Hutchinson S.A.

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.hutchinson.com

■Address

2 Rue Balzac, 75008 Paris, France

Business Overview

-The Company is a global leader in the development and manufacture of elastomer processing for use in vibration control, fluid management, and sealing technologies. It serves the automotive, truck, aerospace, defense, industrial, rail and energy markets.

-The Company’s operations are divided into six business segments:

Body Sealing Systems
Precision Sealing Systems
Fluid Management Systems
Materials and Structures
Vibration Control Systems
Belt Drive Systems

Shareholders

-The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE.

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Products

Body Sealing Systems
-Seals for opening parts

Door seals
Trunk seals
Hood seals
Doubling sealing gaskets
Dirt-resistant seals

-Fixed window seals

Window seals
Windshield seals
Encapsulation of fixed lateral window modules

-Opening window seals

Window outside/inside waist seal
Glass run channels

-Frame seals
-Thermoplastic 2K injected seals
-Glass encapsulations
-Thermoplastic-On-Glass window solutions

Precision Sealing Systems
-Dashboard cowl vent grille seals
-Oil seals

Wheel bearing seals
Magnetic encoders

-Precision rubber seals

Head cover gaskets
Oil filter gaskets
Worm isolators

-O-rings

O-rings
D-rings
X-rings

-Molded automotive parts

Brake booster diaphragms
Fuel tank gaskets

-Bonded pistons
-Magnet rings
-Precision static seals
-PFS flange seals
-Grommets
-Hole covers
-Double-wall steering column hole covers
-Bonded and overmolded seals
-Low-friction engine seals
-Y-seals
-High-temperature charge air cooler seals
-Shaft seals
-Bearing seals

Fluid Management Systems
-Air intake

Air ducts at output from turbo compressor

-Fuel

Hoses for fuel manifolds

-Air conditioning

Thermoplastic air conditioning lines

-Power steering

Power steering hoses

-Braking

Vacuum pipes for braking
Front brake hoses
Hybrid brake hoses; hydraulic brake pipes

-Clutch

Plastic clutch pipes

-Oil cooling

Oil cooling pipes

-Engine cooling

Water circuit pipes
Pipes for engine manifold

-Selective catalytics reduction systems
-Heated SCR lines with quick connectors
-Quick connectors with sensors
-Plastic flexible pipes
-Plastic and rubber fuel hoses
-Hoses for turbo-compressed air intake circuit - high temperature
-Multi-function hoses
-Oil hoses
-Pressure takeoff pipes for particle filters
-3D charged air cooler from thermoplastic materials
-Active thermal management valves
-Twin sheet foam air ducts
-Battery cooling loops
-Thermal management valves

Belt Drive Systems
-Belts

POLY V-belts
EPDM POLY V-belts
STRETCHY BELT tension automatic adjust belts

-Thermoset idlers

Smooth thermoset idlers
Grooved thermoset idlers

-Decoupling pulleys

Decoupling alternator pulleys

-Thermoset pulleys

Smooth thermoset pulleys
Grooved thermoset pulleys

-Tensioners

Linear tensioner with hydraulic damping
Simple linear tensioners

Vibration Control Systems
-Mass dampers

Electric active mass dampers
Bracket mass dampers
Silicone transmission mass dampers
Cross member mass dampers
Rear cross member mass dampers

-Chassis insulation

Rear body mounts
Front body mounts
MCU - Microcellular urethane body mounts

-Powertrain suspensions

Roll restrictors
Gearbox mounts of longitudinal powertrain suspensions
Gearbox mounts of pendulum suspension systems
Active engine mounts
Engine mounts of longitudinal suspensions
Engine mounts of pendulum suspension systems
SmartDamper vibration neutralization system

-Exhaust line suspensions

LINKEO exhaust flexible couplers
Exhaust hangers with integrated brackets
Exhaust hangers with mounting holes
Silicone exhaust hangers

-Rear axle elastic parts

Rear axle bushing
Flexible axle bushing
Strut mounts
Anti-roll bar bushing
Cradle mounts
Differential bushing

-Elastic attachment of the differential to the body

Strut mounts
Spring seats
Axle bushing
Rebound bumpers
Anti-roll bar bushing
Cradle mounts

-Front axle elastic parts
-Dual compound bushings
-Plastic hydromounts
-Switchable hydromounts
-SmartDamper systems consisting of electromagnetic inertial actuator, sensor and ECU
-Decoupling Alternator Pulley (DAP) with Stretchy Belt
-eCompressor Isolating Bracket

Dynamic Insulating System: DIS

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History

1873	Merger with Mapa Fit and acquisition of the totality of the assets of Mapa GmbH.
1974	The oil company Total takes majority shareholding.
1978	Full control of Paulstra and merger with Hutchinson SA.
1991	Public exchange offering total over Hutchinson. Total take-over of Spontex and Pongs (Hutchinson Aachen) in Aix-la-Chapelle (Germany)
1993	Purchase of the glove business of Pirelli (plant in Bentong, Malaysia) and of Russells Rubber (Hutchinson Ltd) in the United-Kingdom and take-over of part of Bostik's activities.
1996	Acquisition of Allegre Puericulture (France), Vincke (Spain and Portugal), Fayette Tubular Products (United States), Lino et Ertec (Argentina), Take-over of the National O'Ring and Stillman Seal activities and brands ; acquisition of the assets of the Rodgard Division (United States) Takeover of the Parets assets from Allied Signal and of Intecsa (Spain) Takeover of Mazzer activities (Poland and Italy) and of Pamargan (United Kingdom and Malta).
1997	Purchase of a majority share of Cestari in Brazil and of ABT in the United States and Mexico. Building of a plant in Byrdstown (TN) in the United States and of a plant manufacturing gloves for professional use in Saltillo, Mexico.
1998	Acquisition of Espa in France, SRB in the United Kingdom, Extrema in Brazil and Virumetal in Uruguay Launch of the Precision Rubber Division (PRD) in Downey (United States). Building of a plant in Ithaca (United States) and Wuhan (China), enlargement of the Saltillo plant (Mexico).
1999	-Acquisition of the companies Caoutchoucs Modernes and JPR in France, Kingston Warren in the United States, and Mucambo in Brazil. -Construction of the first phase of a hose assembly plant in Amilly (France), of two plants in Portugal and one in Poland, and of the third phase of the Saltillo plant in Mexico.
2000	Hutchinson joins Atofina, the Chemical Branch of the TotalFinaElf Group. Inauguration of the Paulstra Chaeaudun Technical Center (France). Acquisition of Barry Controls in the USA. Acquisition of Soke in Austria. Building of the new Zywiec 2 plant in Poland
2001	Acquired Lacesa in Mexico, a company of 120 employees, located in the northwest of the country.
2004	Expenditure in Lodz, Poland and Ensenada, Mexico. Partnering agreements are signed with the Japanese company, Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. and the Korean company Taesung.
2005	TECHLAM joins the Company worldwide.
2012	Established joint venture with Nichirin Co., Ltd. to form Hutchinson Nichirin Brake Hoses, S.L. in Palamos, Spain.
Jul. 2019	Acquired Mide Technology Corporation, a U.S.-based advanced engineering company focused on smart material technology and mechatronics.
Sep. 2019	Announced that it has taken a majority share in the joint venture TCSA (Thermal Control Systems Automotive) created with MANN+HUMMEL.
Nov. 2019	Opened its third Fab House, the 822 Fab House in China