Automating and increasing the performance of fine sheet press line 2 is a key focus for the HÖRMANN Automotive press shop in Gustavsburg. The production of large pressed fine sheets for structural parts and outer skins has been a core area of expertise for the company for many years. ‘We have invested in new technology to meet the challenges presented by our most recent new orders, such as side panels for light-duty commercial vehicles and driver cabs,’ said Andreas Müller, managing director of HÖRMANN Automotive in Gustavsburg.

In 2020, MAT Maschinentechnik relocated a system to a different factory to improve logistical processes for an OEM in the steel industry. ‘The customer chose to call upon our dependable expertise, having already commissioned us for a number of previous projects,’ said Gerhard Jacobi, managing director of MAT Maschinentechnik.

HÖRMANN Industrieservice GmbH improved takt time at an OEM’s assembly facility and optimised the workplace while taking ergonomic and environmental factors into account. The company worked with the customer to devise a plan that would improve the loading and unloading of two adjacent machines used to process components.

HÖRMANN Industries GmbH (corporate bond, WKN: A2TSCH) today published its 2020 annual financial statements. While the Group’s start to the year went according to plan, its business activities were materially affected from mid-March onwards, particularly in the Automotive and Services divisions, by the spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, the associated restrictions on public life and the large-scale shutdown of production capacities in the automotive industry. The HÖRMANN Group’s sales in the 2020 financial year amounted to EUR 521.5 million (previous year: EUR 622.2 million). This decline in sales is attributable to the Automotive and Services divisions, whereas the Engineering division was able to keep sales at the prior year level and the Communication division increased its sales compared to the previous year in the crisis year 2020. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came to EUR 25.5 million (previous year: EUR 35.6 million), while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR 12.6 million (previous year: EUR 23.7 million). At EUR 18.9 million, adjusted EBIT including non-recurring effects of EUR 5.8 million resulting from the relocation of the automotive plant in Penzberg and extraordinary goodwill amortisation in the Services division in the amount of EUR 0.5 million was only slightly below plan.

In the third issue of HÖRMANN’s mittendrin magazine, the cover story is entitled ‘We get things done’, and we report on the day-to-day work of the many people at the HÖRMANN Group who generate a significant proportion of our income and often have to operate in tough working conditions and bad weather.

In a live webinar, Peter Gierlich, systems engineering & IT sales consultant at HÖRMANN Logistik, explained how companies can gain a competitive edge with the aid of automated intralogistics.

The “Familienunternehmen im Fokus” online platform (known as FiFo) has made it its mission to shine the spotlight on the often little-known specialists in the world of family businesses. In March, FiFo turned its attentions to HÖRMANN Industries GmbH.

The Funkwerk Mobility Platform gives transport operators the tools they need for smart and interconnected transport.

In the second issue of HÖRMANN’s mittendrin magazine, the key values that shape and unite the Group are described from a range of perspectives. With all the latest news, a report on the importance of networking and an interview about the particular challenges facing women in senior management, the magazine once again provides some varied insight into life at HÖRMANN Group.