Our vision is to make tomorrow’s mobility solutions possible with our products and innovations.
History
MoldTecs has always combined competencies from the automotive sector under one roof.
Our management.
Our employees work together at our sites around the world to ensure MoldTecs success.
Our management supports them with its experience, strong management and an international, overarching corporate strategy.
Responsible for our globally operating company are our managing directors. Learn more about the members of our management, their organization and the content of their work here.
Heiko Baufeld
Co-CEO
Experience
As Co-CEO of the MoldTecs Group, Heiko Baufeld looks back on more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. The mechanical engineer has extensive management experience and has now been with Mutares for five years. Prior to that, Heiko Baufeld held the position of Vice President Sales at STS and was CEO at iinovis, among others. He spends his free time with his family or sailing. He is also passionate about restoring classic cars and motorcycles.
Pierre-Yves Guégan
Co-CEO
Experience
Pierre-Yves Guégan has a strong background in the automotive industry and expertise in restructuring. He gained extensive management experience in previous positions. In future, he will bring this to MoldTecs France Group as Co-CEO. Pierre-Yves Guégan has now been with Mutares for more than six years. During this time, he held the position of CEO at Norsilk, was responsible for SFC Solutions as Chairman of the Board and was also
CEO at La Rochette Cartonboard. In his spare time, the father of two children and enjoys playing golf and football.
Herman Vogel
General Manager Americas
Experience
As General Manager Americas, Herman (Chip) Vogel brings decades of experience from the automotive industry. In addition to his technical expertise as an engineer, the US American also has extensive management experience. Over the past decades, for example, he has held leading positions in the DRÄXLMAIER Group. For almost 20 years, he served as Director of Procurement, managed purchasing and supplier development for the North and South America region, and was Operations Manager. Chip Vogel likes to spend his free time with his family or on the golf course. He also enjoys traveling.
Xuehai Shu
General Manager Asia
Experience
Xuehai Shu is at the moment in China (although with a home base in Dusseldorf) and, as the General Manager Asia, will manage MoldTecs business in Asia with a focus on China. He has acted as the CRO and Interim CEO for ISH China since ISH’s acquisition. He holds an MBA and previously worked as Head of PMO / Transformation at the investment fund Triton, and worked as a consultant at McKinsey. In his free time, he enjoys running and travelling around the world – the number of countries he has visited now totals an impressive 55.
Our locations
MoldTecs currently has three production sites, two in Germany and one in France. In addition, further plants are planned to be built in China and the USA.
Laval
The site in Laval, with its around 400 employees, is the headquarters of MoldTecs. From here, we supply OEMs worldwide with a broad product portfolio. This ranges from liquid reservoirs to high-pressure air ducts and air intake manifolds to plastic exhaust pipes for fuel cells.
Blow molding
- Traditional 2D blow molding
- Bi-material blow molding
- Suction blow molding
Injection molding
- 43 machines from 80 to 1300 tons
- 2 bi-material injection molding machines from 250 to 800 tons
Welding
- Vibration welding
- Hot element welding
- Infrared welding
- Rotation welding
- Ultrasonic welding
- Hot gas welding
Assembly line & Control processes
- Modular assembly stations
- Crimping
- Leak testing, calibration, vision control
Engineering
- Competences in Engineering
Sonneberg
Sonneberg is our largest location. We operate over 40 injection molding machines there. We then process the work in progress further by using various welding technologies. 700 employees ensure the satisfaction of our customers. Our expertise here includes hot gas, laser, vibration, ultrasonic and hot element welding.
Injection molding
- 48 machines from 50 to 1000 tons
Welding
- Hot element welding
- Infrared welding
- Ultrasonic welding
- Hot gas welding
- Laser welding
Assembly line & Control processes
- Modular assembly stations
- Leak testing, calibration, vision control
Bad Harzburg
At our currently smallest site, Bad Harzburg, 250 employees produce charge air ducts as well as clean and raw air ducts for leading OEMs in the automotive industry worldwide using complex, highly automated blow molding and injection molding processes.
Blow molding
- Traditional 2D blow molding
- Suction blow molding
- 3D blow molding
- Excell blow molding
Injection molding
- 7 machines from 350 to 650 tons
Welding
- Hot Element Welding
- Infrared welding
- Ultrasonic welding
- Hot gas welding
- Laser welding
Assembly line & Control processes
- Modular assembly stations
- Crimping
- Leak testing, calibration, vision control
USA
Plant will be ramped-up
Quality management
- Competences in quality management
Engineering
- Competences in Engineering
China
Plant will be ramped-up
Quality management
- Competences in quality management
Engineering
- Competences in Engineering
We value quality and continuity
Safe and sustainable mobility starts with the production of each individual component: Through consistent quality management, we guarantee reliable results – from prototype to small to large series. In addition to a wide range of certifications, we have established quality processes in our plants that guarantee the highest quality for the most demanding requirements. With leak tests, sensor tests or quality assurance via image-processing systems, we guarantee quality in production.
Conformity
MoldTecs stands by its responsibility to its employees, partners and customers. Therefore, we act with integrity and comply with all applicable laws and regulations worldwide.
We inform our employees across all functions and areas of responsibility about the applicable standards and provide them with regular training accordingly.
Certificates
Sustainability – combining ecological and economical action.
Using existing resources consciously and avoiding emissions as far as possible – these are just two of the measures at the top of our agenda. Our EMAS certification illustrates how resource-saving MoldTecs’ environmental management is already succeeding today.
For example, we have established environmentally relevant processes and thus systematic environmental management at all our sites: Wherever possible, we avoid the generation of emissions and waste and rely on circular economy concepts. In addition, state-of-the-art technologies such as exhaust air filters are used at all our sites to protect people and the environment from pollutants.
Our EMAS certification shows that we at MoldTecs are aware of our responsible role.
