We see ourselves as an important and innovative partner to our customers in the automotive industry. We achieve this through outstanding competence in customer-oriented development, a high degree of production know-how, and first-class quality.

The year in which we were founded – 1365 – makes the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke the oldest industrial enterprise in Germany. The abbreviation SHW thus stands for almost 650 years of industrial experience.

In accordance with our motto "Innovative Technology from Tradition", high-tech components from SHW Automotive can be found in almost every car or utility vehicle built today. With several development and production centers in Germany and abroad, we see ourselves as a pioneer and a problem-solver – especially for demanding tasks. Our focus is the automotive sector, all over the world.

Here are the most important facts and figures at a glance:

Our Fields of Competence

Customized solutions in leading technologies and high quality in:

- High-tensile and complex sintered parts
- Oil pumps for engines and gearboxes
- Ventilated brake discs

Sales and Personnel

2009: approx. 237 million EURO (STT Technologies Inc. cons. partially), approx. 1000 employees

Plants / Business Sectors

Bad Schussenried Plant – Hydraulic pumps division

Wasseralfingen Plant – Powder metallurgy division, Aalen-Wasseralfingen

Tuttlingen Plant – Brake discs division

Neuhausen Plant – Brake discs division

Customers

Leading carmakers and their major suppliers

International Presence

With further plants in Canada and Brazil and an international presence in all the important markets, SHW Automotive today supports its customers' activities globally. This is a challenge that we will continue to master ever more effectively in the future – because quality from SHW Automotive is in demand everywhere.