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voestalpine to Supply Porsche with Structural Components
10/09/2009 - voestalpine Polynorm and voestalpine Gutbrod have jointly been awarded an order by Porsche to supply safety-related components, floor structures, and other structural components for Carrera, Boxster, and Cayman models.
voestalpine Polynorm and voestalpine Gutbrod have jointly been awarded an order by Porsche AG with a volume in excess of €100 million. The scope of the contract includes safety-related components, floor structures, and various other structural components for Carrera, Boxster, and Cayman models.
Production of the components will be carried out at two of voestalpine’s German sites near Stuttgart: voestalpine Polynorm in Schwäbisch-Gmünd and voestalpine Gutbrod in Dettingen/Erms.
The patented phs-ultraform product will be used for the safety-related components. phs-ultraform is voestalpine’s newly developed, hot-dip galvanized auto body steel that is produced in Linz. The company claims that the world’s first ever press-hardening plant for series production has been developed at voestalpine Polynorm.
The galvanized, cold-pressed components are heated to 900°C, then cooled down within a few seconds to 70°C and hardened in the process. According to voestalpine, the corrosion-protected components produced in this way from press-hardened steel exhibit significantly higher strength while also saving weight.
The patented phs-ultraform product will be used for the safety-related components. phs-ultraform is voestalpine’s newly developed, hot-dip galvanized auto body steel that is produced in Linz. The company claims that the world’s first ever press-hardening plant for series production has been developed at voestalpine Polynorm.
The galvanized, cold-pressed components are heated to 900°C, then cooled down within a few seconds to 70°C and hardened in the process. According to voestalpine, the corrosion-protected components produced in this way from press-hardened steel exhibit significantly higher strength while also saving weight.
voestalpine Polynorm holds a leading position in the automotive sector in the manufacture of auto body parts. In addition to the production of outer skin components, voestalpine Polynorm also develops and produces compression molding dies for the automotive industry. It employs a workforce of 320 at the Schwäbisch-Gmünd site near Stuttgart.
voestalpine Gutbrod develops and produces ready-to-install stamping and formed parts in addition to assemblies and safety-related/crash protection components for the automotive industry. It also has a state-of-the-art, fully equipped tooling construction plant. The company employs a workforce of around 800 at two sites in Germany, Dettingen/Erms and Schmölln.
voestalpine has a number of specialized and flexible companies that produce, process, and further develop high-quality steel products. The Group is represented by 360 production and sales companies in more than 60 countries. With its high-quality flat steel products, voestalpine is one of Europe's leading partners to the automotive, white goods, and energy industries. It is also a world market leader in turnout technology, tool steel and special sections, as well as number one in Europe in the production of rails. The Group generated revenues of €11.6 billion in business year 2008/09 and employs around 40,000 staff worldwide.
