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Bad Homburg / Bangalore, 29 June 2009 ixetic + DSI = Success in India
Automotive supplier ixetic has successfully concluded supply agreements for vacuum pumps with two major car manufacturers in India. “This success is clear confirmation of our strategy of having our own employees active in the Indian market”, says Georg Wolf, Management Board Chairman of ixetic. The company has been active in India since 2007, and in future will also manufacture its products there.
“By founding a joint venture, we can quickly meet the requirements of Indian car manufacturers for locally-produced vacuum pumps”, explains Georg Wolf. When choosing a suitable local partner, quality aspects in manufacturing were decisive. “Devilog Systems India, a family-run company, ideally fulfils our requirements in this respect.”
Technical knowledge meets regional expertise
The new joint company, “ixetic DSI Auto Products Private Limited”, will start production in September of this year. As part of the joint venture, modern, efficient vacuum pumps will be manufactured in Bangalore for use in the braking systems of all diesel and modern petrol vehicles. “We bring energy-efficient development and the production procedure into the partnership”, says Georg Wolf. “DSI complements our knowledge perfectly with its local supplier spectrum, existing production facilities and well-trained staff.”
Market share gains expected
Ixetic’s partner DSI was founded in 1985 and last year achieved a turnover of 3.5 million euros. The company employs a total of 150 employees in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Its production range encompasses diesel filters and multiple-vane vacuum pumps, some of which are manufactured under licence for renowned brands. ixetic, the market leader in vacuum pumps, expects its market share in India to increase significantly in the wake of its activities in the country. Its current market share is 30 percent.
Brief portrait of ixetic GmbH
ixetic GmbH with its headquarters in Bad Homburg (Hesse/Germany) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hydraulic and vacuum pumps for the automotive industry. In 2008 company turnover was around 300 million euros. ixetic has been an independent company since March 2006. Before that, ixetic was part of the company LuK Fahrzeug-Hydraulik and LuK Automobiltechnik, which in turn belonged to INA Holding Schaeffler KG. Today, ixetic is owned by the holding company cognetas. The company has around 1,200 employees at its German plants in Bad Homburg and Hückeswagen and its plant in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Branches in Brunswick (USA) and Yokohama (Japan) and agencies in Russia, China, India and Korea complete the picture. The managing directors are Georg Wolf (chairman) and Norbert Gruber. The ixetic product range covers hydraulic pumps for steering, chassis and gearbox applications, vacuum pumps for brake systems, and lubricating oil pumps. Customers include renowned vehicle manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen and all leading manufacturers or heavy and medium-heavy duty trucks such as ITEC, Scania, Daimler and Volvo.  Bad Homburg / Hückeswagen, 18 May 2009 Quality award from Toyota Automotive supplier ixetic has been awarded Toyota’s “Supplier Award for Achievement in Quality 2008”. The award is given in recognition of the hydraulic- and vacuum pump specialist’s consistently high product quality. This is the latest of several prizes to be awarded to ixetic by Toyota over the past few years. “We are particularly proud of this award, as it is not for nothing that Toyota is considered a quality leader in the automotive industry”, says Georg Wolf, Management Board Chairman of ixetic GmbH. “By awarding us the Supplier Award, Toyota is commending in particular the commitment of our employees at our Hückeswagen plant. At the same time, the prize will act as an incentive to our entire workforce to continue supplying top-quality products and services.”
Product quality through production quality
The prize was accepted by Manfred Würz, ixetic’s Director of Sales, at the annual meeting of Toyota’s European suppliers. “The quality requirements for safety-related precision parts intended to function for the entire lifetime of a car are naturally especially high”, explains Manfred Würz. “Our quality management system systematically prevents possible errors from emerging in the production process in the first place.” Quality management is also aided by ixetic’s deployment of a continuous process optimization system, based on KAIZEN principles.
A reliable supplier for the past seven years
ixetic has been supplying vacuum pumps to the world's largest car manufacturer since 2002. Its pumps are currently used in a number of engine versions for the Toyota Avensis, where they reliably provide the braking system with the required negative pressure.
ixetic: a multiple award-winner
The Toyota Motors Group hands out supplier awards in three different categories at the end of each financial year (March 31). ixetic has been among the suppliers publicly praised by the company three times already. Last year, it was awarded a “Certificate of Recognition” for its cost-reduction strategy. In 2002 and 2004 the company was awarded similar certificates for exemplary project management.
Brief portrait of ixetic GmbH
ixetic GmbH with its headquarters in Bad Homburg (Hesse/Germany) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hydraulic and vacuum pumps for the automotive industry. In 2008 company turnover was around 300 million euros. ixetic has been an independent company since March 2006. Before that, ixetic was part of the company LuK Fahrzeug-Hydraulik and LuK Automobiltechnik, which in turn belonged to INA Holding Schaeffler KG. Today, ixetic is owned by the holding company cognetas. The company has around 1,200 employees at its German plants in Bad Homburg and Hückeswagen and its plant in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Branches in Brunswick (USA) and Yokohama (Japan) and agencies in Russia, China, India and Korea complete the picture. The managing directors are Georg Wolf (chairman) and Norbert Gruber. The ixetic product range covers hydraulic pumps for steering, chassis and gearbox applications, vacuum pumps for brake systems, air-conditioning compressors in automotive and lubricating oil pumps. Customers include renowned vehicle manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen and all leading manufacturers or heavy and medium-heavy duty trucks such as ITEC, Scania, Daimler and Volvo.For further information about ixetic visit: http://www.ixetic.de/com Yokohama, May 8, 2009 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition 2009 From May 20 to May 22, ixetic Japan will be available for visitors on booth no. 249 We are looking forward to welcome you on the exposition. |