DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS subsidiary ATS opens a new production plant for forged alloy wheels in Fußgönheim and continues to reinforce its pioneering role in the high-tech 'made in Germany' alloy wheels sector
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UNIWHEELS subsidiary ATS opens a new production plant for forged alloy
wheels in Fußgönheim and continues to reinforce its pioneering role in
the high-tech 'made in Germany' alloy wheels sector
20.09.2011 / 09:38
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UNIWHEELS subsidiary ATS opens a new production plant for forged alloy
wheels in Fußgönheim and continues to reinforce its pioneering role in the
high-tech 'made in Germany' alloy wheels sector.
Forging technology allows alloy wheels to be manufactured with the highest
possible stability. In the newly-opened ATS production plant in Fußgönheim,
extremely light and resilient motorsport and tuning wheels will be
manufactured along with premium wheels for high-end vehicle manufacturers.
Bad Dürkheim, September 2011: The ATS SUPERLIGHT high-performance wheel was
the first trick, and now the next one is here. The talk is of top-class
alloy wheels which are manufactured in an extremely-sophisticated forging
process. In order to fine tune and update the way the wheels are
manufactured, the UNIWHEELS subsidiary ATS Leichtmetallräder has now put a
production plant for forged wheels into operation. A whole range of CNC
processing centres and measurement stations ensure that the extremely-light
and resilient forged wheels are processed as precisely as possible.
'With the modern production plant, we want to continue to fine tune and
update the expertise we already have in forged wheel technology,' says
Simone Maier-Paselk, Aftermarket CEO at UNIWHEELS. 'Here, the high-tech
machinery does not just ensure the highest level of quality, but also
allows us to guarantee optimum production rates.'
The new production plant is ATS' reaction to the constant rise in demand
for even-lighter wheels of even higher quality, both in the accessories and
in the OEM markets. With this production plant, the existing range of
forged wheels for exclusive sports cars is being expanded successively -
and not just in the form of ultra high-performance wheels for the tuning
sector. More and more vehicle manufactures are also choosing to go for
'made by ATS/UNIWHEELS' forging technology for their sportier models. Rolf
Graf, CEO at UNIWHEELS, therefore has a positive view of the future: 'With
our new production plant, we have created the best possible platform from
which we are able to offer our customers the highest quality standards in
the production of forged, highly-resilient and lightweight alloy wheels.'
And these customers include some very famous names such as AMG or Jaguar.
Alongside high-tech wheels for top-class road vehicles, motorsport triumphs
will also be expected of Fußgönheim in the future. The alloy wheels which
were recently part of Chevrolet's successful defence of the FIA World Tour
Car Championship title originate from ATS' motorsport wheel production
plant. The same also applies to ATS motorsport wheels which are used on the
Mini WRC in the FIA World Rally Championship. In order to be in an even
better position to serve international customers, all motorsport wheels
from ATS will be produced at the new Fußgönheim plant. 'Our range of
high-quality forged motorsport wheels will also continue to grow thanks to
the state-of-the-art production locations,' explains Harald Jacksties, Head
of Marketing and Motorsport at UNIWHEELS. 'Alongside our commitment to FIA
WTCC, FIA WRC, the German and European Formula 3 series and the VLN
Endurance Championship Nürburgring, our range of wheels will also comprise
high-strength and extremely-lightweight forged wheels for GT vehicles in
the near future.'
In principle, forged alloy wheels are more stable than conventional cast
aluminium wheels. As a result of the complicated forging technology, the
light-metal alloy has a higher material density which provides better
rigidity in comparison with conventional casting technology. At the same
time, the thickness of the material can also be chosen to be lower than
that of cast wheels. Because of the potential for lower material thickness,
a finished, forged alloy wheel turns out to be considerably lighter and
more sophisticated. The reduction in unsprung mass achieved through this
makes a significant contribution to improvements in driving dynamics.
In April 2011, UNIHWEELS Holding (Germany) GmbH issued a corporate bond in
the trading system Bondm at Börse Stuttgart. Due in five years at a 7,5
rate of interest, the bond is tradable at Börse Stuttgart. The bond is
guaranteed by Rasch Holding Ltd. (guarantor) which acts as the holding
company of the UNIWHEELS Group. Further information can be found on
www.uniwheelsbond.com
All press information as well as high-definition photos can be found in the
overview press area at www.atswheels.com.
CONTACT:
Harald Jacksties
Leiter Marketing und Motorsport Firmengruppe
UNIWHEELS Management (Switzerland) AG
Tel: +41 (0) 41 784 53 00
Mail: jacksties(at)ch.uniwheels.com
UNIWHEELS is a leading European manufacturer of premium alloy wheels
produced using low-pressure casting. The company has three production
plants in Germany and Poland and a number of sales offices in Europe,
Russia and China.
UNIWHEELS is one of the largest original equipment manufacturers for the
automotive industry in the alloy wheels segment and has repeatedly proven
its great technical expertise. Clients of many years on the OEM market
include nearly all leading automotive manufacturers such as Audi, BMW,
Jaguar, Mercedes, Peugeot, Porsche, Volvo and VW.
UNIWHEELS has four of its own strong brands on the accessories market: the
internationally established brands ATS, RIAL, ALUTEC and ANZIO, each of
which is aimed at a specific target group. UNIWHEELS supplies both major
tyre and wheel distributor chains and retailers and leading car
dealerships.
The long-established German wheel manufacturer ATS secured brand
recognition with its own Formula 1 team and can now look back on a series
of successes in formula, rally and touring car racing alongside victory in
the World Touring Car Championship with Chevrolet.
The UNIWHEELS Group is led by an extremely experienced management and has a
highly motivated and flexible staff.
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