DEFINING THE ART OF FINE-PRECISIONAUTOMOTIVE PART MANUFACTURING The Voit group is a global leader in the manufacture of complex, high-precision parts and components for the automotive industry. Philip Yorke talked to Stefan Beinkaempen, the company’s business development director, about its unique manufacturing capabilities and major investments in new plant and technology.
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he Voit Group is an independent familyowned business that was established in Germany in 1947 and has grown to become a leading international systems supplier to the automotive industry. The company is headquartered in Sankt Ingbert, Germany, and employs more than 1,800 people worldwide. Voit is the clear technology leader in its field with a focus on forward-looking technology and process optimisation. Its commitment to the environment and the development of new technology is underscored by its continuous investment in process technology and production capacity worldwide, amount52 Industry Europe
ing to more than €60 million over the last three years alone. The Voit Group creates complex highprecision finished parts and components from steel plates, and aluminium die cast materials. The company’s main customers are in the automotive and automotive supply industry and Voit components can be found in more than 50 per cent of all cars on the world’s roads today. Voit parts are at work in the many diverse, functional areas of automobiles, such as the drive train, engine, fuel system, exhaust system, chassis and the car body itself. Voit’s customers include
ZF, Bosch, Denso, Brose, Continental and AMK and supplies therefore Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Ford, Opel, Jaguar and Land Rover indirectly, resulting in more than 170 million automotive parts being produced by the company each year.
Improving weight/performance ratios Reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions is a major priority for the world’s automotive manufacturers. Voit is applying its unparalleled experience and cutting-edge technology to the drive for improved weight/ performance ratios demanded by increased
