Mühlhoff looks back at a long company history. Founded in 1832 and situated in Uedem, the company currently produces complex formed components for the automotive industry. Our customers consist of almost all notable vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers worldwide. They value our high degree of reliability and competence which they experience in cooperation with us. In addition, and not least the friendly contact with Mühlhoff that goes without saying.
Mühlhoff produces elements and components for bodywork, framework, chassis and powertrain. We process steel and aluminium by manner of cold working, at our site in Uedem. Daily, more than 416 qualified employees ensure absolute precision and compliance of highest quality standards using ultra-modern forming and joining technology.
The Mühlhoff philosophy is based on the following building blocks:
Partnership
We cultivate an intensive partnership with our customers. That is why we always define our projects as a joint project with our partners. Customer satisfaction is our motivation.
Competence
As experts in the field of forming technology, we develop technical solutions for complex project assignments with our customers. We think along! That goes for technical optimisation as well as for potential cost reduction in series production.
Transparency
Our customers have full insight of our activities during all process phases. That is ensured through professional project management and the good relationship that we have with our customers.
Responsibilty
We are aware of our responsibility - toward humans and nature. That is why we make high demands on ourselves when it comes to safety at work and environmental protection. Our IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 certifications are not just on paper. We live up to them! CO2 neutrality should not just be a medium-term slogan.
OUR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
Our know how ranges over various fields of business. We develop and produce various forming, welding and joining components in differing combinations in conjunction with our partners. In the category body work, this includes crossmembers, reinforcements, consoles as well as various safety related products such as safety belt and axle mounting parts. In addition, our products are necessary as an example, to attach power trains or pumps to the vehicle body. Our mounting parts are also necessary for further functions such as protection of the aggregates against damage, vibration or heat impact.
Mühlhoff produces various parts for motor and power train. For example, we develop and produce mounts for gearshift cables for fixation of the outer gearshift, mounts to retain electronic components in the vehicle inner, as well as motor and gear carrier for cars and commercial vehicles.
We prove professional know how since over 25 years in the field of development and production of drive plates, which are applied between the converter and gear mechanism. They are responsible for the starting sequence and for the impulse of the entire engine management system. In addition, they balance out the axial forces between engine and gearing mechanism.
Our products are used in all areas of cars and vans for e.g., the front end, the undercarriage, the roof, the rear end as well as in the framework and drivers cab of lorries. In addition, we also supply to trailer manufacturers and non-automotive customers.
CERTIFIED QUALITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
1832
Founding of a Coppersmith
1832
1955
Component Supplier for the Automotive Industry
2003
ISO/TS16949:2002 and EN ISO 14001:1996 Certification
2003
2019
Major Fire and Prompt Reconstruction
2020
Extensive Investments
2.000 t – Servo Press, fully automatic production line, Measuring Machines, Milling Machines
2020
Service
- Customer Service
- Development
- Construction
- Tool shop
- Production
- Optimisation
- Quality Management
- Purchasing
Customer service is not the task of merely a few, it is a responsibility of the whole company and each and every employee. That is why our customers not only encounter an extremely dedicated sales and distribution team and key account management, but also our technical employees always at their disposal.
When it comes to development and construction projects, on request, Mühlhoff puts a resident engineer in place who then carries out all technical adjustments with the customer on the ground. By these means, we can secure the fulfilment of successful teamwork with our customers.
We utilise current Odette Sofware for the purpose of data exchange.
Native data formats such as Catia V4, Catia V5, Siemens NX or Pro/E – Creo are processed correspondent to the product versions of each Customer. Of course, we also apply interface formats such as step / vda / iges.
Incidentally, we administer our data volume by means of an innovative product management system (PDM).
Our know how begins with development. As a full-service supplier, we compile cost effective solutions for technically ambitious challenges. The roles are very clear: our customer assigns the task, and we deliver the solution. From the initial idea through to production series, you have one source, and full control at all times.
Our competence in development reaches to all parts of chassis, body work, mounting, engine and gears. When it comes to the development of flex plates, we can draw from our longstanding experience which has made us to experts in this field. We start by creating a three-dimensional CAD-Model, followed by FEM-calculation and corresponding drawing extraction. Hereby, we focus on optimal geometry and low production costs., Mühlhoff has an extensive range of test equipment for verification purposes for developing flex plates. Our products go through torsion, centrifugal and twist-resistance tests during the development stage and then again later during series production.
Our construction specialists know how to develop tools with which highly complex forming processes can be carried out. Due to our expertise in the field of construction, we are able to deliver best cost solutions, even for difficult assignments. We use the CAD-System VISI for this. The complete manufacturing chain is covered by VISI in our tool shop. We use a combination of CATIA V5, AutoForm and Stampack Xpress for our forming-simulation. For an optimal mould, we also use supportive technology by means of 3-d printing.
We work closely and in partnership with our customers in particular during the construction phase. By these means, we can ensure full transparency of the process and we can utilise our strengths fully as defined by the customer.
Short communication channels assure fast reactions in the planning phase as well as during the ongoing production. Mühlhoff builds its tools in absolute premium quality. Due to this, we achieve upmost dimensional accuracy, process capability and higher-than-average tool life.
For Mühlhoff customers, this means permanent quality and flexibility.
Our products are produced mainly using transfer and follow-on processes. Some presses even allow the combination of both processes and the free-turning of parts within the press. Due to this, the parts can be placed in an optimal position at any time. Even complicated forming and cutting operations can be carried out precisely and efficiently.
Mühlhoff processes steel and rolled aluminium in a material thickness of 0.6 to 12.0 milimetres. As well as conventional drawing grade, high-strength steel and tailored blanks are also increasingly used.
On top of our press-fleet we also have highly modern robotic welding installations of various types with which we carry out complex welding tasks. We can provide our customers with various surface finishing such as – cataphoretic painting and powder coating, electro galvanizing and hot galvanizing and much more. Above this, we assemble various products with additional components creating ready-to-install modules.
Mühlhoff consequently does not see process optimisation as an exceptional procedure which is carried out outside the scope of production, moreover, it is a matter of course element of production. Our tools are continually optimised in order to ensure continuous production. This results in the fact that faults can be prevented in advance and need not be rectified retrospectively.
By these means, the quality of our production processes and our products are continually audited – right from the very beginning through to serial production. The parts are tested for dimensional accuracy by means of CNC-controlled measuring devices. These results are entered into a CAQ-System and statistically evaluated.
For quality testing of the materials that we process, we utilise technology such as spectral analysis, hardness testing, tensile testing as well as salt spray tests.
This is how Mühlhoff attains extensive preventative quality assurance, with which we drive a process of constant improvement.
In order to ensure prime quality of our products, Mühlhoff procures all of its preliminary products, services and raw materials from proficient suppliers from around the world. We conclude quality assurance contracts with all our suppliers with the objective to ensure qualitative impeccable products, services and raw material through technically approved and economically justifiable means.
For this reason, we stipulate that our suppliers maintain the ISO 9001:2015 or IATF 16949 quality management systems and that they adhere to environmental regulations. This is how we assure that quality advance planning, in-line quality assurance, quality analysis and documentation also fulfil our customer’s demands during the supply chain.
we train!
Miriam Smits
- Human Resources Manager -
Frank Lodewick
- Training Manager Toolshop -