OPEL Edwin VW T5 User Manual
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connection with Mercedes-Benz, it’s no coin-
cidence that the ‘Chairman’ resembles the
predecessor of the current S-Class – are
intended to lavish this great comfort on Asia’s
growing upper class. Edscha assumes respon-
sibility for the entire system, from develop-
ment to project coordination, supplying all
components with the exception of the existing
hinges: from motor to control unit and gas
spring, from lock to closing assist. Around 75
percent of the parts come from the companies
that supplied Edscha during development.
BETTER RESULTS
FROM JOINT EFFORTS
Polz is convinced that this is
just the beginning of the growth
of the hinge business on an appreci-
ably broader scale: “The link
with IVM Automotive opens
up entirely new opportun-
ities for us. Whereas we
previously only had
the connection
points between
body and door
in mind, we can
now design new
structures and analyze
and optimise them with
advanced simulation
tools.” Innovative body
ideas are evolved in
cooperation with
the IVM Automo-
tive Design Center
Rhine-Main (pages
20 f.) and serve as
basis for discussions
with the design and
pre-development
departments of the
OEM. Physical models
can be provided at short
SHOW OBJECTS
An Edscha system was shown
for the first time in public in
the Volvo Versatility Concept
Car; a different version will
soon be seen on Korean roads
in the Ssangyong Chairman.
Edscha itself demonstrates the
development at the converted
rear lid of a 7 Series BMW.
notice by the model and prototype makers at
IVM Automotive. And in collaboration with
the Mechatronics Center that is about to be
established in Remscheid (page 6), the elec-
trics and electronics experts of IVM Automo-
tive design and test new controls, including
their software, and integrate them into exi-
sting vehicle networks. Polz takes great pride
in these comprehensive skills: “This enables
Edscha to offer our customers a
unique range of services.”
Christiane Nadol