Suspa

Suspa GmbH (own spelling: SUSPA ) is a manufacturer of gas springs (short: gas spring ), dampers, height adjustment and crash and safety systems for many sectors of the furniture to the automotive industry. The company, based in Altdorf near Nuremberg in 2012 with 1,600 employees worldwide generated a turnover of about 170 million euros.

History

1951 Suspa suspension GmbH was founded and placed struts for Bikes ago. 1959 Suspa invents a damping system for washing machines, which eliminates the annoying " hopping " and three years later the market leader. The first products for the automotive industry are 1964 gas springs for the lifting and lowering of tailgates. Developed in 1969 Suspa height adjustment for office chairs and positioning of the backrest. 1973-1978 Suspa expands in the U.S. and Asia, Suspa developed silicone- cushioned impact damper for cars. 1988 provides Suspa the first manufacturer to a three - component water paint system to and protects the environment because solvents and amines. Developed in 1991 Suspa height adjustment for tables and work surfaces. 1994, a subsidiary in India is founded. The series production of Spoilerverstellsystemen begins in 1999 and Suspa develops a system supplier for the automotive industry. A year later Suspa produced his first crash management system and establishes a plant in the Czech Republic. Since 2003, the production capacity in Asia to be expanded.

In the summer of 2008 Suspa sold the chair gas springs business to the competitors Stabilus, to focus exclusively on the fields of industry and automotive. In June 2009, Tyrol Equity acquires from Austria 80 percent of the shares in the company. In June 2012, the Tyrolean industrial holding Tyrol Equity sold its shares in SUSPA to the private investor group Andlinger & Company GmbH.

Company structure and subsidiaries / Locations

The company is organized into two divisions with the business segments Mechanical Applications, crash management, Household Applications and Powered Applications.

Suspa operates the following subsidiaries / locations:

  • Suspa GmbH, works in Altdorf near Nuremberg and Sulzbach -Rosenberg, Germany
  • Suspa mbH, Kleve, Germany
  • Suspa CZ, boron, Czech Republic
  • Suspa Incorporated, Grand Rapids ( Michigan), Michigan, United States
  • Suspa Pneumatics Ltd. , Chennai, India
  • Suspa Ltd. Nanjing. , Nanjing, People's Republic of China

Products

The main product is still the gas spring in many different versions, but in recent years, Suspa developed more and more into a system provider, particularly for the automotive industry, for the complete adjustment systems or crash management systems are developed and produced. Suspa enriches the gas springs with more and more additional functions, as arise, for example, Table columns that are easily adjustable in height and consist of only a single gas spring (Product: Varistand ).

Gas Springs

  • Industrial gas springs
  • Automotive gas springs
  • Lockable gas springs

Damper

  • Hydraulic damper
  • Vibration

Adjustable systems

  • Rear spoiler actuators
  • Driven doors and flaps
  • Convertible top drives

Crash Management

  • Occupant protection components
  • Pedestrian protection systems
  • Piston rods

Management

  • Timo Stahl (since 2005),
  • Thomas Peuker ( since 2011 ),
  • Hans Jörg Kaltenbrunner (since 2012)
Types of business entity Grand Rapids (Michigan)
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