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Source: Vitesco announcement excerpt
REGENSBURG, Czech Republic – An anniversary in a scenic setting: in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm at the foot of the Beskid Mountains, the Vitesco Technologies site is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
In May 1995, the site started producing electronic components for the automotive industry, initially with 100 employees. Today, the Czech site with its workforce of approximately 3,000 is one of the largest employers in the region and is also one of the largest electronics plants owned by Vitesco Technologies, the Powertrain Technologies group sector of Continental, which has been operating as an independent company under its new name since October 2019 and is pursuing a sustainable strategy focused on electrified powertrains.
The Frenštát site is part of the production network of Vitesco Technologies.
“Our goal is to be competitive for our customers worldwide and to deliver state-of-the-art technology locally on the same standards and quality,” said Dr. Jürgen Braun, head of Operations at Vitesco Technologies. “With Frenštát, we have a location that operates at a very high level of technology and quality.”
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In Frenštát, the company produces a wide range of sensors and electronic controls: from temperature, level and door handle sensors to intelligent battery sensors, from engine and exhaust aftertreatment control units to the Central Powertrain Controller (CPC) for electrified drives.
In 2019, 68 million units of almost 2,000 different products were manufactured here. The plant’s largest customers include Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors and BMW.
The plant has a high degree of automation and works with the most modern production methods.
Within Vitesco Technologies it is, for example, the competence center for surface-mount technology (SMT). This innovative process, with which surface-mounted devices can be soldered directly onto the circuit board in a fully automated process, enables very dense and double-sided assembly of circuit boards, resulting in significantly smaller and more cost-effective products.
“Our site has continuously developed its competencies over the past 25 years. With this anniversary, we are also celebrating the strong position that we have achieved through great efforts and continuous improvements, and of which our entire workforce can be very proud”, said plant manager Knut Staade.
The automotive industry is undergoing fundamental change, and one of the key challenges is the transition to electric drive systems.
“Vitesco Technologies has set itself the goal of becoming a leading supplier in the field of electric mobility. Our location will make an active contribution to this,” added Staade.
As early as 1995, the site founded by Siemens was characterized by modern manufacturing technologies and considerable automation. The company reported highly dynamic growth: after initially starting with 100 employees, five years later the workforce numbered 900, and by 2008, when the global financial and economic crisis started, it had grown to 2,800 employees.
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