From a single part to the body-in-white structure
Ever since cars have existed, we have been developing, producing, and supplying metal parts—and, for the vehicles of today, hybrid structures—for the automotive industry. From a manufacturer of individual parts, we have grown into an internationally recognized development supplier of components and body-in-white structures.
KIRCHHOFF Automotive provides vehicles worldwide with extra stability and safety.
But we also offer our customers much more than that: we make a considerable contribution to the growth of their competitiveness.
The crucial cost and logistical advantages of our streamlined, medium-sized company structure with international presence serves a single purpose: to drive the market success of our customers and safeguard our innovative strength and earning power. This is our pledge worldwide.
14-10-24
A big appearance at the IZB
Our goal: MAKING.MOBILITY.SAFE. From 22 to 24 October, KIRCHHOFF Automotive will be presenting the latest developments in the field of lightweight construction and safety at its IZB stand in hall 6. These include the results of joint development activities with Volkswagen AG.
‘Empowering Partnerships’ is the motto of this year's International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in the Allerpark in Wolfsburg. The title says it all: here, VW suppliers exchange ideas with VW board members, purchasers and developers about the latest innovations in the automotive supplier sector. Visitors to the KIRCHHOFF Automotive stand 6102 will learn a lot of new information about current research results in the areas of safety and improvement of the CO2 balance.
Special highlights:
- The first use of the revolutionary ‘SIBORA’ silicon-boron steel grade, developed in cooperation with Volkswagen AG and successfully tested on various prototypes
Hot forming is a forward-looking, effective technology that can significantly reduce the CO2 footprint of a component. The use of materials plays a crucial role here. Together with VW, KIRCHHOFF Automotive has therefore worked on the material and process development of a silicon-boron steel grade called ‘SIBORA’ for a modified hot forming process, the so-called BQP process. SIBORA is a new steel grade that exhibits high strength in the press-hardened state and, due to the content of bainite and metastable residual austenite, also higher residual formability. Tests on a B-pillar made of SIBORA material that was hot formed under series production conditions show that an improvement in crash safety can be achieved due to higher energy absorption while simultaneously reducing the body mass. - Safety-relevant products made of new CO2-reduced steels for an improved ecological balance
With special body-in-white solutions, KIRCHHOFF Automotive ensures safe mobility, primarily through the high strength of special steels. An additional advantage: less material is needed for products made of such steels. This saves weight and effectively contributes to the reduction of the CO2 footprint. In cooperation with leading steel producers, we have validated the use of new CO2-reduced steels. This enables us to significantly improve the CO2 balance of our products. - Innovative steel module cross-car beam in open shell design
The advantage of this construction is the high level of function integration, which contributes to a cost reduction.
Visitors can experience the innovative solutions for less weight, fewer CO2 emissions and more safety from 22-24 October 2024 at KIRCHHOFF Automotive booth 6102 in hall 6.
