Company
Competent, enthusiastic and versatile!
Auto Heinen has been specialising in aluminium pressure diecast components and parts for over 70 years. The company's experience has made it an acknowledged point of contact for consultation on pressure diecast engineering, the casting and processing of sophisticated aluminium pressure diecastings and steel as well as the production of complete, installation-ready, sub-assemblies.
For special requirements such as pressure-tightness, finish-casting, freedom from porosity, cleanliness and strength, Auto Heinen has developed a special expertise. Over decades of experience, these skills have been implemented in the most diverse customer projects.
Company group
Auto Heinen – part of the Scherer group
With the takeover of the company by the Meinrad and Theodor Scherer brothers, Auto Heinen GmbH has been integrated into the successful Scherer Group. The group also includes Scherer GmbH based in Tramin (South Tyrol) and Lockweiler Plastik Werke GmbH in Wadern-Lockweiler (Saarland). Synthetic products are manufactured in both these works for the most diverse applications.
Tradition
Family is tradition
Auto Heinen has always been a family business. In 1933, the engineer Heinrich Heinen founded the cylinder grinding shop which was later renamed Auto Heinen. The expansion of the product range to include pressure diecast parts took place in 1969. From then on, developments from the House of Auto Heinen established themselves rapidly and continuously on the national and international markets.
Since 2010, Auto Heinen has once again been led with a familial background. Thus the original family tradition carries on.
Entrepreneurs
South Tyrol meets the Eifel
Both businessmen, Meinrad and Theodor Scherer come from South Tyrol and have been in business in Germany now for many years.
Meinrad Scherer
A time-served mechanical fitter and independent businessman since the age of 23. He is the principal shareholder in the companies Lockweiler Plastic Werke GmbH and Scherer GmbH.
Theodor Scherer
The engineer and business economist has many years of experience in the supply industry and in aluminium pressure diecasting.
Employees
Our strength: qualified, motivated and satisfied employees.
Our workforce of over 330 employees earns our highest esteem in their personal and career development. Hence we secure for ourselves a most highly qualified team that can identify with the company's goals and is thus is sustainably involved in our success.
We invest in:
- Apprenticeships
- Personnel development
- Comprehensive schooling and training towards lean management
- Recruitment of young people
- Leadership training and coaching
Key data/KPI's
Numbers, dates, facts
the essentials at a glance
General:
- Turnover in the fiscal year 2010: 36 million Euros
- Number of employees: 244 (as at: 31.01.2011)
- Two production plants in Bad Münstereifel on a total of 46,182 m²
- Certified to ISO 14001, ISO / TS 16949
Equipment:
- Facilities in the pressure diecasting area: 13 fully automatic casting centres with closing forces of 320-1200 tons
- Equipment in the mechanical processing area: 9 assembly and pressure-tightness test plants, 14 CNC machining centres, 14 CNC turning centres
- Equipment in the special plant & quality testing areas: 9 assembly and pressure-tightness test plants
- Casting of nine different AlSi and AlMg alloys
- 3D measuring machines and X-ray testing plants
- Qualified residual contamination laboratory and special test benches
- Vision
- Vision
Vision
Our vision: long-term success
Our vision is to secure the long-term existence of Auto Heinen through constant improvement and on-going technological development. We are developing our success in the market place through the constant pursuit of the unique selling point and added customer benefits.
In so doing, we focus on the following values:
- Personal commitment of the company owners
- Highest priorities on motivated and able employees
- Efficient and lean organisation
- Culture of constant improvement
- Social responsibility
Development
Creativity, intelligence and cost-efficiency – those are our solutions
The basis of any technical innovation is an efficient development process. During early and close dialogue, we support our customers in the search for creative, high-quality engineered and market orientated solutions.
Our experienced staff see the customers through from the basic concept of a product, the prototyping, trialling and validation phases to production series implementation with a high level of problem solving competence and efficient project management.
The deployment of modern CAD systems (ProE, Catia V5, IDEAS) and calculation tools (Mold Flow Simulation, FEM calculation) guarantees our customers the greatest possible flexibility in "simultaneous engineering". Our development service is rounded off by comprehensive test bench equipment for the verification of customer specific requirement profiles.
Aluminium alloys
The alloy makes the difference – and we have the right chemistry
The requirement profiles of modern components and systems in aluminium are many and varied. To be able to cater ideally for the requirements of the customer, we currently have nine different alloys in our portfolio.
Our competence in materials and flexibility in the melting process guarantees maximum freedom for our customers in the selection of alloys. One aspect of our long years of expertise is the processing of special alloys for components with the highest level of wear and chemical corrosion resistance.
Aluminium-magnesium alloys
- AlMg3Mn (ADC 6): medium to large structural components without heat treatment, anodises well
- AlMg5Si2Mn (Magsimal 59): structural components with a wide range of wall thicknesses without heat treatment, high energy absorption capacity as well as good welding /riveting capability and corrosion resistance
- AlMg9 (EN AC-51200 /349): components with a high requirement for corrosion resistance to chemical substances
Aluminium-silicium alloys
- AlSi10Mg (EN AC-43400 /239): components with mechanical processing and chemical resistance requirements
- AlSi12 (EN AC-44300 /230): standard secondary alloy for thin-walled components with improved corrosion properties
- AlSi9Cu3 (EN AC-46000 /226): standard secondary alloy for thin-walled components
- AlSi12Cu1 (EN AC-47100 /231): standard secondary alloy for thin-walled components
- AlSi12CuNiMg (EN AC-48000 /260): wear resistant piston alloy with good dimensional stability (heat treatable)
- AlSi17Cu4Mg (A 390): piston and cylinder alloy with the highest wear resistance (heat treatable)
Pressure diecasting
Casting cells to take on any challenge
Our pressure diecasting technology is based on 13 modern, automated production cells with cold chamber pressure casting machines with a closing force range of 320-1200tons. In the development of innovative tooling expertise, we combine our comprehensive know-how with the most modern software for process simulation (Magmasoft®) and highly qualified partners in pattern and toolmaking.
Our components are noted for:
- Finished functional surfaces, gear toothing, threaded holes, and the highest degree of dimensional stability
- High quality microstructure
- Heat treatability
- Adherence to defined mechanical parameter values
- Cleanliness
Chip removal
Aluminium and steel chipping
we set the standards
In the machining process, the right concept is the key to success. Our comprehensive know-how in the field of aluminium and steel chip removal sets a standard in this regard.
Our processing technology embraces:
- The most modern multi-spindle CNC milling and turning centres
- Complex automated special processing lines for large-volume production
- Flexible special purpose machines for short runs and prototypes
- In-house toolmaking for chipping tools
Assemblies
Efficiency for smooth-running production
The fitting of components as sub-assemblies or complex groups of assemblies rounds off our services.
For complete assemblies, we produce the necessary pressure diecastings, buy in components and link together milling centres with wash plants, assembly plants, automatic welding machines as well as test equipment within complex production cells.
Engine
Components and assemblies for engine-related systems
Auto Heinen stands for exceptional competence and reliability in the manufacture of engine components for oil pumps, water pumps, cylinder heads, camshafts, valve gear, cowlings and chain drives.
The production of components and ready-to-fit sub-assemblies bears the stamp of a consistent, zero-error strategy in all areas.
In close cooperation with our customers, our developers and designers work on creative solutions for the realisation of high-level demands on leak-tightness, dimensional accuracy and cleanliness.
Gearbox
Components and assemblies for gearboxes and gear shift systems
As a "Full Service Supplier" for components and gear assemblies, we produce highly effective gearbox components from aluminium and composite structures. These components are noted for their high level of mechanical parameter values and wear resistance.
What demands do you place on your gearbox components?
Auto Heinen can work with you to develop suitable components from aluminium pressure diecastings. From planetary carriers and selector forks to gear shift sub-assemblies.
Clutch
Components and sub-assemblies for clutch actuation
Auto Heinen has for years now been the point of contact for expertise when it comes to special aluminium pressure diecast parts. Pressure-tight and highly wear resistant clutch components from our company are used throughout the world.
We provide housings for clutch master cylinders as well as pistons for direct shift gear boxes or components for hydraulic clutch actuation. Reliable, meeting demands, fast and of the highest quality.
Steering
Components and sub-assemblies for steering
Steering gear housings place the highest of demands on leak-tightness, microstructure quality and cleanliness. Auto Heinen implements these demands by deploying the most modern mould filling and solidification simulation techniques in innovative tooling concepts.
Precise adherence to the optimum manufacturing parameters throughout the entire process chain guarantees the long service life and wear resistance of these high quality products.
AUTO HEINEN GmbH
Heinenstr. 9-15
D-53902 Bad Münstereifel
Germany
Phone +49 (0)22 53 / 312-0
Fax +49 (0)22 53 / 312-233
E-Mail: info@autoheinen.de
Careers
Our employees are our strength
As an automotive supplier to demanding customers, we believe in competent, committed and motivated employees. They are an important constituent of our success. Which is, of course, why we are always on the lookout for able minds and hands who want to get involved in progressing the interests of our customers.
Even when we haven't advertised a specific job, we still look forward to your unsolicited application:
AUTO HEINEN GmbH
Heinenstr. 9-15
D-53902 Bad Münstereifel
E-Mail: hlarres@autoheinen.de
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