Edscha – our locations.

The head office of Edscha is located in Remscheid. The central holding company functions as well as Development and Sales have settled here, plus the plastics technology unit.

Edscha Holding GmbH
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Edscha Kunststofftechnik GmbH  (more details)
Edscha Mechatronics Solutions GmbH

Quality from Germany

Edscha has been producing in the lower Bavarian town of Hengersberg since 1963. This is our biggest location in Germany. On a production area of around 30,000 square meters we manufacture mainly hinge systems, brake pedals, handbrakes and electric drives for liftgates. Hengersberg possesses considerable manufacturing expertise and a high level of automation in production.

Production

• Approx. 49 million hinges per year (door, hood and rear lid hinges)
• Approx. 2.6 million driver controls per year (handbrakes, foot controls)
• Cutting machines: approx. 230,000 parts per day

Consumption

• Sectional steel: approx. 21,000 tonnes per year;
  approx. 95 tonnes per day
• Forgings: approx. 5 million parts per year;
  approx. 22,000 parts per day
• Strip steel: approx. 46,000 tonnes per year;
  approx. 200 tonnes per day

Outstanding manufacturing skills

The plant in the lower Bavarian town of Hauzenberg has been in operation since 1984. On a production area of around 14,000 square meters, Edscha manufactures door hinges and door checks as well as liftgate hinges and foot-operated parking brakes. The core competencies of the Hauzenberg site are machining and assembly.

Consumption

• Sectional steel: approx. 2,500 tonnes per year
• Forgings: approx. 16 million units; approx. 15,000 tonnes per year
• Plastic granules: approx. 750 tonnes per year

Aid program to develop and improve research and innovation capacities and to assimilate advanced technologies
Technological investments for a robotic welding cell, plus a machine vision quality control system, plus an information control area and a digitization of a test bench.

Major projects for improving industrial competitiveness in Cantabrian companies 2021
Strengthen Edscha Santander´s position as a technology leader within its corporate group and developing it into an indispensable partner for the automotive industry along 2021-2024

CDTI DOHCEL Project / CDTI Proyecto DOHCEL
Development of a new hinge system made of sectional steel, similar in properties to a forged hinge but significantly lighter in weight.

Aid Program for Actions in Energy Efficiency in SMEs and Large Companies in Cantabria 2020
This company has obtained a grant from the Government of Cantabria within the "Aid Program for Actions in Energy Efficiency in SMEs and Large Companies in Cantabria 2020" with the project entitled "Development of actions for energy efficiency of the EDSCHA SANTANDER production plant , SA". This aid is co-financed by ERDF funds (European Regional Development Fund).
EXP 2020-EFIEM-004 
EXP 2020-EFIEM-014

CDTI VEDCOR Project
New integral and lightweight solution to articulate and retain the sliding doors of future electric platforms.

FEDER CORSTC project
Experimental development of a new demonstrative retention system of the Spare Tire Carrier by a high performance cable intended for commercial vehicles.

FEDER BIMATU project
Feasibility study and experimental development of a new integrated system for trunk lid hinges based on torsion bars.

FEDER BISSUV project
Experimental design for new high resistance stamped systems for door hinges.

SMART FLOW TRANSFER (English)
Edscha Santander completes its  project "SMART FLOW TRANSFER" to deploy Industry 4.0 initiatives.

SMART FLOW TRANSFER (Spanish)
Edscha Santander completes its  project "SMART FLOW TRANSFER" to deploy Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Publicly funded projects
Development of new advanced technological solutions for hinge systems  (among others for heavy commercial vehicle  covers) and door checks (among others for heavy and light commercial vehicle  covers).

Subsidy from the Government of Castilla y León with the financial support of the European Union
Experimental development of new articulation systems

Subsidy from the Government of Castilla y León with the financial support of the European Union
Experimental development of new restraint systems

Subsidy from the Government of Castilla y León with the financial support of the European Union
Industrial research on new products

Subsidy from the Government of Castilla y León with the financial support of the European Union
Experimental development of new battery trays

Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency subsidy financed by ERDF /
Subvención de eficiencia energética financiada por FEDER

Energy efficiency
Replacement of equipment that improve energy efficiency /
Substitución de equipos que mejoran la eficiencia energética

Energy efficiency
Actions for energy efficiency in the process of machining hinges and mounting retainers /
Actuaciones para la eficiencia energética en el proceso de mecanizado de bisagras y de montaje de retenedores

Česká verze

Information in Czech language / Informace v českém jazyce