THE COMPANY
- Automotive Supplier, European business unit with several independent companies
- Producer of classical mechanical / electric components in the areas of powertrain, chassis and interior
SITUATION & CHALLENGES
- Company objective: enhancement of product portfolio to mechatronic systems
- Challenges:
- Limited competence in electronics, software and system engineering
- Missing development processes, -methods and -tools
- Customer pressure for rapid introduction of mechatronic systems
TARGETS
- Establishment of a product- and technology roadmap
- Plan to close competence- and process gaps and implementation thereof
- First series production awards in at least two companies
RESULTS & SUCCESSES
- First series production awards for mechatronic systems in two companies
- Recruitment of more than 30 software-, electronics- and system engineers in 2019
- Established and qualified supplier of mechatronic actuators with several European customers
