Automotive – innovative mobility solutions

At thyssenkrupp we perform axle assembly and logistics services for our customers in the automobile industry. Chassis modules and complete axle systems are produced just-in-time and delivered just-in-sequence according to customers' needs. Our services include module and system assembly and if required quality and supplier management for our customers.

In terms of body shells our product portfolio covers a broad range of services ranging from joining of individual parts via subassemblies to the assembly of complete car bodies and add-on parts.Our body framing solutions range from single framers for only one model to multi framers for a diversity of vehicle types, while our portfolio also includes highly flexible robot framing systems.

thyssenkrupp is the world market leader for assembled camshafts: we count practically all international auto manufacturers among our customers. Our camshafts are essential engine components, ensuring that oxygen is supplied to the combustion process and exhaust gases are removed from the engine block. We also develop cylinder head modules with integrated camshafts, variable valve train systems and rotor shafts for electric drives. The latest development includes an additional product from the field of thermal management for electrified vehicles.

Forged and machined crankshafts and conrods from thyssenkrupp are used in internal combustion engines the world over. We also manufacture numerous other engine, transmission and suspension components for various applications. State-of-the-art production processes, close cooperation with our customers, and in-house research and development resources, together with over 100 years' experience of forging and machining technology, define who we are today.

Shock absorbers from thyssenkrupp reduce the vibrations of vehicle springs to provide optimized road contact. As damper specialists, we supply our customers with the right system for every requirement: from conventional monotube/twin-tube shock absorbers to complete air spring systems and adjustable dampers. With our products we serve not only OEMs but also the aftermarket and motorsport sectors.

thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions dies are highly valued because we are specialists in exterior shell parts as well as complex structure parts. We are able to produce high quality sheet metal forming dies for car body parts from steel and aluminum materials, as well as from high and extra high strength materials.We master metal forming in all its facets – from component development and simultaneous engineering to the production of die sets for mass production. Needed forming dies are globally sourced, and our supplier management is primarily reflected in cost savings for our customers.

With our many years of experience and expertise in the field of battery assembly, we offer our customers advanced and flexible solutions for their fully automated assembly systems for the large-scale production of battery cells into battery modules and packs. In addition to the corresponding test equipment, our product portfolio also includes formation, active thermography, virtual commissioning and, of course, service.

We feel at home in the technical implementation of complex assembly systems for powertrain. At thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering, we know how quickly our customers need to react to new markets and market developments. In addition to assembly and testing systems for conventional and electric drives, we have been successfully implementing projects in the field of fuel cell and electrolyzer production for many years. Complex modifications and service scopes are also part of our core business.

thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions covers the requirements for the entire spectrum of prototype body construction with its about 150 employees and the equipments at its Wadern-Lockweiler location. The entire process chain can be handled or implemented at a single location – from engineering, to forming dies, parts manufacturing, to fixtures and assemblies even the setting up a system as well as retrofitting a system.

In the area of serial production, our customers will find the right partner for sophisticated and complex body structures and components including ready to paint car bodies. Our experts in serial production cover the entire spectrum from small batches in manual work to fully automated serial production, combined with extensive experience in the wide range of process technologies used in today's body construction, the thyssenkrupp Group's combined materials expertise and extensive experience in plant and tool making, coupled with the necessary quality methods and control loops to meet customer requirements.

Springs and stabilizers ensure comfort and safety in vehicles. With products from thyssenkrupp Springs & Stabilizers you can be sure of achieving the right suspension tuning between ride comfort and driving safety.

Steering technology from thyssenkrupp is fitted in the vehicles of almost all major auto manufacturers. Alongside cold-forged steering components, we produce steering columns as well as complete mechanical, hydraulic and electric steering systems. Our electric power-assisted steering systems help significantly reduce fuel consumption. They are also a prerequisite for systems such as park and lane assist. In addition, our steer-by-wire technology plays a central role in autonomous driving.

The drive specialists at thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology are continuing to transform their business in the direction of e-mobility. The latest development is an electrical A/C compressor that enables efficient and sustainable thermal management for electric vehicles.

High-quality undercarriages and undercarriage components from thyssenkrupp keep tracked vehicles moving the world over. Manufacturers and operators of construction machinery value our extensive range of track chains, rollers, idlers, sprockets and track shoes. We can also develop and manufacture complete undercarriages for crushers, recycling units, road construction machinery, specialist drilling equipment, and combine harvesters.

Printed reality: Metals and plastics which are manufactured according to your wishes to high-quality products – in an individual design and in a single digital process. In our TechCenter Additive Manufacturing, this is exactly what we do.

As a leading materials distributor, thyssenkrupp offers its customers sophisticated warehousing and logistics services, including end-to-end inventory management and customized supply chain solutions.

As a leading raw materials trading company, thyssenkrupp ensures just-in-time supplies to its customers worldwide. The product range includes coal, coke, special ores, alloys, metals, minerals, and industrial gases, as well as energy services. Outstanding knowledge of products and markets and close ties to leading producers and suppliers ensure security of supply. Our full-service offering includes advice on applications, as well as comprehensive quality management.

thyssenkrupp is not just a world-leading materials distributor, but it also offers tailored logistics solutions and custom processing services. The product range includes carbon steel, stainless steel, nonferrous metals, and plastics in virtually all shapes, grades, and sizes. In total around 150,000 articles are available. In addition to wide-ranging materials and services, thyssenkrupp offers end-to-end inventory management, as well as customized supply chain solutions.

As a leading raw materials trading company, thyssenkrupp ensures just-in-time supplies to its customers worldwide. The product range includes coal, coke, special ores, alloys, metals, minerals, and industrial gases, as well as energy services. Outstanding knowledge of products and markets and close ties to leading producers and suppliers ensure security of supply. Our full-service offering includes advice on applications, as well as comprehensive quality management.

thyssenkrupp is not just a world-leading materials distributor, but it also offers tailored logistics solutions and custom processing services. The product range includes carbon steel, stainless steel, nonferrous metals and plastics in virtually all shapes, grades, and sizes. In total around 150,000 articles are available. In addition to wide-ranging materials and services, thyssenkrupp offers end-to-end warehouse and inventory management solutions, as well as customized supply chain solutions. With AST in Italy, the Group also boasts one of Europe’s leading stainless steel flat product manufacturers.

thyssenkrupp is not just a world-leading materials distributor, but it also offers tailored logistics solutions and custom processing services. The product range includes carbon steel, stainless steel, nonferrous metals and plastics in virtually all shapes, grades, and sizes. In total around 150,000 articles are available. In addition to wide-ranging materials and services, thyssenkrupp offers end-to-end warehouse and inventory management solutions, as well as customized supply chain solutions.

With bluemint^® Steel we are introducing our first certified steels with reduced CO₂ intensity. The CO₂-reduced products are manufactured at the Duisburg site and give customers the certainty of using high-quality steel with an improved eco-balance.

With bondal^®, thyssenkrupp's steel specialists combine different materials in a single product. The vibration-damping composite bondal^® comprises a viscoelastic polymer sandwiched between two steel face sheets for excellent structure-borne and air-borne sound insulation.

The Steel division of thyssenkrupp is a global market leader in high-tech electrical steel, which is used throughout the entire value chain: from the generation, transmission and distribution to the consumption of electrical energy. The innovative powercore^® electrical steel is a material for the highest levels of efficiency. powercore^® Top Grades, the grain-oriented version, which is given its special grain structure through a complex manufacturing process, is used in transformers. powercore^® Traction, on the other hand, as non-oriented electrical steel, is used in highly efficient and fast-rotating automotive traction motors.

Our hot strip portfolio extends from mild steels and structural steels to higher-strength micro-alloyed steels perform^® for cold forming. Hot-rolled steel is available pickled and unpickled in a variety of dimensions. The wide range includes among others our high-strength hot-rolled multi-phase steels for chassis-parts, pipeline steel, or hardenable manganese-boron steels.

thyssenkrupp is a leading manufacturer of organic-coated sheet. Attractive and functional coatings from our pladur^® ranges open up great creative scope for the design of multistory and industrial buildings, facades and roofing. Our coil-coated products offer premium quality, good formability and optimum corrosion protection.

Our premium cut-to-length sheet products perdur^®, perform^® and TBL^® stand for our goal to provide holistic customer service: From materials consulting and innovation down to application and process optimization.

As an experienced materials technology partner, thyssenkrupp has always been a synonym for innovative, custom solutions – especially where cut-to-length sheet products are concerned. No matter how diverse, customer requirements are rapidly implemented down to a T. Our long-standing customer relationships play an important role in this regard.

We produce our cut-to-length sheets on our state-of-the-art cut-to-length line in Antwerp, right in the heart of Europe and ship them from there all over the world.

thyssenkrupp offers a broad spectrum of cold-rolled sheet and coated products. Our coatings range from hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed to our ZM Ecoprotect® coating and our aluminum-based aluminum-silicon and galfan® products. In addition we offer electrogalvanized sheet and special finishes such as primetex®, the perfect basis for an outstanding paint finish.