1. Company
Presentation

2. Overview Overview History ZIMMER GROUP - Overview
ZIMMER GROUP - Location
Company
Turnover Development
Development of Human Resources
Investments in 2011
Plant extension at Glockenloch – Facility II

3. History 1980 – Company Foundation
ZIMMER GmbH Technische Werkstätten, Rheinau
1999 – Integration of
Sommer-automatic GmbH & Co KG, Ettlingen
2004 – Foundation of
ZIMMER GmbH Daempfungssysteme, Rheinau
2007 – Integration of
BENZ GmbH Werkzeugsysteme, Haslach/Kinzigtal
2007 – Foundation of
ZIMMER GmbH Kunststofftechnik, Rheinau

4. History
2008 – New plant for production and assembly in Rheinau ( sqm)
2011 – Extension of the production plant in Rheinau (3.510 sqm)

5. ZIMMER GROUP - Overview
Industrial shock absorber and Clamping elements for Linear guiding
Tool systems for
wood- and metalprocessing
Damper for the furniture-
industry
Turnover 2011: 118,5 Mio. €
Plan: : 130,5 Mio. €
Employees: ca. 810
MIM-Technology, Injection moulding- and
Elastomer-technic, glueplug
Axis modules, swivel units,
grippers, robotic accessories

6. ZIMMER GROUP - Location
Overview
ZIMMER GROUP - Location
Ettlingen
Rheinau
Haslach, i.K.

7. ZIMMER GROUP - Distributors
Sales Representatives: - Europe: Belgium, France, Italiy, Netherlands, Swiss,
Spain, Czech Rep., Slowakia, Great Britain
- North-America: USA, Canada, Mexico
- Asia: China, India, Japan, Southkorea, Taiwan, Thailand

8. ZIMMER GmbH Technische Werkstätten
Company
ZIMMER GmbH Technische Werkstätten
Location: Rheinau
Turnover 2011: 42,3 Mio. €
Plan Turnover 2012: 46,5 Mio. €
Employees: 432 (Plan 2012: 440)
Products
Industrial shock absorber
Clamping elements for Linear guides
Design, Development and Production of SOMMER-automatic Products

9. Company

10. Development of Sales Total of Zimmer GmbH TW
46,5 Mio €
42,3 Mio €
34,6 Mio €
31 Mio €
30,4 Mio €
24 Mio €

11. Development of Human Resources of Zimmer GmbH TW
432
440
419
404
411
366
366

12. Organisation Chart – Clamping- and Braking elements
manually
pneumatically
hydraulically
electrically
clamping
clamping
braking
clamping
braking
aktive
passive
passive
aktive
passive
aktive
passive
bistable

13. Development of Sales Clamping & Braking Elements
13,75 Mio €
12,5 Mio €
10,7 Mio €
9,3 Mio €
8,8 Mio €
6,3 Mio €

14. Shock absorber maximal number of cycles because of the spiral groove
Smooth braking
Higher power consumption by max. capacity
casing is made of stainless steel
Assembly in pneumatic pressure chamber possible
Higher operation safety and longer service life by oil reserve

15. Development of Sales Shock Absorber
3,46 Mio €
3,15 Mio €
2,3 Mio €
1,6 Mio €
1,5 Mio €
1,1 Mio €

16. Investments 2011 / 2012 New Machines: 2,8 Mio. €
Plant extension: 5,2 Mio. €
New ERP-System: 1,2 Mio. €
OWS-Workshops: 0,5 Mio. €

17. Plant extension – at Glockenloch Zimmer GmbH TW – Facility II
Useful Areas Administration dpt m²
Production dpt m² Total m²
Investment Total Invest Mio. €
for Building / Equipment / Facilities / Outside facilities (without machines and real estate)

18. Plant extension – at Glockenloch
Zimmer GmbH TW – Facility II

19. Plant extension – at Glockenloch Zimmer GmbH TW – Facility II
Reasons for the plant extension:
Extension of the Production- and Assembly Areas
Extension of the office space
Reason of relocation:
Targeted Material flow
Gaining more space at Salmenkopf
Improvement of working processes and material flow
Departments / Products:
Clamping- and Braking Elements
Sommer-Systems

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