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ALLIANCE OF TECHNOLOGIES: WIESAUPLAST BECOMES PART OF THE SCHERDEL GROUP
WIESAUPLAST will becomes part of the globally active SCHERDELGroup from January 1st, 2022.
With this takeover, SCHERDEL is intensifying its activities in in the field of plastics/plastics-metal, which it started in 2006. WIESAUPLAST will benefit from the international positioning, the existing market access and the innovative strength of the SCHERDEL Group.
Information about the SCHERDEL Group:
The SCHERDELGruppe is a family company with more than 130 years of tradition in the fourth generation. Since its foundation, the company has been headquartered in Marktredwitz in Upper Franconia. With more than 6,000 employees and 42 manufacturing plants at 32 locations in 12 countries, SCHERDEL generates a turnover of around €700 million. In the business areas automotive, pharmaceuticals and industry, the Upper Franconian company is active in the fields of metal forming, joining technology, component assembly, machine and tool construction, as well as surface technology, research and product development.
In addition to the technological complementarity, the regional proximity between the SCHERDEL headquarters in Marktredwitz and the WIESAUPLAST plant in Wiesau, as well as in Mexico, where the WIESAUPLAST plant is only 2.5 hours away from the SCHERDEL site in Silao, was also a favourable factor.
The new alliance of technologies is consciously expressed both by the change of name from WIESAUPLAST to SCHERDELWiesauplast and by the new logo of the company, which includes both SCHERDEL and WIESAUPLAST.
Within the SCHERDEL Group, SCHERDELWiesauplast will act as a plastics technology center and lead plant.
The existing customers and the current parts portfolio of WIESAUPLAST will be further consolidated and expanded with the new possibilities through belonging to the SCHERDEL Group.
The management of SCHERDELWiesauplast will in future be taken over by Wolfgang Beer as Managing Director. Mr. Beer was previously in charge of the strategy project Plastics-Metal in the SCHERDELGroup and had previously worked for 30 years at WIESAUPLAST and the Dr. Schneider Group in Kronach in various management positions.
Mr. Ammer, the previous managing director of WIESAUPLAST, will retire at the end of the year with the transition to SCHERDEL.
We are convinced that both our mutual customers, SCHERDEL's own customers and WIESAUPLAST's own customers will benefit from this alliance of technologies and that we will thus create the best conditions for both companies to meet the challenges in the course of the transformation.
In the future, we will be able to offer our customers an even better service worldwide in the field of plastics / plastics - metal, both in series production, but also already in the prototype phase in terms of expertise, technologies and speed.
Due to the proximity, the plants in Wiesau and Marktredwitz, as well as San Iturbide and Silao in Mexico, can complement each other excellently and develop synergies. The new alliance of technologies creates highly interesting and future-oriented jobs. Training is an important part of the philosophy.
TRADITION AND INNOVATION
Keeping pace with the times for more than 60 years. We have been following current trends in a variety of industries since our company was founded.
Wiesauplast has always been represented in a variety of up-to-date industries. A look at the company’s history illustrates this trend-oriented industry diversity. It extends from the broadcasting and phonographic industry, to household appliances and the automobile sector, to the medical industry and oil drilling. The main focus here is on the development of innovative solutions realized by Wiesauplast, such as slide magazines in the 1960s or coffee machines as complete assemblies.
INDUSTRIES
Today Wiesauplast operates as a recognized partner of the automobile industry, in particular for safety and function-related components. Products for medical and automation technology, water treatment, and other innovative industries are also supplied from Wiesau and Mexico.
The direction indicator for the VW Beetle laid the foundation for the automotive business in the 1960s. Today, 60 years later, Wiesauplast is a recognized partner for complex automobile industry solutions.
Wiesauplast, 60 years of industry experience, a reliable partner for high-performance plastic components in segments of the worldwide supplier landscape: energy, consumer goods, E&E, water and thermal management.
Wiesauplast, established as a reliable medical technology expert for decades. Central and peripheral medical devices made of high-performance plastics for highly sensitive medical and biological fields of application.
Zukunftsfähige und Innovative Lösungen im Bereich der Kunstsoffspirtzgusstechnik für komplexe Anforderungen.
SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO MEET COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS.
As a technically oriented company, Wiesauplast also tries to set standards in view of technology solutions. That is why we at Wiesauplast strive to identify technology trends with marked potential and added value for our customers early on, realizing them in series production.
Sustainable and innovative plastic injection molding technology solutions to meet complex requirements
Metal substitution
Plastic is increasingly replacing metal which makes Wiesauplast your ideal partner here. We are aware of the need for weight reduction and know the advantages with function integration, extended design and design margins as well as component and system costs.
Hybrid parts
The resulting form-fit between the plastic and the inserted metal parts makes it possible to produce assemblies which are highly resilient and also more cost-effective. Unlike in conventional injection molding, complex structures and electrical functions with corresponding conductivity can be achieved.
HI-TECH MATERIALS
Wiesauplast processes thermoplastics based on PET, PPS, PEEK PPA, PAA, and PA containing up to 60% fillers. The choice of materials is crucial for manufacturing plastic components at the limit.
2D SMD assembly systems
Our specialization is double-sided SMD assembly of flexible and high load-bearing printed circuit boards. If electronics can be assembled onto flat polymer-based MID solutions, these can also be produced on our universal systems.
3D MID technologies
The main focus of MID technology advantages is on functional integration and the requirement for consistent miniaturization for three-dimensional applications. New solutions can be developed using our established LDS technology, which are then produced by us in series along the entire value chain.
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS
Wiesauplast supplies mechatronic systems as sensor technology for position detection. We supply gearboxes and electronics housings with and without metal inserts as well as, for example, plastic components for airflow sensors. Our plastics and electronics expertise is equally in demand.
Automotive
The processes used and products manufactured, customer expectations, and market dynamics have changed in the course of the past 60 years. But the high standards for quality and customer service have remained.
Wiesauplast produces a variety of technical components and systems in Germany and Mexico, among other things for safety-related functions in automobiles. Today Wiesauplast is a reliable partner and “Preferred and Premium Supplier” of the automobile supplier industry.
AUTOMOTIVE MEGATRENDS
As a genuine partner of our automotive customers, we are involved from the very beginning when it comes to implementing new ideas and trends for the automobile of the future. Together, we are developing innovative applications today for tomorrow, with a focus on the areas of emissions reduction, advanced driver assistance systems and vehicle electrification. Our skill in electronics and plastics technology and our development expertise ensure that we find innovative solutions. Solutions for our customers!
Brake
Wiesauplast is the world market leader for highly complex safety plastic components in classic brake technology, and we are also at the forefront of new electromechanical braking systems. Furthermore, we manufacture highly complexplastic components for ABS and ESP systems.
Brake
Wiesauplast is the world market leader for highly complex safety plastic components in classic brake technology, and we are also at the forefront of new electromechanical braking systems. Furthermore, we manufacture highly complexplastic components for ABS and ESP systems.
Powertrain
We supply components for transmissions as well as components in engine-related system, for example, for intake manifolds or temperature control and monitoring in the engine. These are usually high-temperature applications or parts with sophisticated surface properties and complex requirements for geometr, precision and tightness.
Air conditioning system
Wiesauplast manufactures various air conditioning and air flow components as well as subassembliesfor example with the central gear at the “core” of mechanical air conditioning functions.
Electronics
Mechatronic systems as sensors for position detection are also available from Wiesauplast. We supply transmission and electronics housings with or without metal inserts, las well as plastic parts for the air mass meter. For this reason, our plastics and electronics skills are equally in demand.
Thermal management
Our innovative product range of thermomanagement is characterized by high performance material as PPS and most demanding tool technology. Products made in Wiesau and Mexico contribute to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
INDUSTRY
Metal substitution, downsizing, optimal 3D design, function integration, and lightweight construction are the fundamental motives that have been driving the use of high-performance plastics in the industry for years.
Among industrial customers, Wiesauplast is particularly successful with product innovations of the first generation. The group supports its partners from the development, prototype, and construction stage phases to robust, efficient, and in part fully automated series operation.
Focal points include products, equipment, plants, systems, and facilities subject to the strictest mechanical, electrical, chemical, thermal, and biocide requirements. The usual range of requirements includes 1/100 tolerances and temperatures from -40 to +250 °C.
MEDICINE
Modern medical technology uses plastics and components in, on, and outside the human body. Plastic products with invasive functions and fields of application are subject to the strictest technical and regulatory standards.
Among medical technology customers, Wiesauplast is particularly successful with product innovations of the first generation. The group supports its partners from the development, prototype, and construction stage phases to the competitive, sustainable, and in part fully automated series process.
Focal points are medical products, devices, plants, systems, and facilities subject to the strictest requirements regarding functionality, function integration, mechatronics, biocompatibility, and technology.
