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TOPIC OF FOCUS:
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AT VOIT
PORTRAIT OF THE MEXICO LOCATION
“TIERS” IN OUR EYES
TRADE FAIRS: EUROGUSS & IZB
VOIT, AN ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYER
THE KNOWLEDGE FACTORY
YOUTH SUPPORT: RACING CEDRIC
CHARITY ACTIVITIES
FROM THE COMPANY
VOIT SPORT
EVENTS
VOIT APPRENTICE WORKSHOP
THE VOIT
MAGAZIN
I s s u e
2014 / 2015
WELCOME I NEWS FROM THE MANAGEMENT
Carsten
Schubert
Ideas - Skill Commitment
CEO - Chief
Executive Officer
Managing Partner
and Chairman
Image @ Alexander Kowaski
VOIT Automotive
New challenges
require new
approaches
Gottfried Niebaum,
German lyricist and inventor
1841-1902
Stabilization
Dear employees,
It gives me great pleasure to be able to present to
you what is already the 3rd edition of our company
magazine “VOIT Inside”. Informative and exciting
news from the last twelve months will inspire you as
well as giving you an understanding of the changes
and challenges ahead.
Standardization
If one were to describe the year 2014 for VOIT
using just a few key words, the first word would be
“Standardization”. Within the context of our “VOIT
Production System (VPS)”, we have continuously
improved all the process landscapes in production
and production support. These optimisation measures have led to sustainable stabilization of all of our
business activities.
Stablization
Stabilization, the second key word of the year 2014,
is the basis of our business success. After 2013, we
will also achieve our goals in 2014 thus confirming
our business strategy. Our positive development as
a result of our joint efforts has not remained unseen.
The perception of VOIT as a modern, technologically
highly competent partner for automotive components is constantly growing. By consistently orientating our product portfolio towards products for future
mobility trends such as the reduction of emissions
and consumption, lightweight construction and
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electric drives, we are doing justice to the no longer
reversible and vital conservation of resources. This
is ultimately also an obligation and corporate social
responsibility towards the environment and society in
which we live today and which we must preserve for
our children.
Besides the automotive megatrends already mentioned, the digital revolution will also change car
driving in future. The future focus will shift away from
active driving towards autonomous driving and the
vision of self-driving, inter-communicating vehicles is
creating new business worlds. VOIT‘s specialization
in drive technologies for passenger cars, housings
for power electronics, components for electric power
steering, compressor housings for air suspension
systems, housings for automatic start-stop electronics
and future fields of application for e-mobility such as
e.g. pressure accumulators for energy recuperation
is opening up global growth for us. We will therefore
be operating two additional large presses for drive
technology for passenger cars in St Ingbert by the
beginning of 2016 and will significantly extend the
VOIT location in Poland with the production of complex transmission components. We are also planning
similar growth and new starts of production at VOIT
Mexico and have already taken the decision to produce products under the name of VOIT in the globally
booming market in Asia in a few years.
Growth
The third keyword of the year 2014 is therefore
“growth”. Standardization, stabilization and growth
will continue to be the keywords with which we want
to open up new global market opportunities over the
next few years.
Growth
Urkunde
Diese Urkunde ist gewidmet
Hans Schardt
Standardization
Urkund
Die Geschäftsführung der VOIT HOLDING bedankt sich bei Ihnen
für Ihre engagierte, wertvolle und erfolgreiche Arbeit als Beirat der
VOIT HOLDING vom 24.09.2010 bis zum 19.12.2013.
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Wir wünschen Ihnen weiterhin viel Erfolg und würden uns freuen,
wenn Sie unserem Hause verbunden blieben.
Ernenn
St. Ingbert, den 19.12.2013
Carsten Schubert
Hendrik Otterbach
CEO - Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter
Vorsitzender
CFO - Geschäftsführender
Gesellschafter
ung
R alph Ja
coby
Christoph Langehenke
Jerzy Pajak
CTO - Geschäftsführer
CCO - Geschäftsführender
Gesellschafter
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7.2014
Carsten
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CEO - Gesch
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Hendrik
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CFO - Gesch
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Christoph
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CTO - Gesch
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Jerzy Pajak
CCO - Gesch
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While we are well-positioned, we must not disregard
the hazards and risks of globalisation. The effects of
geopolitical crises such as in the Ukraine or in the
Middle East, fundamentalist and religious movements, the increasing terror of the IS, the uprisings of
numerous ethnic groups and their cries for autonomy
and freedom are potentially incendiary factors which
are also having an increasingly impact on VOIT. The
economic forecasts for 2015 are more negative than
previously anticipated, the mood on global markets
is anxious. This is a source of unease for us. Due to our
own challenges regarding restructuring measures
in the punching department as well as the political,
social and religious uncertainties described, next year
will be more difficult than expected. However, we
are confident that together we will find ways to meet
these challenges.
Thank you for your commitment!
At this point, I would like to thank you on behalf of
the managing partners and Executive Board of the
VOIT Group for your work, your commitment and
your loyalty to VOIT. We have every reason to be
proud. I hope you enjoy reading the 3rd edition of
“VOIT Inside”!
Carsten Schubert
CEO – Managing Partner
Chairman
New Advisory Board
of VOIT Automotive
For their committed, valuable and
successful work on the Advisory
Board of VOIT HOLDING from
24.09.2010 to 19.12.2013, the
Executive Board of VOIT HOLDING
has expressed its thanks to Hans
Schardt, (Chairman), Prof. Karl
Huebser, Manfred Gierend, Dr.
Gerald Nierlich, Dr. Eng. Harald
Balzer and Ralph Jacoby.
On 28.7.2014, the Executive Board
of the VOIT HOLDING welcomed
the new Chairman of the Advisory
Board of the VOIT HOLDING Ralph
Jacoby and Deputy Chairman Dr.
Harald Balzer. The members of the
new Advisory Board are Bernd Hell,
Rolf Peter Krukenkamp, Dr. Nikolas
Berger, Michael Braun and Thomas
Salz. We wish the new Advisory
Board every success with its dedicated work.
challenge together now
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MISSION
STATEMENT
VOIT
CORPORATE
MISSION
STATEMENT
KNOWING YOUR
OWN IDENTITY
TODAY: Social
Responsibility
Image @ Alexander Kowalski
We are aware
of the special
responsibility
as an important
employer in the
region and we
act accordingly.
Dear employees,
Our philosophy regarding “social responsibility”
within our company is aimed at a future-orientated,
long-term understanding of our own actions for
promoting the welfare of the people in the company.
When we defined our company mission statement
three years ago, it was of equal importance to the
VOIT management, the executive board and the
works council, to formulate social responsibility as
one of the key aspects of our joint work in future.
Business for people
“Business for people” is a statement of the Berlin
Business Senate, an influential organisation of 553
senators, figures from politics and business, who have
committed themselves to an eco-social stance and
who are endeavouring to create and maintain sustainable activities in the global economy in line with the
needs of modern man for work, security, education
and prosperity but also for equality, freedom, belief
and an environment which will be worth living in for
future generations. VOIT‘s sustained commitment was
seen, appreciated and recognized by admittance into
the senate. This is certainly an honour for us, but, at
the same time, it represents an obligation.
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Eco-social responsibility
We took on this commitment to “eco-social responsibility” together some years ago at a time when we
were making significant decisions regarding business
strategy after the serious economic crisis.
The greatest eco-social obligation which a company
has is to secure long-term economic success. Only
economic success secures future revenues, the incomes of all of the employees and sustainable growth.
Cultural diversity
Sustainable social responsibility is also utilization of
our cultural diversity. Employees of every skin colour,
every religion, every personal inclination and stage of
development should invest their intelligence at their
place of work. All of this makes us strong, provides us
with a competitive edge, allows us to create our own
future with innovation and an abundance of ideas.
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For many years now, we have proven our bond with the region. Our
commitment to the Knowledge
Factory in Saarbrücken, in sponsoring motorsport, at charity events,
at the universities in the Saarland
as well as in many government
committees and associations but
also in our daily work to improve
the company‘s performance, reduce energy consumption, improve
our work safety and constant qualification measures are living proof
of our sustainable economic and
social activity. We are aware of our
own social responsibility.
Sustainable entrepreneurial activity
If we succeed in following this creed, we create trust,
reputation, employee motivation and customer
satisfaction – i.e. precisely those basic prerequisites
which are required for sustainable and consistent
implementation of social responsibility. I vehemently
defend myself against the view that our initiatives
for maintaining our social responsibility are purely a
publicity measure for the purpose of enhancing our
image.
Carsten Schubert
CEO
Managing Partner
Chairman
Our external commitment focuses on
topics which support our company
objectives as an automotive supplier
in politics and society: technology/
mobility/innovation/qualification. The
second area of focus is on regional
charity projects in which our employees themselves have been consistently involved over many years.
Examples of our social commitment
• Appointment to the German
Business Senate
• Appointment to the Advisory Board for
SMEs of the Ministry for the Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport of the Saarland
• Member of the Executive Committee
of the Association of the Metal and
Electrical Industry of the Saarland
• Member of the Committee for the
Economy, Energy & Foreign Trade of
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Member of the Workgroup for Saarland Marketing
• Participation in the Best Practice Circle
• Sustaining member of the „Knowledge Factory“ Saarbrücken
• Sponsorship of the University of Applied Sciences of the Saarland and the affiliated German French University Institute
• Sponsorship of the ward for premature
babies at the Winterberg Clinic
• Sponsorship of the University
of the Saarland
• Support of our partner schools
in St Ingbert
• Commitment to „Verantwortungs-
partner Saarland“ (Association for
social responsibility in the Saarland)
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WE ARE VOIT I PORTRAIT OF THE LOCATION VOIT MÉXICO
Economic Portrait
Mexico
Mexico is in great demand from
the international business press
and among investors. So great
is the demand that the reputable Financial Times has used an
analogy of the term “Asian Tiger”
and nicknamed the threshold
country the “Aztec Tiger”. And
for good reason. The eleventh
largest economy in the world is
set to pounce and overtake the
BRIC States in the long term or
at least to draw level with them.
With its 117 inhabitants, Mexico
is not only an ideal sales market
but also a first-class production
location and bridgehead to
neighbouring markets. With over
2.4 million vehicles and an export
quota of over 80%, Mexico is meanwhile the fifth largest exporter of
vehicles worldwide. Until 2015, it
is anticipated that three million
vehicles will be produced annually on site. The main sales market
is the NAFTA zone, in particular
the North American market but
also the Latin American countries and the EU, in particular
Germany, are gaining increasing
importance.
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Stability and Growth
The reasons for the flourishing growth of “the Tiger”
are manifold: The Mexican economy is continuing
to prove its robust strength and the dynamics of its
gross domestic product of 3.0 – 3.7% demonstrates
growth which is remarkable in view of a global economy which is currently cautious. This growth is driven by strong demand from the consumption-friendly middle class and an export quota of approx. 80%.
The country scores points with its economic stability,
healthy state finances, an autonomous central bank,
a sound financial system and a better investment
climate in comparison with other threshold countries.
This is due to lower labour costs, a lower tax burden,
fewer bureaucratic constraints, a more flexible labour
market and a very young population (half of the
population is younger than 30). Other advantages are
the high degree of legal security for investors, only
moderate inflation as well as a low level of interest
which facilitates investment.
With its well established infrastructure and high level
of education as well as comparably low labour costs,
Mexico has developed into one of the most attractive
industrial locations worldwide and the new favourite
location of many German and international corporations. In addition, with programmes such as “Pacto
por México”, the Mexican government wants to invest
up to 400 billion dollars in further construction of
energy transport and communication networks.
And: Mexico is also the “World Champion of Globalisation”. With 12 free trade agreements with a total
of 44 partner countries including the USA, the EU
and Japan, the country has also emerged as one of
the most significant manufacturing platforms for the
global market. This advantage of location could be
lost as the free trade agreement between the USA
and the EU becomes effective. However, since the
Mexican economy is strongly linked with the supply
chain of the USA, (there is direct correlation with the
growth of the GDP in the USA), additional competitive pressure on the transatlantic market will highlight
the country‘s cost advantages so that Mexico will
continue to be an attractive location in future.
The Market
There are around 1,200 German companies with
120,000 employees operating in Mexico, primarily from the fields of the automotive industry, the
supplier industry and pharmaceutical, chemical
and electronics companies. Mexico has become an
automotive stronghold. All German manufacturers
in the premium segment have announced in the last
few years and months that they will be making major
investments in Mexico.
VW is currently building a new plant for Audi for
around 900 million euros in the federal state of
Puebla to produce the new sports utility vehicle Q5.
It is said that the automatic transmissions for this are
to be procured directly from the Saarland as of 2016.
In 2019, BMW will commence in San Luis Portosi.
Other companies from the automotive or automotive
supplier industry such as Schaeffler, VOIT and Bosch
are investing to a greater degree in new factories and
facilities there. For example, one year ago, VW built an
engine plant for manufacturing 330,000 engines in
the neighbouring state of Guanajuato.
I The Aztec Tiger ready to pounce
What is preventing the Aztec Tiger from taking
a gigantic leap forward?
From the point of view of German observers of the
industry, the greatest hindrance for growth in the Mexican automotive industry is not the much-discussed
topic of security. With regard to incidents of gang
killings, drug wars, corruption… the country still unfortunately ranks among those countries with the
highest figures in the world but the violence is concentrated in certain remote areas in the north and
south and is not directed against the target group of
foreign professionals or business people. In the cities
and industrial centres of Mexico, professionals can move
around more safely than in other threshold countries.
The German Mexican Chamber of Commerce and
Industry is also reassuring. To their knowledge, there
has not been a single case where a German company
left the country for security reasons. Instead there
is a lot of praise – also from experts. The stumbling
block is rather the reticence of German suppliers and
owner-managed small and medium sized companies
to invest here. As a result, the large OEMs have to do a
lot of convincing to tempt their suppliers to Mexico.
VOIT has already been successfully operating in
Mexico since 1998 and is on growth track. The
number one hindrance to growth from VOIT‘s point
of view is deficits in qualification at the location.
In order to be able to fulfill its full potential on the
NAFTA growth market, VOIT requires significant
improvements in training and qualification and is
counteracting the lack by having its own training
and qualification programmes for employees e.g. in
the pilot project “Dual Training System”.
Automotive stronghold Méxiko –
Automotive stronghold Saarland
Mexico and the Saarland have one great thing in
common – they are both automotive strongholds.
A total of 56 companies from the Saarland with
subsidiaries or production sites are registered with
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry but far more
have business relations with Mexico. This development
was almost certainly also initiated by a trip to test the
market in Mexico which was organized by the Chamber
and by the organisations ZPT (centre for productivity
and technology) and Saarland International.
The portfolio is completed by regular business days or cooperation
events between the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and the
German Mexican Society regarding
current topics and matters relevant
for entering the market and by close
cooperation with the German
Mexican Chamber of Commerce
e.g. to allow rapid access to the
know-how of experts on site in the
case of further inquiries by small
and medium sized enterprises
from the Saarland. However, the
most important linking element
is not the transfer of know-how in
both directions but rather people.
Those people on both sides of
the Atlantic who are inspired by
everyone‘s favourite topic and
who work on it: – the car.
Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner
Manager PR & Marketing
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Interview with Thomas Oberthuer
Mr Oberthuer, since January 2010, as CFO – Commercial Director, you have been responsible for
the fields of Finances and Controlling, Information Technology, Human Resource Management,
Purchasing and Foreign Trade as well as sales activities in the NAFTA region.
10 million USD for the years to come, whereby the
largest portion is for shock absorber components for
the customer ZF Friedrichshafen for General Motors
and Chrysler, among others. Furthermore, we manufacture power brake units and components made of
aluminium for the customer Robert Bosch (Audi Q5)
and Continental (Chrysler and Dodge Minivans and
Grand Cherokee).
Which customers and markets do you serve?
What are the current and planned projects?
We mainly serve the NAFTA market, in particular our
automotive clients, Continental, Robert Bosch, ZF
Sachs, Valeo and Brose Fahrzeugteile but also CREE,
one of the global leaders in the manufacture of
temperature-resistant high power LEDs.
In production and organization our focus lies on
streamlining the organization taking aspects of lean
management into account and in increasing productivity and profitability.
Where does the main emphasis of your products lie?
In the automotive branch, we concentrate on engine
housings and covers, components for brake systems,
shock absorbers and engine cooling systems. In the
non-automotive sector, LED technology is of interest
to us.
Your machinery is constantly being renewed
and extended
Yes, that is the case. As a result of growth over the last
few years, on average investment has been carried
out in one press per year including two 800 and three
600 tonne presses, all equipped with 3D transfer
systems as well as a 500 tonne hydraulic press and
two mechanical presses with a pressing force of 440
and 330 tonnes.
That signifies some interesting new orders
In 2014, we generated an annual turnover of approx.
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is proven by our training figures.
11 trainees completed their training in the dual training system
on 18.9.2014. 13 trainees will
complete their three-year training
courses in September 2015. In
mid-September, 30 young people
commenced training with us. With
currently 43 trainees, we have an
even larger number than the company headquarters in St Ingbert.
Which goals were achieved in 2014?
We understand quality as a promise
we have made to our customers with absolute priority. Achieving this requires a joint effort.
For this reason, we are all very proud that on 3rd September 2014, we were presented with the
Award „North American Supplier
of the Year“ in the category “Direct Material Supplier” by our esteemed
client ZF Friedrichshafen. It is the result of our untiring advancement and our commitment to the
highest standards of excellence.
Furthermore, we are progressing with our dual training
system. For the apprenticeship as a toolmaker, we
have found a new co-operation partner with the Universidad Tecnológica de Jalisco. The importance for
us of the subject of further training and qualification
Our current Mexican trainees
What are your aims for 2015?
We are working on the organizational and production aspects of
preparing for future growth. In
particular, the future field “Powertrain” is of great interest to us as
it is for VOIT at the headquarters in
St. Ingbert.
I Location Guadalajara
Portrait of a city: Guadalajara
With 1.5 million inhabitants, Guadalajara is the
second largest city in Mexico and it is the capital of
the federal state of Jalisco. The city lies at 1,590m
above sea level in the west of the Mexican highlands,
around 500 kilometres west of the capital Mexico
City. Over 4.5 million people live in the metropolitan
region Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara. The city is
also known by the name of “Perla del Occidente”
(Spanish for “Pearl of the West”) and is the origin of
many Mexican traditions such as the music of the
Mariachis. The town of Tequila is nearby whose famous
agave product is probably known all over the world.
Portrait: Thomas Oberthuer
Thomas Oberthuer (45) has been working for VOIT Automotive de México SA de CV (formally Grupo Kervo
SA de CV) since January 2006, initially in the position
of Head of the Commercial Department. Since January
2010, as CFO-Commercial Director, he has been
responsible for the areas of Finance and Controlling,
Information Technology, Human Resource Management, Purchasing and Foreign Trade as well as sales
activities in the NAFTA region.
After industrial training as a car mechanic, he studied
Business Administration at the University of Gießen
with the focus on auditing, taxation, human resource
management and organisation. In particular, periods
spent abroad in South America, the Caribbean and
Australia, awakened his wish to work abroad. After
several career stages at Leica Camera AG and Brose
Fahrzeugteile in Germany, via Barcelona/Spain and
Querétaro/Mexico he ultimately moved to VOIT in
Guadalajara.
Thomas Oberthuer lives in Santa Anita, a suburb of
Guadalajara, with his Mexican partner and two children
of 3 and 7 years of age. He spends his free time with
his family and friends and, as often as possible, at the
sea in order to practise his hobbies of swimming and
diving.
Guadalajara was founded in 1532 under the name
of Espíritu Santo by the Spaniards under the leadership of Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán. Today it is a large
centre of trade and an important industrial location
and it is also termed the “Silicon Valley” of Mexico.
60.000 employees work in the electronics industry.
Numerous foreign companies such as Continental
Automotive, Flextronics, General Electric, Hewlett
Packard, Hella, IBM, Intel, Oracle or Siemens as well
as ZF Sachs AG, Sumida AG and VOIT MÉXICO have
production facilities in the city and in the surrounding
area. There are international connections through the
airport Aeropuerto Internacional Don Miguel Hidalgo
y Costilla. Based on the number of passengers at 7.2
million (2011), it is the third largest airport in Mexico.
A great deal of importance is placed on education
in Mexico. The city is the location of several universities including the second oldest in Mexico, the
Universidad de Guadalajara, founded in 1792. Other
universities in the city are the Universidad Autónoma
de Guadalajara, the Universidad Cuauthémoc and
the Universidad Panamericana. Private universities
include ITESO and ITESM. Culturally, the city has a lot
to offer e.g. the international cultural festival “Festival
de Mayo”: Every year the festival is under the motto of
a guest country with its traditional and avant-garde
culture, visual art, concerts, theatre performances and
culinary events. The festival “Internacional de Cine
en Guadalajara” is the most important film festival
in Mexico today and takes place at various open air
venues in the city.
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@ Thelmadatter
@ patrick.denizet
@ Thelmadatter
Last three photos @ Karma Boy
And, of course, the Mexicans love football. Guadalajara is home to no fewer than three football clubs in
the Mexican premier league. The “Club Deportivo
Guadalajara” is the most popular club in
Mexico and is also known as “Las chivas
rayadas” (The striped goats).
You can see how colourful and lively
Guadalajara is on the website
http://portal.guadaljara.gob.mx/
or just fly over and visit us!
Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner, Manager PR & Marketing
All Photos: www.commons.wikimedia.org
Portrait:
Portrait: Leonel Delgado
Since
07.01.2014,
VOIT MÉXICO
has had a
new CEO.
Faustino Leonel Delgado Melesio is the new CEO of
VOIT Automotive de México SA de CV. Mr Delgado,
who has been working in the automotive industry for
more than 25 years, has, in the course of his career,
worked in functions in the fields of production, logistics, purchasing and supplier quality development
as well as central company management. Speaking
English and Spanish (native language), he is bilingual
and has great skill at negotiating, in his leadership
technique and in innovation management. He has a
team-orientated mind and an entrepreneurial spirit
and has proven himself as a persevering and tenacious manager at home and abroad.
Today,
we would like
to present
Leonel Delgado
to you in
detail.
After an MBA degree at the University of Guanajato/
Mexico with the focus on financial management, he
completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering at the Technological
Institute of Celaya in Mexico. He started his career
with the Spicer Group in Celaya Guanajato/Mexico as
a trainer and consultant for maintenance, automation
and quality at CEDEI (Centro di Desarrollo Industrial) then as a production-project engineer and was
later head of purchasing for material and logistics at
Velcon (GKN-Group).
After entering the MAGNA Group, he carried out numerous functions in Mexico, South America, Europe
and the United States and was most recently Plant
Manager at Magna Automotive Systems in San Luis
Potosí/Mexico.
We are delighted to have assigned Mr Delgado as the
CEO for VOIT Automotive de México SA de CV as of
7th January 2014.
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His wife, Francis Bautista Castillo, has a Bachelor of
Science degree in Biochemistry and a Master‘s degree
in Administration. In her private life, she does a lot of
sport. She participates in competitive dancing and is
an enthusiastic fitness fan.
Mr Delgado‘s daughter, Melisa Kenneth Delgado Bautista is about to take a Bachelor‘s Degree in Medicine
with the focus on diet and nutrition. His son, Leonel
Oswaldo Delgado Bautista is studying for a degree
as an engineer for vehicle systems at the Insitituto
Nacional Politécnico UPIICG in the city Leon-Silao
Guanajuato, where the automotive boom in Mexico is
currently taking place. He is therefore following in his
father‘s footsteps.
As far as his hobbies are concerned, Leonel Delgado
loves both standard dancing and pursuing his passions of football and playing the guitar. He tries to do
something for his fitness 3-4 times a week to reduce
levels of stress and he likes watching films, either at
home or in the cinema. He enjoys travelling with his
friends or family, going to new and interesting places
and visiting sites of cultural interest.
It is his aim as the new CEO, together with his team,
to make VOIT Automotive de México into an outstanding, technologically cutting-edge company in the
automotive industry in the next few years. We wish
Leonel Delgado and his colleague Thomas Oberthuer
on the Management Board as well as the whole VOIT
Mexico Team, great success!
I Questions for…..
... Carsten Schubert
How did VOIT happen to move into Mexico
when it did?
The step of making a commitment in Mexico in 1999
was taken as a result of a request by several significant
German tier 1 manufacturers of vehicle components.
BOSCH was looking for a supplier for punched parts for
engine cooling motor housings and covers at the time.
VOIT Automotive de México SA de CV was founded
under the name of “Grupo Kervo SA de CV” in 1998
as a joint venture between a Mexican partner with
European roots (Belgium) and VOIT. This was thus a
partnership between long-term marketing experience
in Mexico with VOIT‘s technical know-how. In 2005,
VOIT Holding took over the partner‘s 50% of shares
and, since mid-2006, the location has been operating
under the current company name. The growth expectations of the first clients initially remained far behind
our own expectations. It was only in the course of
the following 3-4 years that it was possible to achieve
a satisfactory workload through acquisition of new
customers. Today, our presence in Mexico is, of course,
of strategic importance since a “global footprint” with
technologically sophisticated and highly specialized
product groups provides a competitive advantage and
the increasing number of vehicle platforms also makes
such presence indispensable. International growth has
meant better utilization of fixed costs for development
expenses and central areas (Toolmaking, Design, Quality, Sales) as well as leading to a sustainable improvement in VOIT‘s global positioning as a technology
company.
What is the nature of VOIT‘s commitment in Mexico?
VOIT Automotive de México SA de CV is the largest
location within the VOIT group for forming/punching
technology. With a turnover of €40 million per year and
currently approx. 400 employees, the location is just
about to take another step on the growth track. New
technologies such as, for example, the manufacture
of highly complex transmission components on very
large transfer presses (approx. 2,000 tonne presses) are
to serve the growing number of transmission manufacturers such as ZF but also the OEMs with present
and future sites in Mexico (VW, Daimler, Nissan, BMW,
Honda, Ford etc.) in the near future. These components
are hardly available on the market with their product
and manufacturing technology. For us, this means
further growth, innovation and technological progress
for the NAFTA market. In doing so, we want to increase
our turnover in the medium term by 30-40%. Further
expansion in the field of hot forming technology for
structural vehicle components is currently being investigated (lightweight construction with high-strength
boron-manganese steels).
How is it the cooperation with colleagues and
partners at the location?
The Mexicans are proud and highly-motivated
people. Qualification for the high technical requirements alone is often not enough to deliver the
necessary performance. For this reason, from the
very start, we have placed an emphasis on close
support by German employees on site and some
have even remained in Mexico. The high demands
on tool mechanics and toolmakers mean that the
qualification as a tool mechanic is one of the key
qualifications in Mexico. Due to this fact, three years
ago, together with the embassies of both countries, the organization ProMéxico, the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of the Saarland, the
Chamber of Foreign Trade in Mexico, the German
Mexican Society of the Saarland and with regional
educational institutes in Mexico (e.g. CECATI), we
started to provide a number of youngsters with the
necessary qualifications and now, in a final step,
to provide them with qualifications in accordance
with the German model of a dual training system
through the Chamber of Foreign Trade parallel to
the Mexican job profile. In the Mexican state of
Jalisco where we have our plant (town: Guadalajara), this is a pilot project which we will complete in
the middle of next year. Then, it will be possible to
learn the trade of a tool mechanic for VOIT but also
for other companies along with the technological
characteristics required.
These basic foundations also serve to strengthen
the futures of Mexican employees. Increasing
the level of performance makes us successful as a
company as well as providing our employees with
opportunities for further self-development. We are
thus not only fulfilling entrepreneurial aims but
also our social responsibility as an employer and we
are very proud of this development. In the course
of the aforementioned growth, we will also start
qualification measures for Mexican employees in St.
Ingbert as well as giving motivated young employees from the Saarland the opportunity to work in
our Mexican company. That is effective globalization “SME-style”!
Preview of our next edition of VOIT Inside
Energy efficiency à la VOIT
Inauguration of the new
punching press at the St Ingbert
location
Automotive commitment
at university
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FROM THE DEPARTMENTS I Strategic Sales
„Tiers“ in
our eyes
In our daily work,
we are confronted with
innumerable acronyms
which are intended to
make our work easier
through the use of plain
language which is
structured and
standardised.
But do they fulfill
this function?
I beg your pardon?
“The KAM of the 2nd tier VOIT is at the OEM today,
meetings are being held on the SOP and EOP of the
EPS for the MQB and after that, BD is issuing a BA
MQB vs. MFA in order to supply the OEM directly as
1st tier!”
Did you understand all of that or was it just
gobbledygook to you?
The automotive industry is a special industry with
high demands which need to be fulfilled to the same
degree worldwide. The sentence would have been
easier to understand if written as follows:
“Vehicle manufacturers are not yet supplied directly
by VOIT. Our sales representative is therefore holding
a meeting with a vehicle manufacturer in which the
start of production and end of production for a project
concerning “electric power steering” are being discussed.
Our marketing colleague will draw up a market overview
for the application in a modular transverse toolkit
from VW to the multi-front architecture from Daimler”.
In our daily work, we are confronted with endless
acronyms which should make our work easier through
the use of plain language which is structured and
standardised.
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The supply chain in the automotive branch practically
runs backwards from the final product back to the
semi-finished product.
The OEM is the Original Equipment Manufacturer i.e.
the vehicle manufacturer. Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW,
Ford… are OEMs in our language and are therefore
manufacturers of the end product the “car”. Depending on their ranking, the suppliers are graded into
what is known as 1st tier or 2nd tier suppliers, etc. As
a 2nd tier supplier, VOIT supplies the largest 1st tier
suppliers such as BOSCH with components for wiper
systems. BOSCH (1st tier) then suppliers complete
wiper systems to Volkswagen (OEM).
Low Cost Countries (LCC) also known as Best Cost
Countries (BCC) is the term used to describe countries with the best or, to put it more honestly, the
lowest cost structures.
In some contexts, whether for tax or marketing
reasons, it makes sense to supply the vehicles in the
form of a “kit” rather than as a complete vehicle. For
this purpose, depending on the degree to which it
is dismantled, the vehicle is exported or imported as
Completely Knocked Down CKD, i.e. in its individual
parts, or as Semi Knocked Down SKD as a pre-fabricated vehicle.
A large number of equipment options in the vehicle
are termed using acronyms - the anti-lock braking
system ABS or the electronic stabilization program
ESP in the brake system but also the electric power
steering EPS. In manufacturing, too, we are constantly confronted with acronyms be it in the overall
equipment effectiveness OEE or in the strokes per
minute SPM.
Without claiming to be in any way complete, the following is a list of abbreviations and acronyms which
are commonly used in our industry.
Stefan Beinkämpen
Director Sales & Business Development
I Technical jargon for automotive employees
SOP
1st tier
2nd tier
Technical vocabulary for automotive employees
1st tier
2nd tier
5S
ABS
APQP
BOM
CAD
AT
BA
BCC
BD
CKD
DT
DRA
CIP
DVP&R
DV
EDI
EFMEA
EOP
EPC
EPS
ERP
ESP
FG
FMEA
IMDS
ISIR
KAM
KPI
LCC
LOI
LTA
First ranking in the supply chain
after the OEM
Second ranking in the supply chain after the OEM
Sort – Set in order – Standardize – Sustain – Sweep/Shine
Anti-Lock Braking System
Advanced Product Quality Planing
Bill of Material
Computer Aided Design
Assembly Technology
Business Analysis
Best Cost Country
Business Development
Completely Knock Down
Die Technology
Design Responsibility Agreement
Continous Improvement Process
Design Validation Plan and Report
Design Validation
Electronic Data Interface
Enviromental FMEA
End of Production
Early Production Containment
Electric Power Steering
Enterprise Ressource Planning
Electronic Stabilisation Programme
Finished Good
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
International Data System
Initial Sample Inspection Report
Key Account Management
Key Performance Indicator
Low Cost Country
Letter of intent
Long Term Agreement
OEM
OEE
LOI
RFQ
LCC
ERP
MFA
Multi Front Architecture (Daimler AG)
MLB
Modular longitudinal toolkit
(Volkswagen AG)
MRA
Multi Rear Architecture (DaimlerAG)
MRO
Maintenance, Repair and Operations
MTTF
Mean Time Between Failure
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
MQB
Modular transverse toolkit
(Volkswagen AG)
OA
Operational Availability
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
PEP
Project Execution Planning
PFMEA
Process FMEA
PSHSR (PHSR, PSR)
Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews
PM
Program Management
PO
Purchase Order
PPAP
Production Part Approval Process
QM
Quality Management
RASIC
Responsible – Approve – Support – Inform – Consult
RFQ
Request for Quotation
SKD
Semi Knock Down
SME
Small to medium-sized enterprise
SOP
Start of Production
SPM
Strokes per Minute
SQA
Supplier Quality Assurance
TS
Technical Specification
VA
Value Analysis
VE
Value Engineering
WIP Work in Process
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TRADE FAIRS I EUROGUSS & IZB
VOIT at
EUROGUSS, Nürnberg
11,000 visitors, 470 exhibitors, up-to-date technical
inside knowledge and lots of inspiration: that was
EUROGUSS 2014 from 14-16 January in Nürnberg. Were
you there at the most important trade fair of the die
casting industry? If so, thank you for visiting us!
EURO
GUSS
In the video “Euroguss Statements” from the Nürnberg
Exhibition Centre, you can see the VOIT stand just before
the 17th second ff under
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3vV09nJjM&
feature=youtu.be
Informative visit to the trade fair EUROGUSS
by our trainees. Here: a short break at our
stand.
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emotion for mobile worlds
IZB
VOIT first-time exhibitor
at the IZB 2014 in Wolfsburg
The international suppliers‘ fair (IZB) in
Wolfsburg, Europe‘s leading fair for the
automotive supplier industry started in 2001
as the in-house fair of Volkswagen AG and
is meanwhile in high regard amongst international professionals.
There is good reason for this. Over 820
exhibitors from 29 countries made a contribution with a total of 30 world innovations to
making sure that the 8th IZB in the Wolfsburg
Allerpark yet again lived up to its claims that
it is the world‘s leading fair for the automotive
supplier industry. From the 14 – 16 October
2014, a sensational 51,000 professional visitors
used the IZB as a platform for communication
and business. The emphasis of exhibition
topics as well as those of flanking congresses
and forums with high-calibre participants
dealt with current automotive topics such as
electrics, electronics, mechatronics, interior
and exterior, metal and powertrain.
As a first-time exhibitor this year, VOIT benefited, in particular, from the numerous international automotive encounters on the highest
level. The team at the stand was extremely
satisfied with the constructive discussions and
would like to thank all of the interested parties
for their visits and inquiries.
If you would like to review events and see some impressions, please see the following the link: http://www.
automanager.de/Extern/izb/izb2014/index.html
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CSR I CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SMEs
Composing: Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner, VOIT, using fotolia:
XtravaganT, auremar, Volker Witt, apops, Robert Kneschke
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is more than
mere sponsoring and
patronage and yet
precisely this image
persists. This is closely
connected with the view
that CSR is not of any
interest to SMEs or that it
is actually hard company
strategy in the disguise
of noble action. In fact, it
represents responsible,
sustained and entrepreneurial action that is
beneficial for everyone.
The client, the stakeholder and the employment
market will use CSR increasingly in future to judge a
company‘s values and its
attractiveness.
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Intelligently conceived and implemented CSR offers
unique opportunities to improve the value of the company, to become an attractive employer and supplier
and to be right at the forefront in the race for the clever
minds of tomorrow. These factors are becoming increasingly important both for SMEs and large corporations.
In particular, companies with a family tradition already
carry this responsibility in their genes. They hold their
employees in high regard, keep the company economically healthy for the next generation and have
regional and cultural commitments. That is good but
it also means passing up opportunities if one doesn‘t
look at one‘s own processes in detail and align one‘s
CSR strategically. That is because CSR also makes sense
from an economic point of view.
Sustainability begins with a vision
A prime example regarding numbers, data and facts is
Interface, a global leader in carpet tiles with the vision
of the company founder of leaving a zero footprint
by the year 2020, i.e. having environmentally friendly
activities and being CO2 neutral. 68% of the cost of a
carpet are accounted for by the cost of raw materials
and can therefore be influenced. 9% are manufacturing
costs and the rest transport, usage and disposal. The
manufacture of thread depends to a great degree on
the price of crude oil. For this reason, Interface had its
designers develop new weaving textures with less thread
whilst using more recycled material and inventing
new types of thread e.g. from old fishing nets. These
are floating around in large numbers on water and, in
addition, they are damaging for fish stocks. As part of
its CSR project “NetWorks”, Interface works with socially
and politically active non-governmental organisations
(NGOs), making a contribution to environmental protection and offering fishermen in the Philippines an
additional source of income through collecting fishing
nets. At the same time, the company is reducing its own
dependence on crude oil since the nets are a valuable
raw material for all product series. Besides social and
ecological benefits, this project offers further process
changes as well as a direct economic added value. In
the years 1996 to 2012, Interface was able to reduce its
waste by 92%, its water consumption by 81%, energy
consumption by 39% and emissions by 41%. 49% of
raw materials have already been changed over to biobased materials. That is pure CSR and it pays off in
every way.
The automotive supplier VOIT has also investigated its
work processes and primary energy consumption. VOIT
produces 140 million components using aluminium
pressure die casting, steel and high-strength lightweight
steels annually. VOIT technology is to be found in 45 makes
of car and over 250 vehicle models. The manufacturing
processes are complex, highly mechanised and energy
intensive. In line with its guiding environmental vision
and CSR strategy as well as under pressure as a result of
rising energy costs, VOIT has made all relevant energy
consumption measurable such as electricity, water, gas
and pressurized air, and is now successively implementing a new energy management strategy. This spans from
controlled ventilation through temperature reduction
in the washing facilities, preheating chambers for aluminium bars before the melting process, process-controlled switching off of machines before reaching defined peaks and elimination of pressurized air leakages
I Part 1 : Sustainable Processes and Products
up to LED lighting in the plant. This is no easy task in
a shift operation working at full capacity. However,
the measures are already having a huge effect in the
first year on CO2 levels and on the company balance
sheet. With the deduction of the investment in 2014,
it is anticipated that VOIT will make an energy saving
amounting to a six figure sum.
BMW i8,
Phto: VOIT, WW
Sustainable products in the automotive industry
Automotive manufacturers already employ numerous
resource-saving materials, products and technologies
and are therefore securing markets for themselves
for the future: automatic start-stop, brake energy
regeneration, electric power steering, lightweight
engineering, lightweight products made of highstrength lightweight steels and aluminium pressure
die casting. VOIT manufactures components for many
of these sophisticated products and is increasingly
trying to provide support to its clients from the early
stages of engineering in order to be able to manufacture in a way that saves material, is efficient and
provides a secure process.
There are numerous further examples. One of those
is Toyota. With the aim of developing resource-saving
materials, reducing fossil fuels and opening up new
markets at an early stage, Toyota developed and
produced the first hybrid vehicle in series production
and thus became technological and market leader in
this field. In the Spring of 2015, Toyota is launching
the first cars powered by a fuel cell onto the Japanese
market. The launch on the European and American
market is planned for the summer of 2015. A further
example is Ford. Since the early 1980s, the company has had an internal, globally valid standard for
avoiding hazardous materials. Today, the focus lies
on bio-based products. Eight of these are already in
use e.g. car seat foam made of soya and bioplastic
packaging which was developed together with CocaCola, Nike and Procter & Gamble. The cooperation
between Ford and Heinz Ketchup is also remarkable.
In processing the annual amount of over two million
tonnes of tomatoes, one waste product which occurs
in production is dried tomato skins. These are now
to be used to make bioplastic. Both companies are
working on integrating this product into car manufacturing, initially in small components such as cable
mountings and storage trays.
One of the most popular examples is BMW. Delivery
of the first i8 models was set for the middle of June
2014. The i8 is more than just a car. It also demonstrates how seriously BMW takes electromobility. None of
the other large car manufacturers has immersed itself
so wholeheartedly in the adventure of electromobility. No other competitor apart from TESLA has created
a car using carbonfibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) in
mass production and dared to conceive an electric
car from the very basis. BMW drove the i.project forward against all resistance within the company itself.
Charging TSLA Modell S
by Jeff Cooper, CC-BY-2.0
via commons.wikimedia.org
Chairman of the Board Norbert Reithofer assigned
the development of the i3 to a team of engineers
who worked outside company structures in order to
circumvent the scepticists. Only the i8 was able to be
developed within the normal organization again. The
electro-project of once has now become an integral
part of BMW culture.
A fascinating example is Tesla. While other companies
are waging heated battles in order to protect their
intellectual property, the owner of TESLA, Elon Musk
is combining visionary and sustainable thinking with
entrepreneurial strategy and is placing the company‘s
patents such as the “Supercharger” system at the disposal
of its competitors. This means that drivers and other car
brands can use its Tesla charging stations to recharge
for free as you can read in their remarkable blog “All our
patent are belong to you” from 12.06.14 (www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-to-you).
Musk made it clear that other manufacturers must also
make a “fair” contribution to this system if they want to
participate in the “Supercharger” system. The cost of the
charging stations should be proportionately low, according to Musk: Tesla would often not have to pay any
rent for locations with charging stations, the electricity
would come from solar panels installed at the site.
This “spirit of the open source movement for the advancement of electric vehicle technology” hits the nerve of modern times - “sharing”. There are indeed good
economic reasons for sharing since Tesla‘s competitors
are not the few electric cars of other manufacturers
but the mass of vehicles with combustion engines.
Moreover, Elon Musk is convinced that a technological
leader is not defined by the number of his patents but
rather by being able to attract and motivate the most
talented engineers in the world and that an open source philosophy strengthens technological leadership
and economic success.
Sustainability in China
How quickly the topic of sustainability has affected the production
figures of the whole industry, is
demonstrated at the example
of China. In the battle against
rampant air pollution, the government wants to put five million old
cars out of action. In Peking and
Hebei, alone, there are around one
million environmentally damaging
vehicles which, when put out of
action, should improve the air
quality of China‘s metropolises.
And that is not all. In order to
implement its climate protection
targets for cars, the Chinese ministry of industry is planning public
pillorying - penalties for fuel guzzlers and production restrictions. 85
manufacturers have already been
examined, 30% of those were above limit values including 13 foreign
companies with high powered engines (For background information
see: www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/
soziales/china-autobauern-drohtstrafe-bei-hohem-spritverbraucha-997620.html (Text in German
language)
Autor: Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner
Manager Public Relations & Marketing
CSR not only has an influence on
automotive products but also on
winning, binding and qualifying
skilled employees. -> See next page
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CSR I CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SMEs
VOIT brings clever minds
together so that something new is created.
CREED: We see it as
our social responsibility
to provide young people
with access to and early
contact with business
and to give them
practical experience
and, in return, we are
happy to receive
innovative input.
Composing: Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner, VOIT,
using fotolia: oconnor, Robert Kneschke,
Beboy, guucaa
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CSR
CSR for winning and binding skilled employees
The increasing lack of skilled employees is damaging
for the performance and innovative power of our
economy. The appeal of larger companies makes it
difficult for SMEs to attract the best minds and
hardest working hands in their region. Unjustly so,
since opportunities for shaping the company and
promotion prospects are often far better among the
hidden champions than in large companies. One
reason for this is the fact that they are not well known.
However, gaining a profile as a leader in technology
and an attractive employer is also possible without a
great degree of pressure to advertise. First of all, this
means that an employer should offer top engineers,
skilled employees over 50, young parents, people
with handicaps and the next generation a climate of
security and personal development as a framework
for motivated and effective work.
Further tasks are to gain students and young professionals at an early stage and to create a climate of
innovation. Unaffordable? Contra-calculation: what
does it cost to find and train each new employee and
trainee? What does the loss of know-how cost you if
experienced employees or young innovative minds
leave the company? What do you lose if half-hearted
rather than motivated employees are operating in
your company? What is the price if top people don‘t
find your company attractive enough to come and
participate in developing the company‘s future?
Lack of money is a poor justification for allowing
a company to deteriorate. Ideas are needed. CSR
strategies which are viable, that are innovative, useful
and worth reporting about - CSR commitment that
is perfectly suited to the company and supports its
aims. No “greenwashing” (i.e. having a superfluous
green image), no unstructured “watering can”-type
donating, no sponsoring if there is no related topic.
Here, VOIT is involved in a lot of activities - not necessarily cost-intensive ones – but ones that are target
orientated. VOIT is inspired by cars, technology, innovation, performance and by ambitious young people
who are keen on participating in shaping the mobile
worlds of the future. The automotive supplier needs
innovation and sees it as its corporate and social responsibility to awaken an enthusiasm for technology
in young people.
For this reason, the hidden champion explicitly
supports automotive university and student projects
e.g. the Evolution Racing Team at the University of the
Saarland and the University of Applied Sciences of
the Saarland (htw saar). The cross-faculty 30-student
strong team develops and builds one electric racing
car per year using the latest technology and then
enters the design competitions “Formula Student”,
competing against students worldwide. The support
is not only on a financial basis, however. The Logistics
and PR departments also provide support. What is
much more important, though, is that the company‘s
own toolmaking department with over 100 employees and the design department are open for the
racing team to manufacture their unique components and also to offer the students contact with and
access to industry, practical knowledge and networks
at an early stage.
I Part 2 : The battle for the best minds
Students also receive support for the annual competition of the University of Applied Sciences “Konstrukta”
e.g. in 2013 when building a wind channel. Students
also receive financial support and knowledge input
in a new work and study programme Automotive
Production Engineering that started at the University
of Applied Sciences in the autumn of 2014.
fotolia @ Robert Kneschke
One very good example of a manageable financial stake
with an outstanding CSR and charity effect is the “4L
trophy” - a student charity project which has meanwhile
become legendary along the lines of the Paris to Dakar
rally but through the desert to Marrakech. Every year,
students, among them the team DFHI/ISFATES (from
the German-French Institute of the University of Applied
Sciences), sponsored by VOIT , travelling in approx.
1,500 Renault R4s, take approx. 50 kg, in each case, of
school materials to Moroccan children. In 2014, a total
of 60,000 kg of school material came together as well
as 25,000 Euros in donations. That means that 3,000
children can enter schooling and three complete
schools can be built. This result would never have been
achieved if everyone was cooking their own” CSR soup”.
VOIT will also support this project again in 2015.
Another social responsibility is to awaken an interest
in pupils in the so-called “MINT subjects”, i.e. the subjects of mathematics, information technology, natural
science and technology as well as interesting them in
the automotive technology which is so important for
Germany. One new, very promising project in which
VOIT is involved along with other flagship companies,
contributing financial support and commitment, is the
“Knowledge Factory”, Saarbrücken (wiwe.de – website
in German language only) which first opened on 4th
July 2014. The aim is to create enthusiasm for technology in male and female pupils allowing them to
experience it first-hand and make it tangible through
experimentation.
CSR = A joint assignment
These numerous examples clearly
show: CSR commitment is not
just for the big companies.
Good ideas, a precisely targeted strategy, cooperation and
consistent implementation result
in successful CSR. If the project
is perfectly suited to corporate
goals, the effect is not lost in the
mass of projects or in interaction
with partners. The effectiveness
and awareness is multiplied
by impressive results and joint
media channels such as websites, blogs and facebook. And, of
course, when many people who
are enthusiastic about the topic
speak about it and carry on the
success. That is to say, CSR is not
a lonely marathon but more a
relay run.
Author: Astrid Wilhelm-Wagner
Manager Public Relations & Marketing
FROM THE DEPARTMENTS I Human Resources
MAIN TOPICS 2014:
Employee survey
New work clothes
Qualification
As the saying goes, where there is no change, there
is standstill – change is transformation. According to
this motto, the Human Resources department has
been undergoing restructuring to become a service
provider for all of the departments in the company
for facilitating the advancement and further development of each individual employee.
To give you an idea, here are some figures. Since
2010, 3,604 training measures have been carried out
in the VOIT companies WILLY VOIT, VOIT-TEC and BTI
together. A considerable quota with a total workforce
of approx. 1,100 employees! The company spent approximately 1 million euros on these training courses,
not including travel and accommodation expenses!
What does personnel development mean? Personnel
development is the individual further development of
an employee to suit changes at their workplace. In a
company with the focus on technology, such as VOIT,
above all, this is technical training such as training in
operation, robots, hydraulics etc.
The administration and follow-up of these training
programmes is carried out by two employees in the
Human Resources Department; not least to make
the training measures as pleasant as possible for
the employees. Furthermore, today, we are able to
achieve a positive evaluation in all audits carried out
for this field.
In previous years, up to the year of crisis 2009, personnel development in our company was somewhat
neglected. However, finally, just after the crisis, we
started to train our most important asset OUR EMPLOYEES even better in order to be able to exploit our
innovative capability. The technological changes in
our company, in particular, in the years 2011 till today
is a clear positive sign and signal that this change and
constant adaptation to change is the key to economic
success. We have not only invested in new technological equipment, we have also invested in the people
who operate, set up and maintain that equipment.
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However, development of our employees not only
consists of training programmes but is also part of
our responsibility as a modern-day employer to assist
some employees in their own personal development.
We are currently supporting 12 male and female
employees who are attending the college of mastercraftsmanship / college for technicians or a vocational
college in order to prepare them to take on positions
of leadership in our company in future. We will be
extending precisely this type of personnel development, in particular, in the next few years in order to
give young, talented and motivated employees the
possibility to have a career at VOIT within the context
of demographics and age succession.
Alexander Wörner
fotolia @ Volker Witt, @auremar, @ apops
Director Human Resources
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I VOIT, an attractive employer
Benefits for employees in 2014
Employee survey
- Annual performance assessment: timely implemen-
tation and payout of € 300,000 gross to employees
- Awards for suggestions for improvement in 2014; €30,000
- All trainees taken on with unlimited
employment contracts
- Evaluation of all workstations in production and among the salaried workforce with regard to
ergonomic and eco-social factors by a physio therapist and explanation of remedial action
with the technical management
- VOIT health day
- Procurement of two automatic lathes
for the apprentice workshop
- Procurement of comprehensive training software for occupational training
- New CI-compliant work clothes for production employees. Cost for the company: € 150,000 per year. Around 8,500 pieces of clothing are
currently in circulation.
Employees in the automotive industry are exposed to numerous stresses. We are therefore constantly striving to work
on the optimisation of processes in production and organisation. For this reason, VOIT conducted a survey in all of the
companies at the St. Ingbert location to allow us to respond
better to employees‘ needs regarding motivation, work satisfaction and health as well as to localize possible weak points
and where the emphasis of stress lies in order to advance
developments in our company effectively.
Benefits for students
- Bachelor and Masters theses
- Internships and sponsorships
- Student trainee contracts
- International deepening of training for trainees
- International job offers
- New: Dual work/study system
for trainees in Mexico
The survey and evaluation were carried out anonymously and
in compliance with data protection requirements. The allocation to different divisions was coded so that, on the one hand
it was not possible to trace back to single individuals but, on
the other hand, improvements for certain work areas could be
derived. The results were made accessible to all employees.
The survey consisted of six blocks with different subject areas
with around 10 questions in each block. For example, questions on the evaluation of the company regarding the outward
image projected, as an attractive employer, social commitment, social benefits, training and further training opportunities. Furthermore the leadership behaviour of superiors
(motivation, leadership competence, openness, support…).
Furthermore, corporate communication (goals, economic situation, means of communication, key figures…) and working
conditions (varied work, cooperation within the department
and beyond. Design of the working environment, opportunities for sport, feeling of loyalty to the company, payment,
promotion opportunities, possibilities for co-determination…)
The great majority still envisage VOIT as being an attractive
employer and successful company in five years‘ time whilst
giving the company their loyal support and seeing themselves as still working at VOIT. In particular, being appreciated, solidarity within the department and the increasingly
demanding work were given high ratings. A very high rating
was also given to the company‘s outward image and outward
communication, its appeal as an attractive employer and its
social commitment. Based on the results, we want to follow up
on upper and middle management levels with comprehensive
seminars and coaching on the topic of leadership behaviour
and internal communication. We consider it important to
utilize optimisation potential here.
attractive employer
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CSR I PHOTO SERIES: THE KNOWLEDGE FACTORY
Founding father
Chairman Günther Hemminger
Whether when setting up the knowledge factory or on an open day,
our trainees meet the kids on an equal footing and help them with
enthusiasm.
We also see it as our social responsibility to inspire enthusiasm in young
people in the automotive region of
the Saarland for automotive technology, to awaken their inventive spirit
and to offer them interesting jobs
with promising perspectives and
opportunities for development.
That this can also be fun, not only for
us but for all of those involved and
especially the kids, can be seen at the
Knowledge Factory in Saarbrücken.
It is an experimental workshop which
aims to inspire enthusiasm in children
from all types of school in the MINT
subjects for (jobs in) technology. It is
sponsored by a handful of flagship
companies based in the Saarland,
including VOIT, and is without doubt,
a successful model.
Successful start:
Opening 04.06.2014
500th course participant: 25.09.14
1000th course participant: 12.11.14
Photos: Plant photos VOIT,
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plant photos WissensWerkstatt, Melanie Welzel (ZF)
Exciting courses and after-work sessions
on the subjects of electricity, pneumatics, robotics….
Minister of Education Ulrich Commerçon with the Head of the Knowledge
Factory Dr. Nicole Maas. Below: Workshop Master Sascha Cattarius.
Whether a candle steamship or cute cleaning
mice, the children always pay full attention.
The mice also have an engine with an imbalance, by the way, and it is this uneven vibration which drives the bustling mice forward.
Great joy: Paula, the 500th and Fabian the 1000th course participant.
A „must see:“
www.wiwe-sb.de
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Photo: Jochen Hans
AUTOMOTIVE YOUTH SPONSORING I Racing Cedric
Photo: Roelof Oosterhuis
Profile
Name:
Cedric Morris Piro
Born:01.02.1998
Star sign: Aquarius
Place of residence:Heusweiler
School: Marie-Louise-Kaschnitz Secondary School, A-levels 2016
Languages: German, English, French and Latin
Hobbies: Motorsport, football, playing electric base guitar
Motorsport:
Since 2009
Role models: Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Nigel Mansell
Goals: Professional racing driver
Greatest successes
2014
Debut in formula racing
Tenth place Formula Renault 1.6 NEC junior out of 27 drivers
2013
Master in ADAC Kart Masters: Wins in ADAC Kart Masters
Top five placings in German Junior Kart Championship
4th in the German Junior Kart Championship
2012
Wins in ADAC Kart Masters:
2nd place in German Junior Kart Championship (Wackersdorf )
Fifth place in the ADAC Kart Masters (overall standings)
Eighth place in the German Junior Kart Championship (overall
standings)
2011
ADAC Federal Champion
West German ADAC Kart Master
Vice Champion‘s Title DMV Gold Cup, Vice Champion‘s Title DMV
Winter Cup, Oschersleben
Wins in DMV Kart Championship
Wins in West German ADAC Kart Cup
2010
Vice Champion in West German ADAC Kart Cup
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2009
West German ADAC Kart Champion
Champion AvD Kart Challenge
Wins in the West German ADAC Kart Cup
Wins in the AvD Kart Challenge
Racing Saarlander successful
in motorsport
With Cedric Piro, VOIT has a racing brand ambassador. The young racing driver from Heusweiler, who is
now 15 years old, celebrated his premiere in formula
racing this year and has ended his debut year on
an excellent tenth place. But his motorsport career
began much earlier. His father Erwin was already a
successful racing driver himself and passed the fascination for motorsport onto his son. Cedric sat in a
racing kart for the first time at ten years of age and his
talent was already prevalent from an early age. In his
first kart season of 2009, he won three championships
straight off.
From then on, there was no stopping Cedric. Starting
in the Bambini class, he moved up into the Junior
Class in 2012. In his six-year kart sport career, he has
celebrated 7 champion‘s titles and thereby written
history. As the first and only pilot to-date, Cedric won
three consecutive times in a row in three different
classes in the traditional ADAC Federal Final Race.
Cedric recommended himself for stepping up into
formula racing in 2013. He won the ADAC Kart Masters, the biggest kart racing series in Germany and
celebrated four race victories, standing on the victor‘s
podium in nine out of ten races.
The Formula Renault 1.6. NEC Junior is seen as the
hard preliminary step before moving up into Formula
1 racing. Numerous present racing drivers gained
their experience in this racing series for young drivers
in the past.
fundamental commitment
Cedric‘s racing season comprised
of seven racing weekends spread
through the Netherlands, Belgium
and Germany. Among these were
traditional routes such as the
Nürburgring, Spa Francorchamps
and Zandvoort. As a rookie, Cedric
did well: in five races he was ninth
and with a seventh ranking in the
Belgian Spa, he set a very clear
marker. Cedric closed the season
as 10th out of 27 drivers in the
overall classification. The team
“Pirosports” was 4th in the team
standings out of 9 teams.
In the coming season, Cedric will
no longer be starting as a hopeful
newcomer or “rookie” and he has
set himself high aims: “After my
year as a learner, I would like to
fight for the podium rankings. The
driving technique with a formula
racing car is quite different and
requires extensive testing work
during the winter months. Unfortunately, during the season we are
not allowed to test on our racing
tracks” Cedric Piro explains.
Photo: Jochen Hans
Photo: Roelof Oosterhuis
Reaching the Target with Fitness & Effort !!! Topp-News !!!
Far more factors are required for a successful career in
motorsport besides the right feeling on the racetrack.
For this reason, Cedric has been preparing himself for
his races physically and mentally for three years now.
Several times a week, Cedric works on an individually
designed fitness and endurance programme with
his fitness and mental coach. The results of this work
speak for themselves. Cedric remains one of the
strongest drivers right to the final lap which gives him
the basis for achieving victory.
Formula Renault 1.6 – Along the
racetrack at up to 230km/h
The Formula Renault 1.6 consists of a carbon fibre
monocoque and thus complies with the current FIA
safety regulations. With a 1,600 cc Renault engine
and 140 hp, the racing machine which weighs 470 kg
reaches a top speed of up to 230 km/h. For Cedric, it
is a special feeling every time he drives: “I am always
happy to be sitting in the car again. The battle, man
against man, wheel against wheel is something special and sometimes poses a great challenge”.
Photos: Private photos Piro
Sponsor: VOIT
In 2012, VOIT started sponsoring the young talent
who was, until then, relatively unknown because VOIT
and Cedric have fundamental common connection:
passion for performance and automotive technology
and, not least, petrol running in their veins. It will be
interesting to see on which racing tracks Cedric will
be standing on the victor‘s rostrums within the next
few years.
On 12.11.14, Cedric Piro was accepted into the talent
coaching group of the ADAC Sports Foundation. He
has therefore not only proved his exceptional talent
to the racing world - this is a sensational step which
will give Cedric the chance to be among the few
who can achieve great success in this profession.
The ADAC Sports Foundation is the largest organization for coaching young talent in Germany and one
of the largest worldwide. Here, only the best drivers
are supported and introduced to professional car
racing, among them the present formula 1 and DTM
drivers Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hülkenberg and Timo
Glock.
In 2015, Cedric Piro will take part in the new Formula
4 which the FIA has made part of the ADAC Masters.
Formula 4 is the most popular formula series for
young drivers and is broadcast live on television. We
look forward to this with Cedric and his parents and
wish him great success and, at all times, a safe drive!
For further information see: http://www.cedric-piro.de/
http://www.piro-sports.de/ und https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedric-Piro/225710930814277
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VOIT CHARITY
= COMMITMENT OF VOIT EMPLOYEES
Handing over of a donation of 22,000 euro
for the Friends‘ Association of the “Kangaroo Kids”
A big thank you was said by the
Chairman of the Friends‘ Association of the “Kangaroo Kids” at the
Winterberg Clinic in Saarbrücken
to Sylvia Huy and her deputy Ursula Haier, the representatives of the
St Ingbert-based company VOIT
who delivered a cheque for over
22,000 euro to the intensive care
ward for children at the Saarbrücken clinic.
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VOIT has donated 120,000 euro so far
VOIT has been supporting the Friends‘ Association
since 1997 with the proceeds from its annual Christmas prize draw. Since the very start, VOIT employees
have supported the Friends‘ Association with an
amazing 120,000 euros. Managing Director Carsten
Schubert and the Chairman of the Works Council,
Roland Marx, praised the social commitment of their
employees, above all their compassion for children
who have a particularly difficult start in life. “This
measure is intended to minimize additional stress for
the premature babies as a result of light and beeping
monitors during the intensive care phase”.
I VOIT employees donated 22,000 euro
to ward for premature babies
From left to right: Prof. Dr. Jens Möller (Head Doctor at the Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), Carsten Schubert (Managing Partner VOIT), Christiane Weiler (Head Nurse), Roland Marx (Chairman of the Works‘ Council VOIT), Ursula Haier (Child nurse and
Deputy Chairwoman of the Friends‘ Association of the Kangaroo Kids) Sandra Dellmann (Deputy Chairwoman of the Works‘ Council),
Eva Vogelgesang (Head of the Paediatric Care Ward), Sylvia Huy (Chairwoman of the Kangaroo Kids Association)
Ursula Haier explained that the
Friends‘Association will invest
the money in facilities to provide
protection against noise and light
because intensive care measures
cannot be carried out soundlessly
but are a source of stress for the
weakened premature babies.
Therefore soundproofing plates
are to be installed in the ceilings
of the ward. In addition, colourful
covers have been procured for the
incubators.
Other purchases which have been
financed through donations are
e.g. improved respiratory equipment for the premature babies,
machines for sterilizing breast milk
and the installation of a waiting
room/bereavement room.
The head physician Dr. Jens Möller was delighted
about the “financial infusion” saying that it is only
commitment of this kind that makes the medical
advances to benefit the tiniest patients possible since
it is not possible to carry out purchases of this kind
from the hospital‘s normal budget.
In 2014, too, the Christmas prize draw of the VOIT employees will collect money for things that are urgently
needed. Furthermore, the management of the VOIT
group has agreed to support this sustained project
of their employees instead of purchasing Christmas
presents for clients.
You can find more information (German language only) under:
www.kaenguruh-kinder.de
www.klinikum-saarbruecken.de/de/ueberuns/Partner/Ehrenamtlicht/Seiten/Ehrenamtliche.aspx
Donation of 2,000 euro handed over
to the “Shower of Stars” campaign
The employees of VOIT would like to help families and
children living locally here in the Saarland who are undergoing hard times. For this reason, the VOITians take
part in numerous charity events throughout the year.
For the first time, part of the proceeds of the Christmas
prize draw amounting to 2,000 euro were donated to
the “Sternenregen” (“Shower of Stars”) Campaign – A
campaign for children in need in the Saarland because
this charity offers unbureaucratic help in many different ways anywhere that the pinch is felt or where there is need. The campaign is an initiative by Radio Salü
and the Saarland‘s churches with the patronage and
active support of the Premier of the Saarland, Annette
Kramp-Karrrenbauer. In February 2014, the campaign
completed the year with record donations of over
341,000 euro brought together by private individuals,
clubs, nursery schools, companies etc.
Info: For examples and bank details for donations see:
http://www.salue.de/inside/helfen/ (German language only)
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Joint Works Council I Who is who
Roland Marx
Chairman of the Works Council
Sandra Dellmann
Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council
Wolfgang Stalter
Exempted Member of the Works Council
In further
positions
Roland Stalter
Martina Aatz
Bruno Abel
Ilka Dörr
Norbert Gries
Heike Höllinger
Hans-Peter Jörg
Thomas Lerner
Silvia Portannese
Sebastian Ruf
Roland Stalter
Gerd Schäfer
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Manuela Schmitt
Representative for the
Severely Handicapped
Christoph Abel
Deputy Representative for
the Severely Handicapped
Roman
Loginow
Youth Representative
Our Medical Assistants I Always there
Dear Colleagues,
This year you had the opportunity to re-elect the
representatives of your interests, the works council.
For the first time in VOIT‘s history, instead of the usual
election of individuals, this was an election based
on a list system. Many employees did not necessarily greet this fact with enthusiasm. For this reason,
I would like to give you a brief explanation of how
this list-based election came about. Representatives
of the German metalworkers‘ union IG Metall had
elected all the candidates from among members of
the union and had also laid down placings on the list
as a result of that election. As in previous years, after
this democratic vote, other people who were not
members of the union could also be registered on the
list. These were then added to the list after the candidates elected as described above which, in the case
of an election of individuals, would not have been a
disadvantage. However, it was also clear that if there
was a second list, an election of individuals would
become impossible. As you know, a second list was
handed in by the employees of BTI and the reasons
for this are clearly understandable. With around 140
BTI employees and 840 employees in the VOIT headquarters, the colleagues at BTI would only have had
a small chance of appointing a representative to the
Works Council. This 2nd list was the reason, however,
that 2 further VOIT lists were created so that finally 4
lists stood for election.
Although this sounds complicated, it was very
positive since it is the optimum case if we have one
member of BTI and of VOIT-TEC in the Works Council, respectively. It is a great help for the work of the
works council since we receive a lot of input regarding what is happening at BTI and VOIT-TEC. In addition, the employees have a direct contact on site. The
size of the works council has also changed. Instead of
the 13 members up till now, the acting works council
now consists of 15 members. This is due to the fact
that the workforces of BTI and VOIT-TEC have joined
the VOIT workforce. Since this means that our company has a workforce of more than 901 employees
(1,024 had the right to vote), we are allowed to elect
the third exemption in accordance with the Works‘
Council Constitution Act. Colleague Wolfgang Stalter
was elected. It became clear to us relatively soon that
we cannot remain in our current office now that there
are three of us. Many of you already know that we
can now be found behind the canteen in the former
training room and that each of us has their own area.
This makes it easier than before to have confidential
discussions without being disturbed.
Michael Becker
Thorsten Breyer
Michael Blum
Jürgen Gebhard
Sonja Heib
Volker Kreimes
Sven Markenstein
Manuel Rödel
Simone Schamper
Markus Theis
On behalf of the works‘ council, I would like to thank
you for the confidence that you have placed in us, for
the large number of people who voted and hope to
continue the good discussions and receive constructive criticism – in other words to have good cooperation!
Sandra Dellmann
Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council
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From the Departments
I Project Management
NEWS
from Project
Management
3 Technologies –
1 Partner
Cold forming in
sheet steel & aluminum
(punching, drawing &
roll-bending technology)
Aluminium pressure
die casting and finishcasting: pressure tight
and with low porosity
in various aluminum
alloys
Hot forming technology
for plates made of
high-strength
lightweight steels
idealism +
idealism
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Hot forming technology
The structural changeover from existing products and
products due to expire in the medium to long- term
to new applications in the powertrain segment took
place more quickly than originally anticipated. Business could be successfully further developed based on
the experience the VOIT Group has already been able
to acquire on VOIT-TEC equipment over the past few
years.
An initial series of orders was already placed by one
of our major clients at the end of February 2013 thus
making it necessary to install a 1,900 tonne progressive
press with downstream slide grinding machine and
cleaning facility at the headquarters in Saarbrücker
Strasse, St Ingbert. This system will go into operation
from the spring of 2015 and will manufacture products
such as webs and planetary supports for automatic
transmission. Due to consistent standardization of
our systems technology, the new press complements
the existing machinery at VOIT-TEC perfectly as well
as offering us the flexibility of manufacturing the
products on facilities which are optimally designed for
this purpose.
The further assignment by another client to produce a component from a different segment of the
powertrain, the converter unit, means that additional
extension of the press capacity is required. A second
press, which also has a capacity of 1,900 tonnes, is
to be installed in the plant in St. Ingbert Saarbrücker
Strasse. The start of series production in this project is
planned for spring 2016.
There are currently numerous acquisition projects for
various powertrain projects with clients from the OEM
segment in order to achieve further orders for the
production of similarly complex components.
Principally, the market is showing great interest in
the portfolio of the VOIT Group. In particular, great
interest has been shown in the ability to provide the
right stimulus early on in the development of new
products with regard to future economic production
of the components and, at the same time, this gives
us the opportunity to enter into projects with a promising future at an early stage.
Casting and Machining
The product segment EPS (Electronic Power Steering)
is a fast-growing segment since many of the developments with regard to comfort which are already
on offer or which are planned for the future require
this technology. Driver assistance systems such as
automatic parking, lane departure warning systems,
automatic swerving in an emergency and many more,
can no longer do without actuating elements in the
steering system.
For some years now, VOIT has been manufacturing
sophisticated components for these applications
for different clients with different concepts (engine
housing plus bearing bracket vs. two bearing brackets per EPS engine).
At the end of 2013, we succeeded in winning a
further large automotive supplier who will play an
important role in the EPS sector in future for a very interesting project. For this initial project with the customer and VOIT, in which series production will start
in 2015, a lot of energy was put into the implementation during the sample phase and in setting up the
systems for series production over the course of 2014.
Due to the promising future prospects, however, we
know that this effort makes strategic sense.
In this respect, the customer is already working on
a follow-up project with VOIT i.e. an assignment has
been given for the manufacture of samples and preseries components. We hope to be nominated for the
series production order on the basis of our previous
technological performance.
In addition to the field of EPS, there is also intensive
cooperation directly with car manufacturers. Besides
the fact that VOIT has always only delivered pressure
die castings that were ready to install, i.e. there is no
need for an external interface between the casting
and machining areas, the high level of all manufacturing areas at VOIT is recognized and viewed as an additional performance characteristic and competitive
advantage. One example is components for mechatronic control systems. They are seen as being one of
the most complex components in the powertrain.
However, this not only applies to the extremely
complexity of casting to ensure that there is practically no porosity in functional areas. Furthermore,
high-precision machining with tolerances < 0.05 μm,
which are to be adhered to in a secure process and
comprehensive cleaning technology including a laboratory for residual contamination are other factors
which are critically scrutinized when assigning an order for these parts to a manufacturer. VOIT can meet
the requirements for manufacturing such complex
components. This has been confirmed by numerous
visits and analyses by potential customers. Due to this
fact and based on the high demand on the market, it
should be possible to gain an initial project with VOIT
as a tier 1 supplier for an OEM.
Thomas Feis
Head of Project Management Department
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From the Departments I Lean Management
The VPS-Team: Markus Hoffmann , Bärbel Stenger, Ralf Dick , photo on right: Albert Eisele
What exactly is VPS?
First of all, what the term means
All of those here in the company
have surely noticed that our factory no longer looks as it did even
last summer. What is happening
or, rather, has already happened?
Many questions, one or two of
which you, as an employee, have
almost certainly asked yourself.
VPS – the VOIT Production System orientates itself
according to the exemplary model TPS – the Toyota Production System and is based on the same
principles and tools as TPS. VPS has been and is being
individually configured and implemented based on
the structure of VOIT processes and adaptations to
these. The success of such a production system can
be demonstrated using many examples but the best
known of these is surely Toyota itself and, here in
Germany and Europe, the company Porsche. Toyota
has been able to go from being a good manufacturer of weaving looms and a small insignificant car
manufacturer to being the largest car manufacturer
in the world in just the course of a few years. Today,
Toyota is an exemplary model for all well-known car
manufacturers in the world. The first German car manufacturer to successfully dedicate itself to this philosophy in the 1990‘s was Porsche. At that point in time,
Porsche was at great risk of going into insolvency and
faced imminent closure. Within a few years, Porsche
has become the most profitable car manufacturer in
Germany and is therefore a further exemplary model
with regard to its production systems.
The answer is simple and, at the
same time, complex. The simple
part is that we want to introduce
and implement VPS. The complexity lies in the necessity of finding a
simple explanation of VPS.
Not only the result is important but also how this
result was achieved i.e. how efficiently could we work
or produce. This means we avoid waste and continually try to reduce these types of waste and, ideally, to
eliminate them.
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For this purpose, these types of waste must all be
known. On the right, you can therefore find a brief
overview. In order to reduce and ultimately eliminate
this waste, various tools and core elements are used:
• 5S and visualization –
Uniform standards which are transparent for everyone
•
Standardization –
Work standards for die and fixture processes (e.g.
AMK bearing bracket) or also change-over
processes (e.g. VOIT TPH or EMAG in the
machining area)
• CIP – The continuous improvement process
whereby everyone constantly works on improving our processes
• KPL (Key performance Indicators) – Clearly visible on our area notice boards. “If we don‘t know where
we stand, we will certainly not get to where we
want to be”.
• Team orientation and working in a team –
Here we will go into greater depth in 2015 and move from the current area level into the team and shift level. Here, the motto is “VPS is a team sport and you can only do it together!”
•
Reference to quality as the constant measure of our
activity because only when the customer is satisfied and comes back again are we on the safe side in the long term. Here, quality goes a long way beyond the general common reference to the end customer.
It also, for example, refers to the internal customer and the quality of our activities/work with regard to social and environmental requirements. All of the tools and core elements mentioned here ultimately serve to achieve these quality aims.
I VOIT Production System VPS: Systematically towards success
7 + 1 Types of waste
at a glance
• Overproduction (too much)
• Too long and unnecessary internal transport/inter mediate storage
• Too many stocks
•Defects:
scrap/rework/repairs
• Waiting times
•Over-processing
(unnecessary activities,
more than the customer
needs/pays for)
•Movement
(unnecessary or too long
distances routes for
employees)
• The 8th and greatest waste: unused expertise of
employees
What does this mean for us?
2014:
A short calculation using the example of time spent
searching for things: everyone knows searching
and let us suppose that every employee spends an
average of 30 minutes per shift searching (sometimes
more, sometimes less, depending on the particular
activity). This means that, with around 1,000 employees in St Ingbert, searching time amounts to 500
hours a day. Assuming that there are 200 working
days a year (also rounded generously downwards),
this would mean searching times (= waste) of a total
of 100,000 hours per year. Assuming a rate of around
€30 (including taxes, levies, vacation periods and
illness…) this would amount to wastage of around
€3,000,000 a year! What would it mean for us if the
searching times were even merely halved by implementing the principles of 5S? Here, the 5S process
clearly makes sense.
Based on the successfully created lean structures, it is
now planned to take the next decisive steps. Efficient
implementation up to employee level, department
meetings with the employees at the department notice boards and consistent involvement of employees
in workshops (e.g. tooling processes and work standards) are the focus of the VOIT production systems
(VPS) in 2014. Parallel to this, 3 black belts will be
trained in order to be able to find long-term solutions
to complex problems.
The VPS team, which was founded in 2013, is there to
help you introduce and implement all of these tools
and processes. The team consists of Bärbel Senger,
Ralf Dick and Markus Hoffman, who all work very
dedicatedly on the topic of VPS. For this reason we
would like to take this opportunity to say thank you
to the team! The colleagues are supported by Albert
Eisele who, as an external specialist and consultant, is
at the St Ingbert plant on some days and provides us
with the supports of his experience. You can find the
VPS team in the former works council office near the
entrance to the canteen.
This article is intended to give you an initial overview
of the topic VPS. In the next issues we will look at
the individual elements in more details and we ask
you to simply contact the VPS team if you have any
questions.
Albert Eisele and the VPS team
As far as the topic of benchmarking is concerned,
very constructive cooperation on the topic “lean” has
been started with FESTO in Rohrbach. The kick-off
was made by 20 method specialists from FESTO at
VOIT. In return, the VOIT VPS team took part in the
FESTO method specialists‘ day. The aim is to exchange
experiences on the topic of implementing lean
principles in a production system. One would like to
look beyond the blinkered view of internal processes
in order to learn from each other and the hope is that
there will be valuable mutual stimuli.
Highlight in 2014: Best Practices of Lean Management: Visit by a high-calibre delegation of lean
specialists from Malaysia.
22-27 June 2014
Host and co-organizer: Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) and the Lean Institute Germany. Topic:
Overseas training and collaboration effort in Lean
Management Practices. The points visited were carefully selected: Steinbeis Research & Innovation Center,
Aluplast, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft München and VOIT.
A great accolade for our work.
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SPORT I St. Ingbert Town Run
I Dillingen Company Run
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We burn
for hot
cars !
For the (10 year) anniversary of the WOCHENSPIEGEL Saarland Company Run in 2014, the organizers registered a record number of participants. More
than 15,000 participants from more than 870 companies completed the 5,000 metre course through the grounds of the Dillingen steelworks in spite of
temperatures of 30 degrees in the shade. After that, there was a celebration of the over 50 VOIT runners (–more than ever before!) in and around a tent
which the trainees themselves had put up. For anyone who doesn‘t want to miss it: the next Dillingen Company Run will start on the 16th of June 2015.
In May 2014, 16 VOIT employees started out on the
St Ingbert town run and
were therefore the largest
team in the Karlsberg
Teamcup.
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SPORT I Football
Company team tournaments 2014:
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Tournament of the sports club SV Rohrbach, sports club Rohrbach –
Tournament of the sports club SG Hassel, sports field “Am Eisenberg” –
30.05.14 and of the FC Victoria 09 St Ingbert, Betzental Stadium 07.06.14
18.06.14 and ZF Friendly match Mühlwaldstadion 19.09.14
emotion wins
Do you like playing football? Would you
enjoy the occasional small tournament
against football teams from other companies? New players are welcomed by
Kalle Gebhardt and Dirk Schnur.
Our “best man” on the field – during a friendly match VOIT vs. ZF,
Elena Quack scored the goal.
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SPORT I Team-building waterskiing on the Mosel
I 24-hour solidarity run, St Ingbert
24 VOIT employees, sometimes together with family members or friends, ran for charity, in 24 hours round for round (a total of 2,294 rounds = 901
km) in the Mühlwald stadium St Ingbert. This year, the proceeds went to the Surgical Mission St Ingbert according to the Motto “Saarlanders for
operations for the poor in the Philippines”.
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I Cycling
BSW
Zerspanungswerkzeuge GmbH
The participants form groups and try to run as many rounds as possible, by day or by night, whereby the group members can also take
turns at going on the track. The minimum starting fee represents a basic donation.
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EVENTS & COMPANY VISITS I
Committee from
the Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry
14.02.14
University of
Applied Sciences
Kaiserslautern
Company Visit
27.03.14
27.03. 2014 & 05.06.14
The Masters students from the courses
of study Information Management,
Entrepreneurship and Finance interviewed VOIT‘s Human Resources Manager, A.
Wörner and a number of other managers
from Production, Development and
Marketing with regard to their views on
various facets of personnel policy and examined whether there was a characteristic pattern in this regard in the company.
ASW
Vocational
Academy
01.04.14
Students from
Monterrey,
Mexico
25.05.14
Connect@htw
10.06.14
Method specialists
FESTO
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Masters students reflect
VOIT‘s personnel policy
16.07.14
Further Visits & Events:
Advisory Board for
the Environment
10.07.14
Pupils from Albertus Magnus Secondary School – 18.02.14
Girls Day – 18.02.14
Lean Management Malaysia – 27-03..14
Company Ebner with Baosteel from China – 25.06.14
Wilhelm-Maybach School – 26.06.14
Summer Festival of the AKW - Working Committee
for Business – 14.09.14
Technology Symposium at BMW Saarbrücken – 13.10.14
Logistics Students BVL & University of Applied
Sciences Kaiserslautern – 12.11.14
Occupational Training Centre Sulzbach,
Tool Mechanics – 20.11.14...
Thank you for your visit!
Rotary Club St. Ingbert
07.08.14
Industry Forum of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry I 16.09.14
Dr Carsten Meier, Managing Director of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in the business sector Innovation,
Universities of Applied Science, Securing Skilled Employees
visited us in September this year with Dr Pascal Strobel and
Armin Gehl, Cluster Manager of Automotive Saar as part of
the Chamber‘s industry forum for vehicle construction/automation technology along with a group of around 40 guests.
Visit by
Thomas Wu
24.09.14
2nd Meeting of the workgroup
Saarland Marketing I 21.10.14
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OUR APPRENTICE WORKSHOP I New lathes
2014 – A year of intense investment in our apprentice workshop. Head of training, Udo Cloß,
campaigned successfully for the procurement
of two precision lathes (40,000 euro per lathe).
The model procured - “Praktikant GS” - with a
centre width of 650 mm and centre height of
160 mm is known as the no. 1 conventional
lathe in the training world. The new precision
models not only ensure, as the name says, better precision but also have a high level of safety
and long lifetime. With comprehensive accessories, ergonomics that have proven themselves
in practice and, at the same time requiring
very little room, they have proven themselves
for decades in the manufacture of individual
parts and small series in manual craftsmanship
and in industry, in toolmaking and in fixture
construction.
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In the apprentice workshop, they are used to
manufacture turned parts in accordance with
a training programme or, now and again, for
plant operations. “Now training can be structured far more efficiently” says Udo Cloß. “With
two lathes of the same construction, trainees
can immediately try out on the second lathe
what the trainer demonstrates on the first one.”
A further advantage is that the accessories only
have to be procured once because they can be
mounted on both lathes (face plate and four
jaw chuck). Until the two turning lathes were finally in their optimum position, however, many
trainees and both trainers in our apprentice
workshop had to pitch in. They lifted the heavy
machines using chain hoists, disposed of the
predecessor models, adjusted, measured the
correct alignment….The anticipation of the
first test run on the new acquisitions was truly
tangible!
I Events
GIRLS` DAY − 27.03.2014
On 27 March 2014, Girls‘ Day took place
in the whole of Germany. VOIT was one of
the companies where it was possible to
have a look behind the scenes. Ten girls
from different schools not only got to
know the smell of metal in an apprentice
workshop but also took up hammer and
pliers themselves. VOIT apprentices in their
first year of training took the very best care
of them and in an exercise in bending, they
manufactured a game of skill and a copper
bracelet with their own name on it.
ALBERTUS MAGNUS SECONDARY SCHOOL VISITS VOIT 18.02.2014
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OUR APPRENTICE WORKSHOP I shows commitment
VICES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IN ROHRBACH – 15.07.2014
For many years now, VOIT has had a partnership and
very good contacts with the comprehensive school in
Rohrbach. Many pupils complete periods of work experience or later their training in our company. The headmistress of the school, Ms Fritz, sees the school as a supplier
for training. In order to prepare the pupils for working
life, the subject Business and Employment Studies plays
an important role. Unfortunately the school had been
poorly equipped for metalwork in the past. This changed
in July 2014 when VOIT put five vices worth 1,200 euro at
the school‘s disposal. For VOIT trainer Udo Cloß, they are
“a symbol of partnership”.
THE INFOMOBILE OF THE METAL AND ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY – 02.04.2014
This year, too, VOIT was included as one of the “stops”
on the schedule of the infomobile of the metal and
electrical industry and was visited by more than 50
school pupils. Furthermore, our trainees also accompanied the tour bus to one of our partner schools in order
to fill the pupils there with enthusiasm for technology.
With the help of our trainees, the pupils were able to
manufacture a workpiece which they had previously
drawn on a CNC milling machine. We hope that we
have aroused the interest and enthusiasm of some of
the visitors for this branch of industry in which VOIT
offers six different courses of occupational training.
Our occupational training courses:
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START OF THE „KNOWLEDGE FACTORY“ SAARBRÜCKEN – 04.07.2014
OPEN DAY IN THE „KNOWLEDGE FACTORY“ SAARBRÜCKEN – 17.10.2014
The Knowledge Factory is an experimenting workshop for school pupils
from all types of school up to 18 years
of age. Children and adolescents can
experience phenomena of science
and nature and carry out exciting
experiments and projects themselves.
For this purpose, on an area of 450
m² in the historic bus depot in the
“Eurobahnhof” quarter, a metalwork
and woodwork workshop is available
along with laboratories for physics,
electrical engineering and control
technology and a room for robotics.
The Knowledge Factory is financed by
a handful of flagship companies from
business in the Saarland, including
VOIT.
Our trainees offered active support in
setting up the interior equipment and
also proved to be excellent teachers
on equal footing with their pupils at
the official opening and on the open
day. The children of VOIT employees
were also warmly invited by the head
of the Knowledge Factory, Dr. Nicole
Maas, to experience technology live
for themselves.
TRAINEE INNOVATIONS CUP
It takes place every two years: our
popular Trainee Innovations Cup.
In this challenge, trainees hand in
one or more ideas for a typical VOIT
advertising gift which can be made
in the company. The winning design
is then manufactured and serves as a
popular give-away at trade fairs, company visits and at Christmas time.
The jury consisting of members of
the board, management, head of the
apprentice workshop, marketing,
works council trainees and youth representatives declared Timo Eicher‘s
(see photo top left) and Christoph
Schmitz‘s (photo right) idea of a stepped spinning top to be the winning
idea. With just one point less in the
judging, Jurij Smailow and Daniel
Pfeifer (photo bottom left) achieved
second place with their design for a
VOIT bookmark.
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OUR TRAINEES I Apprenticeship years I Best of year
New trainees in St Ingbert. Nice to have you here!
Andreas Lambert (Electronics Technician for industrial engineering)
Joshua Dietrich (Foundry Mechanic)
Kevin Skwara (Tool Mechanic)
Max Breuer (Electronics Technician for industrial engineering)
Robin Schwarz (Tool Techanic)
Jessica Theis (Industrial Mechanic)
Kai Bost (Plant and Machinery Operator)
Jonas Schorr (Industrial Mechanic)
Sven-Josef Runge (Foundry Mechanic)
Dennis Semmet (Plant and Machinery =perator)
Marek Kalamucki (Start in 3rd year of apprenticeship as a cutting
machine operator)
New in the commercial department: Philipp Karman
Best foundry mechanic in the region 2014
Even if it is becoming a habit that VOIT trains the “Best of the year”, we
still don‘t view the excellent performance that our trainees accomplish as ordinary. Roman Loginow is the best foundry mechanic in the
region in the specialized field of die casting and chill casting 2014
and was awarded a certificate and prize at the “Best of Year” celebrations of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce by the Chamber‘s
Managing Director Volker Giersch and Premier of the Saarland Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
The fact that our company annually supplies the “Best of Year” is not
least a result of the exemplary support and commitment of Udo Cloß
(Head of Training) and Jörg Walzer.
Our trainees in St. Ingbert
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Our trainees in Mexico, Guadalajara……
…with their trainer Francisco Gonzales Lorenzana
CONGRATULATIONS! I Our birthday celebrants!
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Our special greetings
to our CCO – Managing
Partner
Congratulations on
your 60th birthday!
Georg Pajak
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Dr. Andreas Mertz
Thomas Boschet
Jürgen Molter
Frank Sailer
Head of Development
Head of Maintenance
Die Casting
Production Manager
Stamping Division
Production Manager
Mechanical Processing
We
congratulate
you!
I 20 years I Eicher Timo, Jacob Marvin, Karmann Philipp, Paul Fabien, Peifer Steven, Stauner
Patrick I 30 years I Beyer Anja, Kapp Martin, Kral Alexander, Müller Benjamin, Schirra Marco,
Schramm Christopher, Selzer Stefan, Spork Timo I 40 years I Beck André, Gabriel Christian,
Groß Markus, Hahn Heiko, Schmidt Karl-Wilhelm, Wallacher Markus, Zintel Patrick I 50 years
I Becker Jürgen, Becker Karin, Bernardy Petronella, Buchmüller Ralf, Caspar Jörg, Dann Heide,
Dewald Martin, Dick Ralf, Diener Rainer, Dörr Stefan, Georg Klaus, Görlinger Petra, Graf Claudia,
Guth Lutz, Himjak-Lang Gerhard, Jänker Jürgen, Kolling Frank, Krüger Christiane, Krznaric Tomica,
Naumann Marco, Nimako Lawrence, Ohnesorg Martin, Pohland Frank, Salterberg Paul, Schmidt
Peter, Schokies Uwe, Staut Ewald, Strobel Volker, Walz Uwe, Weber Jörg, Zander Frank I 60 years
I Baumann Marlene, Bogner Nikolaus, Esser Michael, Dietrich Detlef, Giancippoli Leonardantonio, Haas Konrad, Hemmerling Hans, Heuer Petra, Lang Franz-Josef, Müller Barbara, Sander
Manfred, Schliessmeier Gerard, Schneider Wolfgang, Schreiber Dieter, Winzent Richard, Wirtz
Friedrich
I BTI I 30 years I Engin Murat I 50 years I Bour Michel, Del Mancino Yolande, Karmann Martin, Klein Achim, Schmidt Günter I 60 years I Gleim Friedrich
I VOIT-TEC I 30 years I Gebel Marco, Merscher Bernd, Simon Marco I 40 years I Brachmann
Christian I 50 years I Böffel Markus, Marascia Giuseppe
Thank you
for your
commitment!
Our pensioners
Brettar Joachim, Grage Günter , Gulden Walter , Kloos Hans-Leonhard, Neff Hans,
Ries Edgar , Schmidt Waltraud, Winkler Elisabeth
Deceased I Bronder Manfred
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who do not want to be named in the next issue, please inform Martin Ohnesorg in due time.
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OUR EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES I
Whether 10 years or 45…
for their loyalty and long years of devotedness to our
company, we would like to express our sincere gratitude. We hope that you will remain with us for many
years to come and will leave the company in just as
good health as on your first day at work.
Congratulations on your performance since the
industry is constantly further developing and undergoing numerous changes. You have made a contribution which has allowed VOIT to become the company
that we are today.
Thank you!
January I February I Beginning of March 2014
I 10 years
Denne Klaus-Peter, Jochum Boris, Frevel Heiko,
Pauly Nicole, Serdar Ramazan, Siebenschuch Thomas
I 20 years
Rebmann Nicole, Weber Jörg
I 25 years
Brockly David, Fickinger Michael, Pitzius Franz
I 30 years
Becker Bernhard, Dietrich Reinhard, Fuchs Uschi,
Wetzka Michael
I 45 years
Reinisch Franz
End of March I April I May 2014
I 10 years
Kleser Mike, Dr. Hein Marc
I 25 years
Bauer Rainer, Glaus Roman, Neff Hans,
Redel-Dinies Gabriele, Rubert Heribert, Stanik Artur,
Zöllner Silvia
I 30 years
Dewald Martin, Pressmann Josef, Spurck Raimund,
Steinmann Jürgen, Tomaschevsky Klaus
June I July 2014
I 10 years
Bollinger Hans-Jürgen, Herold Michael,
Mielnik Slawomir
I 20 years
Kolling Frank, Robert Peter-Hans, Schepp Joachim
I 25 years
Ansel Ursula, Gebhardt Karl-Adolf,
Klein Heinrich-Wilhelm, Latz Georg, Molter Jürgen,
Reinstadler Michael, Wagner Etienne, Würtz Georg
I 35 years
Abel Bruno
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I Congratulations and thank you!
August 2014
I 20 years
Becker Lothar, Schwarz Thomas
I 25 years
Barthel Mirko, Koch Diana, Kreimes Frank, Müller Werner,
Schiren Stefan, Scheller Rainer, Schmitt Elke, Zintel Patrick
I 35 years
Lang Susanne
I 40 years
Deckert-Steinfeld Ursula, Peters Josef,
Theobald Karl-Heinz
September 2014
I 10 years
Breyer Christine, Gries Andreas, Lang Jenny, Müller Carsten,
Prukker Scholt, Tselembidis Kostas
I 20 years
Pieter Thomas, Rail Johannes
I 25 years
Martin Dirk
I 30 years
Feichtner Peter, Fuhr Martin, Kohl Sabine, Metz Konrad
I 35 years
Jesel Herbert, Wirtz Markus
I 45 years
Bogner Nikolaus
October 2014
I 20 years
Becker Rosemarie, Eicher Marcus, Gölles Michael,
I 25 years
Mortag Mario, Schwarz Jörg
I 30 years
Biemacher Uwe, Bruckmann Iris, Hübsch Jürgen,
Schäfer Holger, Uhl Jürgen, Wagner Jörg
November 2014
I 10 years
Boujmal Tijani, Brödel Hans-Werner, Spurk Ralf
I 20 years
Ehre Saskia, Grage Günter, Vehbija Suljic
I 25 years
Bour Bernhard, Hans Armin, Kurtz Josef, Luckas Susanne,
Meier Klaus, Moscherosch Hans-Joachim, Müller Barbara
I 35 years
Brocker Engelbert
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OUR NEW EMPLOYEES I Welcome to VOIT
I NEW IN MANAGEMENT I Project Management
David
Metzier
Quality Manager
VOIT Group
Thomas
Schweitzer
Project Management
Stamping Division
Christian
Naumann
Project Management
Die Casting Division
Parth
Shah
Trainee
Die Casting Division
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Our French colleague David Metzier is 37 years old, single and has an eleven-year-old son.
He lives in Keskastel, France. His favourite sports include snowboarding, motorcycling
and tennis. At the German-French secondary school in Saarbrücken, he did his GermanFrench A-levels and then chose to do specialized technical training in Technical Physics.
After completing further training and attaining qualifications in Quality Management, he
gained his first work experience as lead of Supplier Quality Assurance at the company Behr
in Hambach, France). In 2001, he decided to transfer to VOIT FRANCE and took on responsibility for punching and forming technology. In 2004, he took on leadership of the Quality
Department, later he was the Plant Manager in France. Since 2013, Mr Metzier has been
working in Quality Management at the company location in St Ingbert.
Thomas Schweitzer (44) has been working in Project Management at VOIT since October
2014. He lives in Nonnweiler with his wife Tina and son Marius.
After gaining his diploma as an engineer in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Kaiserslautern, he worked for a year in the design office R & L in Overath CAD
design. In 1997, he changed to the CAD Design division in the Toolmaking Department at
Thyssen Krupp System Engineering and was responsible for method planning and forming
simulation. In his freetime, Thomas Schweitzer enjoys looking after his family, makes music,
plays the guitar and skis.
29-year-old Christian Naumann lives with his wife and two-year-old son in NeunkirchenKohlhof. In his freetime, he enjoys motorsport, either as a visitor to events of this type of
actively as a kart driver and youth trainer. After his exam as a trained tool mechanic at
Eberspächer in Neunkirchen was brought forward, he took his A levels in the subject of
Technical Studies. After that, he started a dual course of studies (in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering) at the ASW Vocational Academy in St Ingbert/ at Krummenauer, Neunkirchen (supplier to the mining industry). After achieving his diploma, the imminent end
of the mining industry in the Saarland forced him to change his professional orientation
in favour of Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede which, at that time, was making one
of the largest investments in the Saarland and offered potential for exciting tasks with
its product range (turbine/generator shafts for power stations, booster domes for Ariane
5 rockets). At first Christian Naumann was responsible for creating programmes for CNC
controlled carousel and centre lathes and, after three years, he transferred to the job preparation department of the forge. In spite of these sophisticated tasks, the desire to develop
himself further brought him to VOIT where he has been working as a key account manager
/project manager in the die casting department since October 2014.
Production engineer Parth Shah from India is 25 years old and has been living in Germany
since September 2011. After doing his Bachelor‘s degree in Mechanical Engineering in
India (optimization of a furnace system concept for Pioneer Furnaces Pvt Ltd., India), he
received a place to study for an MSc in Production Systems Engineering at the RWTH University in Aachen. He wrote his study thesis at WZL Aachen in the department for forming
technology. In addition to his studies, Parth Shah works as an assistant at the Fraunhofer
IPT with precision glass presses. Due to his internship and master‘s thesis on the topic
“Development of a pressure die casting mould concept with experiments and simulations”
at Martinrea Honsel Germany (Meschede), his interest in high pressure casting has been
constantly increasing. After completing his masters studies at the RWTH University in
Aachen, he moved to the Saarland in search of a new professional challenge and has been
working as a trainee in the pressure die casting department at VOIT since October 2014.
His free time activities include badminton, swimming and jogging. In addition, he enjoys
travelling through different European countries with friends.
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I New Colleagues
Murat
Calik
IT system
administrator
VOIT-TEC
Vanessa
Zinke
Administrative
employee in
Human Resources
New colleagues
in St. Ingbert
Murat Calik is 39 years old and has been working at VOIT as a system administrator since
September 2014. After his professional training as an electronic technician for telecommunications at Deutsche Telekom AG and several years of work experience, in 2002 he completed further training as an IT administrator. After that, Murat Calik worked in IT support
at 1&1 Internet AG and for the last four years, he worked as a system administrator at the
company Movianto GmbH. Murat Calik is married, has a daughter and lives in Völklingen.
He spends his free time with his family and friends, enjoys travelling and is an enthusiastic
football fan.
Vanessa Zinke is 26 years old and lives in Saarbrücken. She completed her studies at the
University of Trier as a Master of Science in Service Management. Since April 2014, she has
been working as an administrative employee in Human Resources at VOIT.
In her free time she enjoys reading, spending time with friends and doing outdoor activities
such as mountain bike trips through the Saarland.
VOIT Automotive I Baier Dennis, Baran Tatjana, Becker Patrick, Brettenmeier Michael, Breug
Tobias, Degrange Jeremie, Drumm Christian, Elma Ramazan, Epalapaye Amsel, Gert Adam,
Grell Alexander, Hammouda Abdelkarim, Kaduk David, Lieber Andreas, Meyer Aline, Müller
Nina, Ohnesorg Ole, Patuschka Kevin, Paulus Steven, Raber Marcel, Riedschy Dominik,
Sanner Daniel, Schneidmüller Andreas, Serf Christian, Stöver Michael, Smolarz Christoph,
Warschburger Marc, Weber Jürgen, Winter Markus, Wunn Markus
BTI I Böhm Sebastian, Brusdeilins Denis, Capraro Filippo, Dörrenbächer Iris, Ercan Bedil,
Even Yvonne, Feldten Jennifer, Guendogdu Suemeyye, Körner Steven, Lizenberg Alexander, Morschhäuser Gerhard, Müller Benjamin, Rauber Sascha, Sag Murat Burak, Schäfer
Stephan, Schanne Tim, Strecker Alexander, Welter Reinhard,
VOIT-TEC I Akman Yoldas, Brachmann Christian, Buchmann Florian, Donie Nikolas,
Isbrecht Sebastian, Marascia Giovanni
I Back at the St Ingbert location
Gerhard Wörz
Project
Management
Stamping
Division
Since 1 March 2014, Gerhard Wörz has been working for WILLY VOIT GmbH Co. KG as a project
manager for the implementation of new punching technologies at all VOIT locations as
well as on future growth markets. After completing his studies in mechanical engineering,
Gerhard Wörz worked in various well-known companies in the automotive supplier industry
filling different positions. On 1 October 1998, he joined WILLY VOIT GmbH & Co. KG, initially
as the designated plant manager for the plant which was to be newly built in Mexico. On 1
January 2001, Gerhard Wörz and his wife moved to Guadalajara /Jalisco / Mexico where he
henceforth was plant manager for VOIT Automotive de México S.A. de CV (founded as Grupo
KERVO S.A. de C.V.). In the following years, Gerhard Wörz played a significant role in setting up
and expanding our Mexican subsidiary. In February 2007, he was appointed as CEO/General
Director of VOIT Automotive de México S.A. de CV and reported directly to VOIT Holding. Gerhard Wörz managed VOIT México with great commitment and purposefully and successfully
developed the company further with multi-faceted initiatives. After over 13 years, Gerhard
Wörz decided to return to the Saarland with his wife for personal reasons. On 30 April 2014 he
resigned as CEO of VOIT México and recommenced work on 1 Mai 2014 at WILLY VOIT GmbH
& Co. KG. Currently, he is responsible as project manager for implementing the first “Powertrain Manufacturing System”. The system is comparable to the VOIT-TEC manufacturing systems and will produce identical parts to VOIT-TEC. With the introduction of this technology,
WILLY VOIT GmbH & Co. KG is entering into a totally new area with a promising future in the
field of cold forming, also for its subsidiaries, which will be equipped with this technology in
the not-too-distant future. Gerhard Wörz spends his free time with his four dogs which were
all adopted in Mexico and which he has given a new home in Germany. We are delighted to
be able to make use of his expert knowledge here in Germany again.
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VOIT Group
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