FOCUS ON STAMPING
Stamped Multistep part on display .
The Gastamp booth at the Auto Expo 2023-Components exhibition in India ( January 2023 ).
electricity generated in a completely renewable way . With this new contract in Brazil , we are expanding an ongoing strategy that started in Spain with an agreement with Naturgy , aiming at the decarbonization of all our activities ,” commented Gestamp .
It is aligned with the Six Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and has accordingly developed its Sustainability Policy and Strategic Plan 2021 .
Coated door ring panel .
Fourth hot stamping line in India
Ges / Multistep is the latest generation of Gestamp ’ s hot stamping technology , where ultra-high-strength steels parts are made through a rapid succession of consecutive stamping steps . During the process , parts pass through several pressing stations in quick succession and experience rapid but gradual cooling . This way , Gestamp manages to obtain sophisticated geometry for its parts as well as a better crash behaviour and lightweight performance .
In January 2023 at the Auto Expo 2023-Components exhibition in New Delhi , India , Gestamp announced its fourth hot stamping line in India . The company was showcasing its range of products and innovations for mobility such as its extreme size parts ; battery boxes ; cell-to-pack concepts ; joining technologies and chassis innovative lightweight solutions or ‘ Active Frunks ’.
The Indian automotive sector has grown exponentially to become the third largest automotive market in the world . Gestamp is looking ahead to 2023 in India with a new hotstamping line to be opened by the end of the year , in addition to the two existing ones in Pune and another in Chennai .
“ Since its creation in 2006 , Gestamp India has followed a strategy ( as it does worldwide ) to be close to its customers by co-developing solutions in close proximity to manufacturers . Thanks to its strong R & D capabilities , it can co-develop projects together with Indian customers and help them on the road to electrification ,” commented Gestamp .
Gestamp ’ s third business unit , under the Edscha brand , was present for the first time in India at Auto Expo 2023 - Components . In May 2022 , Edscha signed a joint venture agreement with the Indian automotive supplier Aditya Auto Products & Engineering , based in Chakan . The cooperation extends to the development , manufacture and distribution of hinge systems , door controls , latches and parking brakes , and this Spring will see initial production of module hinges at the Pune plant .
Mobility solutions
Gestamp presented its technologies for connected and electric mobility in Wolfsburg ( October 2022 ) at the International Suppliers Fair ( IZB ). This included extreme size parts ; battery boxes ; cell-to-pack concepts ; joining technologies ; chassis innovative lightweight solutions and Active Frunks or power doors .
Aspects such as safety , lightweight construction and a reduction in CO₂ emissions continue to play a decisive role . Against this background , Gestamp ’ s R & D teams showcased core innovations and technologies from its three business areas at the IZB : Body , Chassis and Mechanisms ( Edscha ).
Body in White ( BiW )
Extreme size parts is a new generation of body parts that integrate multiple functions as one-
Gestamp expands plant in Japan
Gestamp is one of the world ’ s largest manufacturers of automotive hot stamping parts . Gestamp Hotstamping Japan has decided to expand with a new plant building on its premises in Matsusaka . This decision is part of Gestamp ´ s expansion in Asia , which is key for its global strategy . The expansion meets increasing demand for parts from Japanese automobile manufacturers . The new expansion of the Matsusaka plant is scheduled to be operational by June 2023 .
Hot stamping entails heating the material until it becomes malleable . It is subsequently subjected to a formation and rapid cooling process to produce a transformed and hardened material . This process requires fewer steps than the traditional stamping process to achieve lighter and more resistant products .
As Gestamp ’ s first Japanese base , Gestamp Hotstamping Japan has been supplying parts to domestic and overseas automakers . It will introduce a next-generation hotstamping line that combines a large press with an environmentally friendly electric furnace to avoid burning gas to heat the blanks . This will enable Gestamp Hotstamping Japan to supply automotive manufacturers with one-piece , high-strength , lightweight parts , contributing to the Japanese automotive industry ’ s accelerating shift to EVs .
Gestamp HotStamping Japan .