Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company is a leader in developing and manufacturing 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 applications, plastic tanks for selective catalytic reduction systems, engine camshafts, and other fuel system components.
-Recently, the Company has also developed and began offering the lightweight composite Pentatonic battery system. The Pentatonic battery system includes enclosures, underbody protection, and thermal management systems, for use in both hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
-The Company manages the product line of fuel systems and functional components under the Industrial Segment of its parent company, Textron Inc.
Shareholders
-The Company is a subsidiary of Textron Inc.
Products
Battery enclosures
-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
Fuel systems
-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
-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. |
| Mar. 2023 | Officially opened the new plant in Tianjin, China. This is the Company's seventh plant in China. |
| Opened the Asia Tech Center in Pinghu, China. |
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