Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company develops and manufactures traditional and hybrid fuel systems. It is a leader in the development and manufacturing of plastic fuel systems, specifically blow-molded plastic fuel tanks for conventional vehicles and pressurized plastic fuel tanks for hybrid vehicles. The Company also develops clear-vision systems for automotive safety and ADAS solutions, plastic tanks for selective catalytic reduction systems, other fuel system components, engine camshafts, crankshafts, balance shafts and engine components.
-The Company has developed the Pentatonic battery system, a customizable lightweight battery housing with thermal management, for hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
-The Company operates the Fuel Systems and Functional Components product line under the Industrial Segment of its parent company, Textron Inc.
-With the automotive industry’s continuing development of hybrid vehicles, the Company has positioned itself to capitalize on this growth opportunity as a leader in the development of plastic fuel systems.
Shareholders
-The Company is a subsidiary of Textron Inc.
Products
-Pentatonic customizable composite battery systems for hybrid and fully electric vehicles
- Pentatonic underbody protection including fully composite or hybrid solutions
- Integrated battery thermal management solutions including water-glycol based cold plates or innovative heat transfer fluids
-All-plastic, pressurized hybrid fuel tanks
-Next-generation fuel tanks featuring tank stiffener elements
-Next Generation Fuel Systems (NGFS) featuring twin-sheet technology enabling easier component integration into the plastic shell including:
- Internal venting systems
- Low emission connections
- Delivery and indication elements
- Anti-slosh elements (baffles)
- Internal tank stiffeners from hybrid tank applications
-Co-extruded blow-molded fuel systems
-Mono-extruded blow-molded fuel systems
-Blow-molded Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems
-Injection-molded Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems
-Clear vision systems for windshields, headlamps, cameras and sensors
- Washer fluid reservoirs
- Fluid lines
- Fluid level sensors
- Reservoir heating technology
- Wash nozzles
- Headlamp washing solutions
- Allegro ADAS cleaning systems combining water and air cleaning systems
-Rough cast engine components
- Camshafts
- Balance shafts
- Bearing caps
- Crankshafts
History
1997 | Kautex Group (present name is Kautex Textron) acquired the camshaft manufacturer, Kenwood Products Corp and the seat support components maker General Rubber Goods. |
1999 | Kautex began operating the new plant to produce plastic fuel tank systems and filler pipes for the VW Golf, Jetta and New Beetle in Mexico. |
Apr. 2000 | Kautex established a new plant for VW in South Moravia. The new plant was completed in Jan. 2001 |
2002 | Integration of Micromatic and CWC into the Kautex Textron Group. Foundation of the Kautex plant in Shanghai, China |
Jul. 2005 | With the pay-off of the Company's joint venture partner Keylex in Hiroshima Japan and the opening of a new production plant in Shanghai, China, Kautex demonstrated its ling-term commitment to rapidly growing Asian market. |
2011 | Opened two new plants: in Silao, Mexico and in Craiova, Romania. |
2012 | Opened a new plant in Chongqing, China and a Development and Validation Center in Guangzhou, China. |
2017 | Opened a new plant in Wuhan, China. |
2019 | Opened a new plant in Pinghu, China. |
2021 | Opens a new plant in Tianjin, China. |