated Heaters
- Parking Heater Systems (motor independent water- and air-heaters with power between 1 and 35 kW) for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, construction machines and boats. (link Gasoline heater)
- Auxiliary Heaters for consumption-optimized direct injection cars (diesel or petrol) as well as electric and hybrid vehicles.
- Technical Support by international subsidiaries and over 13,000 service partners and specialized dealers worldwide.
Electrical Heaters
Eberspächer catem specializes in electrical auxiliary heaters. The PTC heater can be adapted to the requirements of any vehicle model and used as a de-central system, too; e.g. as head-space heating system in a convertible located in the headrest. Serial production of high-voltage heating systems (up to 500 V, up to 7 kW) for hybrid, electrical and fuel-cell vehicles is located in Germany (Herxheim, Pfalz).
Exhaust Technology
- Exhaust-gas after-treatment, noise damping, sound design
- Complete exhaust gas systems, catalytic converters, diesel particulate filters, silencers, tubes, manifolds for passenger cars and commercial vehicles (on-road / non-road)
- As system developer / system supplier Eberspächer provides logistical full-service with just in sequence production through on-site assemblies at vehicle manufacturers plant gates.
In January 2014 Eberspächer started production at the new site in the Saxon city of Wilsdruff, Dresden. The new plant is customised especially to the production of commercial vehicle exhaust systems in accordance with the Euro 6 standard, which has been applicable for all commercial vehicles in Europe since 1 January 2014.[13]
Since the end of 2011 the company has developed and produces exhaust systems for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Sweden.[14]
The North and South America business for commercial vehicles exhaust systems is served from the production site in Brighton, Michigan, which was enlarged in 2016. The plant is specifically designed for the production of exhaust systems that meet the strict EPA 2010 emissions standard and serves as a "center of excellence".[15]
European manufacturing capacities of exhaust systems for passenger cars were expanded in 2016 through a new plant in Romania and the construction start of a production site in Portugal.[16][17]
In 2021 Eberspächer introduces the product range Active Heating Solutions. These solutions heat up the exhaust gas purification system in the cold-start phase and improve exhaust emission conversion at the start of the journey. This is an important step to meet new emission legislations such as EURO 7. The Exhaust Technology Division of Eberspächer will operate as Purem by Eberspächer brand. [18]
Air Conditioning
Eberspächer Sütrak develops, manufactures and sells of a comprehensive range of climate solutions for buses with conventional as well as electric, fuel-cell or hybrid drive. The subsidiary has plants in Germany (Renningen), India and Brazil.[19] Air-conditioning systems of special-purpose vehicles are made too.
Automotive Controls
The Automotive Controls division, provides a variety of vehicle electronics applications, such as electronic control units for start-stop systems or control units for vehicle heaters. This division also develops and manufactures electronic systems such as systems for the electrical interim storage of reclaimed braking energy. The subsidiary Eberspächer Controls is a specialist for electronic controls and for switching and distributing high voltages in the vehicle. The subsidiary has its own production facility in Landau/Pfalz (Germany) and supplies automotive manufacturers. [20]
Production Sites
The production sites for fuel operated heaters and electrical heaters are located in Germany, England, Poland and China, for air conditioning systems in Germany, Brazil, India and Mexico. Exhaust Technology sites are based in Germany, France, Czech Republic, England, Sweden, South Africa, USA, Brazil, Mexico, [21] Portugal, Romania, India,[22] Russia and China. Production of automotive electronics is based in Germany.[23]
Performance Indicators fiscal Year 2020 [24]
- Revenue: 4,911.08M €
- Revenue generated abroad as a % of total revenue: 82.1%
- Capital expenditures: 108,8M €
- Research and development expenses: 167.9M €
- Number of employees: 9,902
References
- ^ The Eberspächer Group
- ^ Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2.
- ^ Innovation as a matter of tradition
- ^ Eberspächer Electronics under STAR COOPERATION Group's umbrella
- ^ Eberspächer acquires Sütrak
- ^ Esslingen-based automotive supplier takes over Ricardo Prototechnik
- ^ Company Overview of Ricardo Deutschland GmbH
- ^ New Asia headquarters in Shanghai
- ^ Eberspaecher Group buys big stake in Cdn. battery company
- ^ Eberspaecher acquires vehicle climate control specialist Kalori
- ^ Eberspächer Group maintains strong outlook for 2021
- ^ Eberspächer acquires Vairex air systems
- ^ Official start of production at the new plant in Dresden
- ^ German Exhaust Technology specialist becomes majority shareholder in Swenox
- ^ Eberspäecher Triples Size of Brighton Facility to Create North American Center of Excellence
- ^ German group Eberspäecher opens exhaust technology factory in Western Romania
- ^ Grupo alemão Eberspäecher cria 120 postos de trabalho com uma fábrica em Tondela (Eberspäecher builds new exhaust technology plant in Portugal)
- ^ With active heating against emissions: Eberspächer shortened cold start phase
- ^ "Eberspäecher Suetrak extends activities in Brazil". Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ Neuer Standort für Fahrzeugelektronik: Einweihungsfeier Eberspäecher Controls in Landau
- ^ Eberspaecher to open exhaust plant in Mexico
- ^ Eberspaecher and Sharda team on India JV
- ^ Eberspächer company profile
- ^ Eberspächer Annual Report 2020