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GETRAG FORD Transmissions Slovakia s.r.o.
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Company Introduction / History
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Corporate Structure
GETRAG Corporate Group
GETRAG GroupGETRAG Americas
GETRAG Asia Pacific
GETRAG FORD Transmissions
GETRAG International
Bordeaux HalewoodKechnec CologneGothenburgh
PD
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Brand message
Reliability and quality in all that we do
Enthusiasm, innovation and dedication of our employees
Trustful long-term relationships and mutual respect
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GETRAG FORD Transmissions Slovakia
Plant Kechnec, Slovakia
Established 2005
Production of dual clutch / motorbike transmissions, timing gears
Start of production: motorbike (Nov. 2006), dual clutch transmissions (Oct. 2007)
Customers: Ford, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, PSA (dual clutch)
BMW, Harley Davidson, KTM (motorbike)
Employees 680
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Dual clutch transmissions
GETRAG PowerShift® transmissions
Applications- 6DCT450
For a wide variety of applications Compact- to upper middle car segment
SUVs
Compact, high-capacity transmission for powerful FWD cars
Applications- 6DCT470
With high capacity on small space
Compact, high-capacity transmission for powerful FWD cars
Fit for narrow installation space due to the short design (e.g. 6-cylinder inline engine East-West configuration)
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Motorbike
Transmission 424 Transmission 423
BMW R-series (Boxermotor 1100 / 1150 ccm) 5 / 6-Speed
BMW K-Series 5- Speed (with Rfh / Return-Speed) / 6-Speed
Harley Davidson V-Rod5-Speed (integrated in engine housing)
Transmission 402
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Transmission 426 BMW K 25 (Boxermotor 1200ccm)
6-speed
6-speed
Motorbike
BMW (K40, integrated in engine housing; Four cylinder transverse, Model year 2004)
Transmission 425
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Motorbike – „ Timing gears“
1) “High pressure gear“2) “Crank shaft gear”3) “Balance gear (Left/Right)”4) “Oil pump Gear”5) “Idler gear”
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Investment Story – Slovakia, Kechnec
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7 countries considered
- Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey
Assessed both macro and micro economic criteria
- Macro GNP, FDI, country risk, currency, inflation projections
- Micro Labour costs, personnel availability and qualifications, logistics, corporate income tax
15 sites from top 5 countries visited
Eastern European Country Selection
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15 sites from top 5 countries visited
- Czech Republic – Ostrava, Novy Jičín, Brno, Valašské-Meziříči
- Hungary - Miskolc
- Poland – Boleslawiec, Mielec
- Romania – Cluj-Napoca, Alba, Sibiu
- Slovakia – Nové Mesto, Spišská Nová Ves, Lemešany, Kechnec, Levice
Narrowed down to top 3 and then rated by 7 categories
Site Selection
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Quantitative – Labour cost, taxes, land price, grants
Logistics – Distance to suppliers, availability of logistic services, container harbour connection, airport connection, highway connection
Implementation Ease – Technical, land, construction
Labour Availability and Education – Unemployment rate, population, academic and vocational / technical
Labour Code – Work time, shift models, premiums, unions
Country Risk / Macro-economics
Cultural Aspects, Presence of International School
Final Selection
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Kechnec Site Selected - Ground breaking July 7th, 2005
Start of production : motorbike (Nov 2006), dual clutch (Oct 2007)
Full capacity to be reached in 2011 / 2012 time frame
268k dual clutch transmissions, 80k motorbike transmissions, and 600k timing gears.
Shipping to customers all over the world
Final Selection
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Good overview of plant and all major operations
Items of interest:
- Environmental emphasis
- Very high tech
- Very complex
- Flexible manufacturing
- Very exciting!
Short Video