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PRESS INFORMATION
11. July 2014
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Landgrebe assumes Chair of Forming and Joining by Forming at the
Chemnitz University of Technology (TU Chemnitz) and will also head the Fraunhofer
Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Chemnitz
For many years now – even from back when Dr. Manfred Hirschvogel was the managing
partner – the Hirschvogel Automotive Group has had close ties to university research.
Primarily this cooperation is with academic institutes dealing with forging and steel material
technology. In several working groups at institutes and associations (the German Forging
Association IMU and the Steel Institute VDEh), Hirschvogel brings market demands to the
table in order to conduct joint, pre-competitive applied research for advancing forging and
steel technology. In addition, Hirschvogel regularly presents technological advances at
relevant conferences and symposia for forging and automotive engineering. The level of
networking between Hirschvogel and the world of research is thus very high.
Against this backdrop, it is not surprising when suitable people from Hirschvogel are also
approached to fill vacant professorships. This has happened as part of finding a candidate to
fill the Chair of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. E. h. Dr.-Ing. E. h. mult. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Reimund
Neugebauer at the Chemnitz University of Technology. Associated with this professorship at
the university is the position as Head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and
Forming Technology IWU. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Landgrebe has accepted the professorship at the
newly created Chair of Forming and Joining by Forming at the University of Chemnitz in
association with heading the Fraunhofer Institute IWU. With this change in generation, a new
structure will be introduced at the Fraunhofer IWU.
Dr. Thomas Brücher, President and CSE at Hirschvogel Holding GmbH: “The departure of
Dr. Landgrebe from Hirschvogel, with his 15 years’ experience at the Hirschvogel Group, is
naturally highly regrettable. At the same time, his new position highlights our strong ties to
Contact: Claudia Bieberstein, Corporate Public Relations, Hirschvogel Holding GmbH,
Dr.-Manfred-Hirschvogel-Straße 6, 86920 Denklingen, Tel.: +49 8243 291-970,
[email protected]
the world of research, which we will now take advantage of to an even greater extent with
this additional personal connection.”
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Landgrebe began working at Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH in 1999 as
Head of Research and Development. From 2002, he headed the production area for
constant-velocity shaft parts. From 2005 until 2010, Dr.-Ing. Dirk Landgrebe was General
Manager of Hirschvogel Automotive Components (Pinghu) Co., Ltd. in China. During this
time, he built up the plant from its founding until it reached sales of approx. 14 million euros
and a workforce of around 200 people. From 2010 until 2011, he was a member of the Board
of Directors at Hirschvogel Holding GmbH. Since 2012, he has been responsible for the area
of “Corporate Engineering” as a global central function for machine procurement and the
entire infrastructure of the Hirschvogel Automotive Group.
Contact: Claudia Bieberstein, Corporate Public Relations, Hirschvogel Holding GmbH,
Dr.-Manfred-Hirschvogel-Straße 6, 86920 Denklingen, Tel.: +49 8243 291-970,
[email protected]
The Hirschvogel Automotive Group
The Hirschvogel Automotive Group is among the most successful manufacturers of forged
steel and aluminum parts. More than 4,000 employees worldwide produce forged parts and
components for the automotive industry and its system suppliers. The consolidated turnover
of the Group for 2013 amounts to EUR 810 million at a yield of 288,800 tons of forged parts.
Hirschvogel Holding GmbH is the parent company of the eight automotive supply companies
of the Hirschvogel Automotive Group. The home plant, Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH in
Denklingen, Bavaria, has around 1,700 employees and produces approximately 205,000
tons of hot, warm and cold forged steel parts a year. The company has three subsidiaries in
Germany. Hirschvogel Aluminium GmbH in Marksuhl near to Eisenach, Thuringia, produces
sophisticated chassis components made of high-quality aluminum materials. Also located in
Marksuhl is the steel forge Hirschvogel Eisenach GmbH. At Hirschvogel Komponenten
GmbH in Schongau, Bavaria, around 700 employees process the steel and aluminum forged
parts into ready-for-assembly components.
Besides this, the Group is also active in the US. In Columbus, Ohio, Hirschvogel
Incorporated produces warm and cold forged parts as well as ready-for-assembly
components for the US market. At Hirschvogel Automotive Components, located in Pinghu
near to Shanghai, forged parts and finished components are produced for the automotive
industry located in China. At the plant in Gliwice Hirschvogel Components Poland produces
warm forgings. Hirschvogel Components India, located in Ranjangaon, close to Pune,
produces forged and machined parts for the Indian automotive market. Furthermore,
Hirschvogel Holding GmbH holds a share of 49 % in the Brazilian forging company MAHLE
HIRSCHVOGEL FORJAS S.A., allowing Hirschvogel to apply its know-how on the South
American market.
Contact: Claudia Bieberstein, Corporate Public Relations, Hirschvogel Holding GmbH,
Dr.-Manfred-Hirschvogel-Straße 6, 86920 Denklingen, Tel.: +49 8243 291-970,
[email protected]

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