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- Page 1 2003 • • • NEW SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM Hiding sliding door IAA 2003 Edscha inside edwin 02 2003...
- Page 2 F re s h i d e a s f o r v e h i c l e s . As a supplier of movable systems, we’ve got a feel for what’s essential for vehicles. Together with our ability to design complete vehicles, and with fresh ideas, our path into the future invariably looks good.
- Page 3 Michael Drosten Project Manager: Stefanie Dodt Art-Direction: Guido Koch, Köln Cover Photography: John M. John Photos: Adam Opel AG, Audi AG, Manfred Bernhard, Daim- lerChrysler Nutzfahrzeuge, Dorint AG, Edscha AG, John M. John, Lars Langemeier, M. Dan- nenmann, Meilenwerk, Smart...
- Page 4 Junkers for Asia The opposed-piston engine for the 21st century: light, cheap, clean Hiding sliding door Without guide rail the sliding door becomes presentable P R O C E S S E S Design from Germany The IVM Automotive Design Center offers the entire design portfolio...
- Page 5 B U S I N E S S P R O D U C T S Tacking against the wind FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 kets and other adversities could do little to hold up the Edscha Group this past financial year. espite contrary winds in the sales markets and a rough climate in the motor vehicle industry in...
- Page 6 Under the name Jiang Nan, the factory previously was one of the principal competitors in the regional market for door hinges and was not privatized until early 2003. The technological strength and worldwide presence of the Edscha Group persua-...
- Page 7 Open for Edscha? 4TH EDSCHA SYMPOSIUM been dependably opening vehicle doors, lids, hoods and roofs. In November for the fourth time we invite our customers to open up too – to our latest ideas relating to vehicle bodywork. ovember is mostly a dreary month.
- Page 8 When the Machine came to Man nearby Niederalteich Monastery and the Bishop of Passau were among the first to give the start-up their blessing on June 7, 1963: “May the plant bear abundant fruit for all who work here.” Fritz Eberle, then mayor of Hengersberg, also rejoiced at the prospect of a rich harvest on the day “the THEN AND NOW...
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Page 9: Organizational Structure
(43), who as managing director has been in charge of the com- mercial aspects and the loca- tions since April 2003. K e y a c c o u n t s Ford, Opel DaimlerChrysler, Porsche Audi, BMW PSA, Renault edwin 02... - Page 10 – with contributions large and small towards concept studies and new production models. Some instances. OPEL ASTRA The doors of the new Opel Astra feature a door check of completely new design – the Edscha Corporate Check (ECC1).
- Page 11 Edscha furthermore supplies engine hood and liftgate hinges, plus foot DH door hinge; DC door check; HH hood hinge; LH decklid or liftgate hinge controls and handbrake for the new FB foot operated parking brake; HB handbrake lever; PB pedal box = Notch Stop;...
- Page 12 Lightweight doesn’t have to be expensive COST-EFFICIENT LIGHTWEIGHT BODIES fleet consumption, while tough competition requires strict cost management. Although light- weight construction concepts are central to the former, they still tend to hinder the latter. One effective remedy is the cost/weight optimization method developed by IVM Automotive. COMPARISON OF SPECIFIC COSTS Sheet steel Aluminum...
- Page 13 techniques. The reasons are as varied as the spectrum of alternative materials available: the often biased expertise of concept engi- neers regarding the potential, maturity and cost of alternative materials, semi-finished products and techniques, the expensive proce- dures before they are released as suitable for use, and insufficient importance being attrib- uted to the learning curve in cost models.
- Page 14 Built-in drive ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN REAR LIDS the push of a button – more and more car owners appreciate this kind of comfort. Edscha engineers have developed a particularly economical and comfortable electric solution that will go into production in the autumn of 2003. invented and Edscha began equipping them: that task is reliable and flexible connection of car body parts.
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Page 15: Show Objects
IVM Automotive opens up entirely new opportun- ities for us. Whereas we previously only had the connection points between body and door in mind, we can now design new structures and analyze and optimise them with advanced simulation tools.” Innovative body... - Page 16 B U S I N E S S P R O D U C T S Junkers for Asia OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINE and weight – these are the most important goals of manufacturers as they continue to de- velop the internal combustion engine. Employing the well-known opposed-piston principle but brand-new technology, IVM Automotive has built a two-cylinder engine which promises big reductions in all the above values.
- Page 17 Magnesium crankcase Tie-rod Crankshaft ments are the car- bon-aluminum pistons and the magnesium crankcase. Designed by IVM Automotive with the assistance of Laukötter, the Dessau-based die- casting specialist, and Diesel-Air, the crank- case consists of a magnesium alloy. Its manu- facture by a die-casting process, and applying special design guidelines for magnesium, results in extremely low weight and low costs...
- Page 18 NEW KIND OF SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM door opens – smoothly, almost noiselessly, giving no indication from the outside of being a sliding door until it opens. A fully functional prototype of the new Edscha system promises new freedoms for car designers and drivers.
- Page 19 When the door is opened, the deflecting support swings out, the door lifts out and over the support, parallel to the body, and is pushed over the first roller carrier towards the rear.
- Page 20 He has been head of the in the development of the design concept of Design Center at IVM Automo- the Opel Speedster – a concept that was very tive in Rüsselsheim since 1998. important for the brand. In close cooperation...
- Page 21 latter in the most recent past: besides show cars for Hyundai (incl. Hyundai Clix, Frank- furt International Motor Show 2001) and Mazda (Mazda 6 MPS Concept, Paris Motor Show 2002), his last outstanding effort was the design of the ‘Luminus’ shown on the Edscha / IVM Automotive stand at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show.
- Page 22 For the next generation NOTCH STOP will go into production. A highly sensitive steel colossus weighing 150 tons has been especially designed to produce it. 2004, they will hardly guess how much effort was needed to make this possible: three years of development time for the hinge and anoth- er 20 months for the equipment on which it is produced.
- Page 23 (provided only with punched screw holes), into Notch Stop pillar or door parts. Every single step on these very latest carbide cutting tools – starting with milling, continuing with drilling, coun- tersinking, reaming, and ending with thread cutting and deburring –...
- Page 24 CONVERTIBLE the sidewalk, thus distorting the body and jamming the door – whatever the joys of fresh We don’t know which team of air. And he'd probably be even less happy if...
- Page 25 B U S I N E S S P R O D U C T S DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATERS A cult for 70 years It all started with a Kodak projector and a bedsheet hung between trees in a backyard: Richard Holingshead had to experiment for some time before his idea was at last put into practice.
- Page 26 “Puppchen” of 1913. The collections of the major car manufac- turers are perhaps somewhat one-sided, but very comprehensive. BMW, Mercedes, Opel and VW all present their own automobile history without any gaps. Audi aims to pro- vide a very special history lesson: on the...
- Page 27 offers not only an extensive collection of clas- sic vehicles and modern racers, but also a rea- listic race simulator and a multimedia show in a separate cinema. The largest and also one of the most important collections of sports cars in the world is in the Automuseum Rosso-Bianco near Aschaffenburg (www.rosso-bianco.de): the vehicles exhibited...
- Page 28 E d s c h a A G Hohenhagener Strasse 26–28 42855 Remscheid Germany Telephone: +49. 2191.363-0 Telefax: +49. 2191.363-549 www.edscha.com I V M A u t o m o t i v e H o l d i n g G m b H & C o . K G Hufelandstrasse 13 80939 Munich Germany...