Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems Co. Ltd., which is situated in Suzhou close to Shanghai and belongs to the Sonderhoff Group – the leading system supplier for FIPFG sealing technology worldwide, has successfully attended the 14th Auto Shanghai Show for the third time.
The Auto Shanghai 2011 with a total exhibition area of 230,000 sq. meters has attracted more than 2,000 exhibitors from 20 countries and over 700,000 visitors - the largest scale in the history of this event. Numerous visitors came to the 80 sq. meters’ booth of Sonderhoff Suzhou in the German pavilion where many other German companies exhibited under the umbrella of the German Ministry of Economy. Peter Fischer, Managing Director of Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems Co. Ltd., was very satisfied with the positive response and the quality of the technical discussion during the fair: “We had many interesting discussions on our stand. 90 % of the visitors were from China or other Asian countries. We noticed an increase in quality and more inquiries with regard to a wide range of sophisticated applications, especially from the Chinese automotive industry.”
The rapid development of the Chinese automotive industry demands new advanced technologies and R & D concepts as well as specialised new products. These are the facts for most of the automotive industry giants and their suppliers to focus on China as the biggest emerging market in the world. The growing market in Chinas plastic industry and the high demand for service and support are also the reasons, why Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems was established in China at the beginning of 2009. The company is located in the Singapore Industrial Park (SIP) in Suzhou, the second largest industrial park in China.
The team of Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems on its stand at the Auto Shanghai 2011 trade show.
Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems developed very well and increased turnover on a broader basis of customers from various industries in China. Its competent and motivated team of specialists fulfils the increasing demands of Chinese industries. They meet the requirements of the customers for sealings based on polyurethane and silicon material solutions as well as for state of the art dispensing machines. Sonderhoff in Suzhou is prepared to provide sales and technical application service, machine maintenance, spare parts supply for existing machines, contract gasketing and sampling as well as training programs. Dispensing machines from Sonderhoff Engineering GmbH (Hörbranz / Austria) are operated for their contract gasketing services to various industries in China.
A wide range of Chinese automotive suppliers use Sonderhoff gasketing solutions to seal their parts. Structural components and modules that are used in automotive manufacturing must remain tightly sealed after their assembly. Humidity and dust need to be kept out and the Sonderhoff sealing materials have to resist harmful media or temperature-influences. The two-component polymer sealing products made by Sonderhoff Chemicals GmbH (Cologne / Germany) are dispensed according to the FIPFG (Formed In Place Foam Gasketing) technology using the low pressure metering technique of Sonderhoff on site of the OEM parts designed for multiple applications.
Sonderhoff Chemicals develops, produces and distributes all over the world chemicals for foam gasketing, gluing and potting systems based on polyurethane, silicone or PVC. The materials are applied by use of mixing and dosing machines from the sister company Sonderhoff Engineering, connected to CNC-controlled linear robots in freely programmable geometry. In addition Sonderhoff Engineering develops automation concepts for fully-automated production lines according to the customers’ specifications.
The Sonderhoff Group benefits from the positive market development in China. With the closing of the Auto Shanghai 2011 the Sonderhoff Suzhou management is assured that more and more Chinese customers decide for their own automation of foam gasketing or potting and buy dispensing machines from Sonderhoff. A number of new machine orders have already arrived. “With our successful participation at the Auto Shanghai we underlined once again our competitiveness, and in particular to the emerging automotive industries in China” says Peter Fischer, Managing Director of Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems.
Company Portrait
The Sonderhoff Group with its headquarters in Cologne / Germany is the leading system supplier for polymer sealing, gluing and potting formulations, for dispensing machines and automation concepts as well as for contract gasketing services.
The Sonderhoff System combines chemical and technical competence with creative engineering know-how in the fields of mixing and dosing of sealing material and process engineering provided with a comprehensive service entirely focused on satisfied customers.
Sonderhoff Chemicals GmbH (Cologne / Germany) develops, produces and distributes worldwide polymer sealing, gluing and potting systems on polyurethane, silicon and PVC basis. Their performance is based on the experience of more than thousand formulations. The sealing material is applied onto structural components and modules of OEMs by the FIPFG / FIP (Formed In Place Foam Gasketing / Formed In Place) technology.
Sonderhoff Engineering GmbH in Hörbranz / Austria develops and distributes all over the world low pressure metering systems, from stand alone dispensing machines to automation concepts according to customers’ specifications for fully automated production lines for foam gasketing, gluing and potting.
Sonderhoff Services GmbH (Cologne / Germany) and Sonderhoff Polymer-Services Austria GmbH (Dornbirn / Austria) have positioned themselves as toll manufacturers for foam gasketing, gluing and potting applications with the highest precision. Their services comprehend individual sampling of prototypes and contract gasketing of parts, from pilot application processes and small batches up to serial production for OEMs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Partner companies undertake the toll manufacturing of foam gasketing and potting for the customers in England, India, Japan and Korea.
The sister companies of the Sonderhoff Group in Italy, Spain, the U.S.A and China offer the complete range of sales, technical and contract gasketing services to the OEMs in these countries as well as production and sales of chemicals for the sealing formulations and the distribution of dispensing machines from Sonderhoff.
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