Clear vision Hella Slovakia Front Lighting is one of the two Slovak subsidiaries of the German HELLA Group, the leading European manufacturer of innovative products and modular systems in the field of lighting technology and electronics for the automotive sector. The Slovak factory makes headlamps for passenger cars and trucks mainly for the European market and its customer base includes all major automotive brands. Romana Moares reports.
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he HELLA Group develops and produces components and systems for lighting technology and electronics for car manufacturers and other vendors, focusing on the central trends in the automotive industry – environmental protection, safety and comfort. This is reflected in products such as intelligent battery sensors, radar driver assistance systems as well as adaptive lighting systems. The Group is the technology leader responsible for introducing many innovative products, such as the first LED headlamps and the 64 Industry Europe
first non-glare xenon headlamps. It is the world leader in the development of 24 GHz radar sensors that are used in walkway assistants and other functions.
15 years of continued growth HELLA Slovakia Front-Lighting, located in Kočovce near Nové Mesto nad Váhom (western Slovakia), was built as a green field development. The brand new facility started production in 2003, its core business
