TrendingNow – There is a clear trend for insulated piping systems, engine components and exhaust gas return pipes. Witzenmann, a family-owned company located in Pforzheim, Southern Germany, is now offering latest Euro 6 products for the commercial vehicles.
Mr. Marius Retz, Team Manager – Commercial Vehicles & Engines Division, said: “It is more a challenge now to get the exhaust systems gas pipes and also be reliable for a certain mileage license that is required by the OEMs today.” He also added: “We have developed new applications for e-mobility-applications such as cooling of electric engines, thermal management of batteries, piping for fuel-cells or battery gas discharge lines.” For electric vehicles, Witzenmann is offering light weight cable protection hoses too.
WhatWorks – Witzenmann, as a specialist in flexible metal elements since its inception in 1885, has on offer a range of solutions made in stainless steel. Mr. Retz shared: “We have engine components, EGR – pipes, oil drainage pipes, air, fuel and water pipes. These are besides high pressure applications like metal hoses for carbon dioxide air conditioning systems or hydrogenous applications in fuel cells.” Further, Witzenmann also offers engine components such as miniature bellows that are used in fuel injection systems.
He also added: “According to the customer demands, we manufacture insulated and non-insulated components with tubing systems, castings and customized end fittings too.”
TechnologyFirst – Witzenmann’s products are made of extremely thin stainless steel with thickness measuring from 0.15 mm to 0.3 mm. Hence, light weighting is one of our benefits for the customer. Product specifications are mostly customized depending upon the customers.
Witzenmann’s genius lies in combining global focus with their local footprint – through their presence in 19 countries around the world having 24 subsidiaries – ensuring optimum proximity of their products and expertise to their customers. Recently Witzenmann has enlarged its production facilities in Chennai, India.
With their wide range of solutions and patented technology, Witzenmann’s high-quality products have always been much sought after in the automotive industry and they continue to do so.