Developer and manufacturer of technical plastic injection-molded parts including toolmaking, surface finishing and assembly for the automotive industry.
Hörauf & Kohler GmbH
Augsburg (DE) · Fischach (DE) · Augsburg/ACS-Automotive (DE) · Jiřice (CZ) · Changchun/Shenyang (CN) · Hong Kong (CN)New on Amplifa
About HOEKO
Hörauf & Kohler GmbH (HOEKO) is a developer and manufacturer of technical plastic injection-molded parts and, as a supplier, serves leading automotive manufacturers and system providers. The company, with six sites in Germany, the Czech Republic and China, offers plastics technology as a full service: from product development and 3D design through in-house toolmaking to injection molding of high-volume parts, large injection-molded parts and complex structures. Production is complemented by surface finishing with painting, flocking and pad printing (up to five colors), assembly of high-end assemblies including ultrasonic welding and adhesive bonding techniques, as well as JIS/just-in-time logistics. Product examples include large-format injection-molded parts, air dampers and complete assemblies for vehicle models of various manufacturers. The headquarters are located at Peter-Dörfler-Straße 27 in Augsburg; further production sites are located in Fischach, Jiřice (Czech Republic) and in China (Changchun/Shenyang, Hong Kong).
- Site
- Augsburg
- Processes
- Injection molding (technical injection-molded parts, also high-volume parts), Large injection-molded parts, Surface finishing / painting, Flocking, Pad printing (finishing, up to five colors per pass), Assembly / assemblies (high-end assemblies), Ultrasonic welding, Adhesive bonding techniques
- Materials
- Engineering plastics (injection molding)
- Certificates
- IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1946
- Industries
- Automotive industry (automobile manufacturers and system providers)
- 01
Product development / 3D design
- 02
Toolmaking
- 03
Injection molding
- 04
Surface finishing (painting, flocking, pad printing)
- 05
Assembly (ultrasonic welding, adhesive bonding techniques)
- 06
Quality inspection
- 07
JIS/just-in-time logistics and shipping
Materials & Processes
Engineering plastics (injection molding)
Material basis for technical injection-molded parts, large injection-molded parts and complex structures up to high-volume parts.
Sites
Augsburg
DEHeadquarters / Production
- Materials
- Plastics
- Injection molding centers
- Pad printing stations
- Assembly center
Fischach
DEProduction (HOEKO KG)
- Materials
- Plastics
- Injection molding centers
Augsburg (ACS-Automotive GmbH)
DEProduction
- Materials
- Plastics
Jiřice
CZProduction (HOEKO-Automotive s.r.o.)
- Materials
- Plastics
- Injection molding centers
Changchun/Shenyang
CNProduction (SINOPLASTICS Co., Ltd.)
- Materials
- Plastics
- Injection molding centers
Hong Kong
CNHOEKO Limited
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection molding (technical injection-molded parts, also high-volume parts)Plastics | – | – | – | High volume | Plastics |
| Large injection-molded partsPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface finishing / paintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| FlockingSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Pad printing (finishing, up to five colors per pass)Surface | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Assembly / assemblies (high-end assemblies)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Ultrasonic weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Adhesive bonding techniquesJoining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| ToolmakingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design / 3D design / product developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Air dampers (manufacturing)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Complex structures (injection molding)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Molded and stamped parts (historical, 1946)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality inspection / SPC / test laboratoryTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection molding machines (injection molding centers) | – | – | – | – | Augsburg and other sites |
| Pad printing stations | – | Large numb | – | – | – |
| Assembly center | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
The entire company is certified to IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 (BSI). Internal test laboratories permanently monitor all production stages, including first and last article inspection as well as statistical process control (SPC).
| Evidence | Augsburg | Fischach | Augsburg (ACS-Automotive) | Jiřice | Changchun/Shenyang | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | ||||||
| IATF 16949:2016 |
History
- 1946
Founded by the partners Hörauf and Kohler, production of molded and stamped parts.
- 1952
Production converted to injection-molded parts
- 1964
Relocation to the current site
- 1966
Site at Peter-Dörfler-Straße 27
- 1971
Expansion of production halls
- 1999
Expansion of production halls
- 2003
Foundation of SINOPLASTICS Co., Ltd. in Changchun/China
- 2004
Construction of a new warehouse with covered truck loading bay in Augsburg
- 2007
Foundation of ACS-Automotive GmbH in Munich
- 2007
Foundation of HOEKO-Automotive s.r.o. in Humpolec/Czech Republic
- 2007
Expansion of the company premises
- 2010
Foundation of HOEKO Limited in Hong Kong/China
- 2011
Expansion of HOEKO-Automotive s.r.o. in Jiřice/Czech Republic