Industry

Automotive

abas supports original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), production suppliers, aftermarket parts suppliers and logistics/transportation providers alike.

The competitive challenges of globalization, industry maturation, and high customer satisfaction requirements for broader choice and faster delivery requires companies to change and optimize business processes, not just in functional areas, but across their entire enterprise. Technologies such as EDI, shipment and container management, bar coding, RFID, multi-company transactions and forecast delivery schedule management are all supported by abas Automotive.

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N-K Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1995 in response to customer demand for injection molding capabilities at its parent company, Nicholas Plastics. N-K Manufacturing makes a broad range of components for the automotive, office furniture, consumer goods, appliances, construction and other industries. 

N-K Manufacturing was created by the Nicholas and Kassouni families to broaden existing capabilities in order to support the growing requirements of their customers. They launched operations with two presses and four employees in a 9,000 square-foot facility and have grown to more than 100 employees working in a 75,000 square-foot plant.

The company initially supplied the automotive and office furniture industries.
Today, N-K Manufacturing specializes in niche technologies such as vertical insert molding, two-shot and multi-shot molding, and overmolding processes that promote the conversion of traditional metal components to plastic and improve the ease of assembly.

Their Grand Rapids manufacturing facility is supported with a research, development and sales team working in a technology center in Metro Detroit.

Established in 1994, Pyper Products specializes in plastic injection molded systems with a focus on cooling fans and fan shrouds.

Plastic Injection Molded Systems
Using both injection molding machines and robot automation machines, Pyper produces several styles of fans and shrouds for various automotive customers. Pyper also offers injection-molding services with color diversification to the office furniture industry, producing three distinct styles of office furniture for companies such as Herman Miller.

A valued partner and minority-owned supplier for Cascade Engineering, Pyper delivers quality components that customers expect and the market demands.

SPC manufactures crankshafts for the racing industry. They share with their customers the desire to win and a passion for performance and durability that drives the technology, quality and speed in all aspects of their business.

SP Crankshaft is committed to manufacture crankshafts of the highest quality with the very latest technologies. They strive to minimize lead times and their primary values are 100% quality and on-time delivery.

Their production facility, located in Orange County California, incorporates the most modern manufacturing technology available; their facility is structured based on LEAN principles. While SPC’s goal is to excel at crankshaft manufacturing, they also have strategic partners that can provide extensive crankshaft design services utilizing the latest available FEA software to suit any application or budget.

SP Crankshaft is certified to ISO 9001:2000.

The HÄRTER company is a family company with international operations and a 40-year history characterized by successful innovation and the use of pioneering technology. The company's success is based on expertise in the field of tool making and extensive experience in the development and production of complex stamped parts, injection-molded parts and assemblies.

HÄRTER is a leading global solution provider for high performance progressive tools, precision stamped parts, precision moldings and assemblies.

HÄRTER Stamping develops and manufactures high precision: high performance stamping tools, stamped parts and components with metal and plastic for customers in the automotive industry, in communication and other application areas.

HÄRTER is an innovative company that sets standards for quality and customer orientation and combines the advantages of a traditional German "Mittelstand" company with the operations of a global player. Their customers include OEM and automotive system suppliers.

In recent years they have continuously expanded their market position and today, with 1,200 employees and production facilities in Europe, the US and Asia are among the market leaders in their field.

High Tech, High Speed, High Quality

For almost 20 years Pankl Racing Systems has been counted among the established suppliers for the racing industry, offering driveline systems, as well as complete suspension kits.

The core competences of the company lie in the engine and transmission sectors.

The product range encompasses the development (design, testing and FEA), prototype production and the production of mechanical parts for engines (pistons, connecting rods and crankshafts) along with the production of various components and systems between the engine and the wheels. Suspension systems, drivetrain systems, propshafts, gearboxes, and exhaust. Ranging from racing teams, OEMs and professional engine builders. Types of racing include NASCAR, Drag Racing, Rallye Car, Off Road, Marine, Motorcycle, and Sports Compact.

For 35 years BBS has been dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies that move us forward – in every sense of the word. What many still regard as state-of-the-art technology is yesterday’s news for BBS engineers. They are already working on tomorrow’s racing innovations to shave fractions of a second off winning lap times.

BBS has several production plants worldwide, all working to the same high standards. All car manufacturers certification guidelines are fulfilled. Their ultra-modern process-oriented and self-organizing structures reflect the state of the art in plant technology. The whole layout enables different plant levels, tool changes without production interruptions, parallel production of large and small batches and redundancies in process-critical applications. Reallocation of capacity on the fly takes place on all our production plants worldwide.