Facts and figures

Foundation

1913

Since 2005 subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH

Since May 1, 2024 part of the owner-managed industrial group AEQUITA based in Munich as a GmbH with its own brand.

Locations

Breidenbach and Ludwigshütte (Hesse, Germany)

Employees

About 700

Training professions

5 (industrial clerk, industrial mechanic, foundry mechanic, electronics technician, machine and plant operator)

Dual study programmes

4 (Industrial Engineering and Management (majoring in mechanical or electrical engineering), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering - Shaping - majoring in Foundry Technology, Materials Technology - Foundry Technology)

Products

Massive and ventilated car brake discs

Production

20 million castings per year

Melting capacity

260,000 t per year

Market leader of OEM car brake discs in Europe
Leading in process technology, quality and cost leadership and product innovations
Short development times through to series maturity
Large series with tightest manufacturing tolerances
High degree of automation
Leading in mechanical processing for passenger car brake discs
All relevant surface finishes available
Coating: Application of zinc dust paint, Geomet^{^®} (silver), Senotherm (black) and tungsten carbide
Many years of development competence in material development and brake disc design, partly with cooperation partners
Innovations: Lightweight brake discs, iDisc^{^®}

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