OPEL Edwin VW T5 - Manual (Page 3)

E D I T O R I A L
edwin 02 | 2003 3
Open up!
central feature of corporate culture at
Edscha is openness. Honest and time-
ly communication is something we
care about deeply, both in-house and towards
the general public and of course our custo-
mers. That’s one of the reasons why we have
edwin , now appearing the second time.
Coincidence or not – many of our products
also center on ‘openness’. Hinge and conver-
tible roof systems from Edscha have for dec-
ades now been providing dependable access
to cars. In that time, the demands made on
cars have risen dramatically in every respect.
Nowadays, it’s comfort above all that’s the
clincher for the buyer. We haven’t shut our
eyes to that fact either – instead we set our-
selves the task of opening up new prospects
in our niches for our customers.
In this edition of edwin we’re presenting
a few of our ideas for discussion. For example
ideas for more convenient opening systems:
ranging from the next-generation door hinge,
the Notch Stop (pages 11 and 22), and an
electrically-powered rear lid developed by us
(page 14), to the alternative sliding door
mechanism that adorns the title page (page 18).
We’ve developed new approaches else-
where too: specialists from IVM Automotive
helped, for example, to develop the existing
Junkers opposed-piston engine into an unusu-
ally efficient, lightweight, inexpensive and
clean two-cylinder design for a wide range of
applications (page 16); and they pondered how
our customers could exert a favorable effect
on the production costs and weight during the
development process itself (page 12).
More details of all this can be found in this
issue – or can be heard at the Edscha Group’s
4th Symposium in November. Its motto?
“OpenMinded”, what else!
On that note, enjoy reading it!
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Publisher:
Edscha AG,
Hohenhagener Str. 26–28,
42855 Remscheid
Coordinator: Christiane Nadol
Publishing House: corps Corpo-
rate Publishing Services GmbH,
Schanzenstraße 56,
40549 Düsseldorf
Editors: Wilfried Lülsdorf,
Michael Drosten
Project Manager: Stefanie Dodt
Art-Direction: Guido Koch, Köln
Cover Photography: John
M. John
Photos: Adam Opel AG, Audi
AG, Manfred Bernhard, Daim-
lerChrysler Nutzfahrzeuge,
Dorint AG, Edscha AG, John M.
John, Lars Langemeier, M. Dan-
nenmann, Meilenwerk, Smart
GmbH, Ssangyong Motor,
Volvo Car Corporation
Lithography: F+S GmbH
Printing: Druckerei Tannhäuser
Publication dates: twice a year