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Felss attends economic forum in China
Together with a business delegation, members of the Felss management team visited the Chinese industrial hubs of Nanjing and Shenyang.
Projects
Better resource efficiency: A sun gear shaft made on Felss NC systems
Felss took a new approach to the production of a sun gear shaft by working closely with the customer during the design phase. This proved a key prerequisite to the product's success.
Component Manufacturing
Manufacturing components in China – with Felss Rotaform
In 2010, China became the world's largest automobile market based on the number of cars sold. Felss in China is growing rapidly in tandem with the automotive sector. Demand is especially high for innovative and flexible production solutions.
Component Manufacturing
Dynamic success story
Since 2010, China is the largest automotive market in the world – based on the number of cars sold. Experts are predicting that it is only a matter of time before it is also the world’s largest manufacturer. Many production centers are being planned. The necessary supply parts therefore also need to be manufactured in larger quantities in China. Economists call this associated indicator, the “Localization rate”. According to current analyses carried out by management consultants at Roland Berger, it should increase by three to five percent every year in China. The dynamic growth processes that this then initiates within the supply companies, can be seen through the example of Felss Rotaform.
Component Manufacturing
Flexibility decides
Innovative and flexible production solutions are in great demand in the rapidly growing Chinese car market. Production planners at Felss Rotaform China have adapted to this challenge – for instance with a production that deliberately dispenses with unnecessarily complicated automation solutions whilst at the same time, promotes the perfect training of employees. Even the quality benefits from this approach: In spite of the ever increasing production quantities, there are virtually no faulty parts.
Component Manufacturing
Variety of shapes almost without boundaries
Rotary swaging and axial forming are not just inexpensive and efficient production methods, they also allow parts to be produced in a wide variety of forms.
Component Manufacturing
Interconnected manufacturing on a subcontract basis
The Felss Group unites mechanical engineering and component manufacture under one roof – a combination that opens up new possibilities.
The Company
Make and buy – the perfect combination
Felss is a global business. It produces machines, interlinked systems and components at six locations – in Germany, China, the US and Switzerland.
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Alphabet of benefits
Low unit price is only one measure of performance in modern production – and not the most significant by far. How reliable is the process chain? What resources can be saved simply by optimizing component design? And what role do quality, precision and durability play? At Felss we don’t settle for the seemingly cheapest solution, but work continuously to develop new Shortcut Technologies. This results in tangible benefits for the customer, as the examples in our ‘Alphabet of benefits’ show.
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Make and Buy: Process chains à la carte
Felss is a global business. It produces machines, interlinked systems and components at six locations – in Germany, China, the US and Switzerland.
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Component manufacturing: Quality guaranteed
Backed by the cumulative expertise of the Felss Group and manufacturing facilities in Europe, the US and China – Felss Rotaform is the ideal local production partner for Felss customers. The specialist for cold forming supports you from process development to series production. And with its extensive machine park, the group is also in a position to undertake production partially or completely – anywhere in the world to a consistently high quality.
The Company
Development, strategy and future markets
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Easy Rider – the lightweight version
Lower cost and lighter weight, without compromising stability - those were the demands that a renowned motorcycle maker placed on Felss Rotaform US when the manufacture of the front axles was redesigned. Since 2006 more than 5000 blanks per week have been shaped using the rotary swaging process and introduced into the production process. Manufacture without cutting and optimised use of raw materials not only cuts the cost of the component considerably; its weight is also reduced as a result.
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Weight-loss program for E-bikes
A technical transformation is taking place in the motorcycle industry: Electromobility is becoming increasingly important. A larger number of motorcycles that are fitted with electric motors could soon be hitting the roads. The rotary swaging technology from Felss is opening up new possibilities.
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Felss technology on two wheels
The worldwide sales of motorized two-wheelers collapsed as a result of the economic crisis in 2008. Figures have only started to rise since 2011. Development has also been interesting for Felss: A number of components for motorcycles, scooters and Co. can be produced extremely efficiently and easily using the Group’s processes.
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Lighter: A front axle for a motorcycle maker
In the manufacture of a motorcycle front axle, rotary swaging (a non-cutting method), combined with optimized use of raw materials, has not only brought down the costs of the finished axle significantly, it has reduced the weight, too.
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Better resource efficiency: Steering spindles for ZF
Felss produces steering spindles for ZF; these are made from just a single tube. The outside diameter is rotary-swaged whereas the inside geometry is created by a mandrel.
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Lighter: Steering shafts for an automotive component supplier
Many of the automobiles rolling off production lines in Europe are fitted with rotary-swaged steering shafts. Felss is constantly refining this manufacturing method. The outcome: We've succeeded in cutting the weight of a lightweight shaft by another 30 percent.
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Stronger: Crash tubes for ZF steering systems
Crash tubes are critical components that need to satisfy rigorous safety requirements. Felss works closely with customers when developing and manufacturing complex elements for steering columns and bumpers.
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Lighter: Hybrid shafts for an automotive component supplier
Drive shafts for hybrid engines generally have a highly complex geometry that calls for exceptionally precise production, even when manufactured in large numbers. Felss is actively involved in the development work so as to be able to design optimum manufacturing processes.
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Better resource efficiency: An input hub for an automaker
The input hub for a double-clutch transmission is a component with internal and external toothing and a complex overall geometry. Felss introduced a faster, more precise and simpler process to streamline the axial forming method used to make it.
Component Manufacturing
Component manufacturing: Quality guaranteed
Backed by the cumulative expertise of the Felss Group and manufacturing facilities in Europe, the US and China – Felss Rotaform is the ideal local production partner for Felss customers. The specialist for cold forming supports you from process development to series production. And with its extensive machine park, the group is also in a position to undertake production partially or completely – anywhere in the world to a consistently high quality.