Dräxlmaier Group awarded for excellence in technology management
Yesterday at its concluding conference at the Audi AG in Ingolstadt, the FraunhoferInstitute for production technology IPT honored the Dräxlmaier Group for itsoutstanding achievements in the field of technology management. Together with an industry consortium full of top-quality companies, among which were representatives of Robert Bosch GmbH and Daimler AG, the Aachen researchers acknowledged the exemplary way in which the Bavarian automobile supplier seizes on new technologies and promotes innovation. Dräxlmaier's particular highlights: avery compelling innovation process which identifies customers' future requirements early on, a clearly defined assessment system and a comprehensive management, which extends over all project phases.
„Gallic village“ leading in the development of new ideas
The concept of the so-called "Gallic village" has also been fully convincing in the consortium benchmarking, rejoiced Professor Dr. Jörg Elsenbach who is responsible for the company development at Dräxlmaier. He commented that thespecial atmosphere of this Think Tank, which is consciously separate from themain company, offers the engineers and technicians who work there enormousfreedom and flexibility. In the Dräxlmaier spin-off founded in 2009, new ideas cansimply be created and pioneering technological projects - such as those in thesector of electromobility - can be push started. "There, you are allowed to be a bitmad and in the future you can think as if you are in a classic company. However,as soon as an idea is fully developed and there is a new technology, we integratethis then into production development in the main company," continues Elsenbach.
Around 300 participants - Dräxlmaier is among the five best
Around 300 companies from various branches took part in the international projectstudy initiated by Fraunhofer Institute for production technology IPT. Only five of them - among which is Dräxlmaier - made it to the final round thanks to their "successful practices". For Dräxlmaier, it is already the second distinction since 2006 which the company has received from the Aachen research institute for its excellent technology management.
DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dräxlmaier Group of Germany. The company’s main lines of business include interior components, cockpits, wiring harness and electrical management systems. Customers in North America include BMW, General Motors/Cadillac and Volkswagen.
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DRÄXLMAIER Group
The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electric mobility. The globally present company thereby covers the entire process chain: from the initial idea, through the development process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of automobile manufacturers. As a family business, DRÄXLMAIER also attaches particular importance to responsible and sustainable business practices for the benefit of people, the environment and society.
Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs over 70,000 employees at more than 60 sites in over 20 countries. In 2023, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of 5.6 billion euro. Its customers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as Californian premium automotive manufacturers.