Rheinmetall Automotive Company Information

We enable the drive of tomorrow.We minimize fuel consumption.

We reduce emissions.

As a longstanding development partner of virtually all the international auto manu facturers, the Rheinmetall Automotive Group specializes in the following areas: the reduction of emissions and CO2, improving fuel efficiency, and achieving weight savings coupled with performance enhancement on engines and drive components for cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles.

With over a century of experience in the develop-ment and manufacture of low-emission, lightweight

engine components we are contributing now and in future toward reducing CO2 and other emissions and developing alternative drive systems of tomorrow.

Horst Binnig, CEO

Development capabilities

Hardparts Mechatronics Aftermarket

BearingsCastingsLarge Bore PistonsSmall Bore Pistons

ActuatorsAutomotive Emission SystemsCommercial Diesel SystemsPump TechnologySolenoid Valves

The Rheinmetall Automotive is subdivided into the premium brands Kolbenschmidt, Pierburg, and Motorservice.

Under the brand name Rheinmetall Automotive, KSPG AG is the Mobility sector of the Rheinmetall Technology Group and is repre sented worldwide at more than 40 locations. As an automo-tive supplier, Rheinmetall Automotive develops, produces and markets components and systems for the automotive industry. The core competencies of its operating units cover the following areas related to the internal combustion engine: reduction of emissions, pollutants, and consumption; cooling and thermal management, downsizing, and the reduction of weight and fric-

tion. Further more, Rheinmetall Automotive deals with the drives of the future for electric and hybrid vehicles, and has aligned its development and production accordingly. With the brands Kol-benschmidt and Pierburg, Rheinmetall Automotive looks back upon more than a hundred years of automotive competency – and its Motorservice is a strong brand in the automotive aftermarket. This combination results in unique system competency that enables all current and future mobility topics to be covered in a comprehensive fashion.

Brands

Business Units

Divisions

under one roofPremium brands

HardpartsMechatronics

Product World

In addition to the group‘s portfolio of auto-motive products, Rheinmetall Automotive also produces components for industrial applications like Large Bore Pistons for ships, power houses, locomotives as well as Bearings for almost every application in the field of plant and mechanical enginee-ring.

Bushings for injection pumps

Bearings for seat adjustments and doors

Bushings for shock absorbers

Structural components Lightweight

Bushings for tailgates

Bearings for active engine hoods Pedestrian safety system

Solenoid valves For coolant, oil, and

vacuum applications and turbo recirculation valves

Coolant pumps Residual heat, parking heaters, cooling system

1909Bernhard Pierburg founds the steel trading company Gebr. Pierburg OHG in Berlin

1927The material Alusil from Karl Schmidt begins its victorious march through the automotive world

1928The first Solex carburetor of Gebr. Pierburg OHG is used in the motor of the Hanomag P 2/10

1948Kolbenschmidt develops the ring belt piston

1910Karl Schmidt builds a smelting plant in Heilbronn for light-weight metals and lightweight metal alloys

Oil pumps Electrical, mechanical, variable

Pistons

Variable valve control

Engine blocks

Exhaust air recirculation

Secondary-air systems

Actuators

Engine bearings

Cylinder heads

Vacuum pumps

Electric air charger

Electric throttle bodiesExhaust gas flaps and acoustic exhaust flaps

1963Commissioning of the plain bearing plant in St. Leon-Rot

1970Development of the first exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve by Pierburg

1989Start of oil and water pump production by Pierburg

1997First Chinese joint venture with SAIC

1998The companies Kolbenschmidt and Pierburg are merged to form Rheinmetall’s automotive division as the company Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG

1960In Neuss, Pierburg constructs Europe’s most modern R&D center for the reduction of harmful emissions

History

The Rheinmetall Automotive Group companies

The brand Kolbenschmidt stands for high-quality system components and for a reliable, sustainable partnership with manufacturers of motors of all kinds.Whether small bore or large bore pistons, plain bearings, or engi-ne blocks – Kolbenschmidt develops, manufactures, and deli-vers customer-specific solutions for internal combustion engines used in automobiles, commercial diesel applications, ships, and stationary engines. As one of the world’s leading companies in this segment, we enjoy the confidence of many well-known and globally active manufacturers with whom we jointly develop and manufacture the engines of tomorrow. In addition to our outstan-ding quality, our customers especially appreciate our problem-solving competence and our service. For there is one thing our partners can depend on: we consistently apply all our expertise and our comprehensive know-how to continuously improve our materials, methods, and products.

The development of our four business units Small Bore Pistons, Large Bore Pistons, Bearings, and Castings focuses on the great challenges of the industry, such as weight reduction and dura-bility, while simultaneously optimizing performance.

The business unit Small Bore Pistons is the market leader for passenger car gasoline pistons and stands for great technolo-gical progress, for instance in the development of efficient steel pistons for passenger and commercial vehicles. The globally organized business unit Large Bore Pistons is one of the most important manufacturers of large bore pistons for the shipbuil-ding and mechanical engineering industry. It offers pistons with a diameter of up to 640 mm. The business unit Bearings is one of the world’s leading providers of highly developed plain bearings in vehicles and other applications. It offers convincing innova-tions in development and production. The business unit Castings occupies a top position in the premium segment, for instance in the area of innovative aluminum cylinder blocks and cylinder bore coating. Our comprehensive know-how in pressure casting and low-pressure casting is an advantage to us and thus to our customers as well, including in the production of complex alumi-num structural components.

Three strong brands

2000Foundation of Motorservice International GmbH: Merging of the after market business of Pierburg and Kolbenschmidt

2012Expansion of inter nationalization especially in Mexico, China, and Europe

2006Introduction of LiteKS® piston design for especially lightweight and sturdy pistons

2012China joint venture with SAIC/Hasco, PHP

2012Introduction of NanofriKS® piston technology to reduce friction

Motorservice is responsible for the global spare parts industry within Rheinmetall Automotive. Engine component sales in more than 130 countries is our core competence. We have contact with our distributors all over the world every day, who pass on our products to end customers, repair shops and engine reconditioners.

As a service-orientated company, our goal is to ensure that drives work problem-free for a very long time. We aim to sup-port customers in this respect in every way we can. And we work to achieve this every day. Only in this way can we ship engine components all over the world in the quickest way possible. We supply our customers with engine components from the pre-mium brands KOLBENSCHMIDT, PIERBURG and TRW Engine Components as well as of the brand BF. We also offer our custo-mers a full-service package. This starts with the forgeryproof package, the efficient, modern ordering systems and support provided in a wide range of languages, right through to an ex-tensive package of technical information and trainings on-site.

With such a broad lineup, the company commands a foremost position in its respective markets.

Reducing CO2 and other emissions while simultaneously optimizing performance: that is the great challenge of the automotive industry.Whether conventional or alternative engines, what is needed are specialists who can find optimal solutions to this seeming cont-radiction. With a tradition stretching back over a hundred years, Pierburg is a unique brand that stands for reliable partnership and future-oriented technology. As a development partner of the automotive industry, Pierburg researches engine technology for the future, and develops innovative solutions that are ready for mass production. Whether EGR systems, valves, actuators, or pumps – Pierburg is a synonym for com petency and innovation in the area of reduced emissions and consumption. Our partners trust in the know-how of our personnel and our passion for deve-loping and manufacturing mechatronic components, modules, and systems for engines. We meet every challenge and, through creativity and innovative power, we enable the drive of tomorrow.

Our five business units Actuators, Automotive Emission Systems, Commercial Diesel Systems, Pump Technology, and Solenoid Valves develop solutions for the great challenges of the industry, such as downsizing and emission reduction with simultaneous optimization of performance.

The business unit Actuators produces high-quality throttle bodies and control valves, as well as various actuators for the global automotive industry.The business unit Automotive Emis-sion Systems (reduction of harmful emissions) offers innovative technologies for exhaust gas recirculation, such as EGR radiator modu les, compact EGR valves, electric exhaust gas flaps, and secondary air pumps. The business unit Commercial Diesel Sys-tems (reduction of harmful emissions for commercial vehicles) develops and produces high-quality EGR valves, EGR mixer modules, EGR radiators, and EGR poppet valves for commercial vehicles. The business unit Pump Technology (pumps) offers great system competency and a broad range of pumps in the areas of oil, vacuum, and cooling systems for all motor and cooling ap-plications. The business unit Solenoid Valves is the worldwide market and innovation leader in the area of electric turbo recircu-lation valves and also offers high-quality hydraulic valves, coolant valves, and electropneumatic transducers.

2014Kolbenschmidt is the world’s first supplier of steel pistons for passen-ger car diesel engines

201475-millionth EGR valve produced in Spain

2014Production record 35-millionth water circulation pump produced in Hartha

2014Opening of the plant in Niederrhein/Neuss

History

2016KSPG Automotive becomes Rheinmetall Automotive

KSPG AG – Rheinmetall Automotive Karl-Schmidt-Straße 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany

www.rheinmetall-automotive.com

North & Central America 6 locations in USA, and Mexico

Asia 15 locations in China, India, and Japan

Europe 25 locations in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the UK

South America 1 location in Brazil

incl. joint ventures

Rheinmetall Automotive Headquarters in Neckarsulm, Germany

Locations worldwide