Anvis Group

Company

Anvis Group GmbH operates 13 business sites around the world. Its 2,500 employees generate annual turnover of more than €300 million. In 2013, the company was acquired by the Japanese Sumitomo Riko group from the Sumitomo Group. The product range of the Anvis Group was significantly expanded as a result of the simultaneous acquisition of Dytech, an Italian company that makes special fluid-handling products. Together, the business group generates turnover of nearly €3 billion. The customer structure comprises Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) like the Volkswagen AG, BMW, Daimler AG, Audi, Renault-Nissan, Mazda, Toyota and General Motors and first-tier companies (the direct suppliers to OEMs) like Continental AG. Anvis Industry SAS, a subsidiary of the Anvis Group, also supplies solutions and products to the railroad industry, among others.

The AVS Holding 2 GmbH owns 100 percent of shares in Anvis Netherlands B.V., which holds all foreign subsidiaries.

Products

The Anvis Group's product portfolio includes vibration control solutions for automotive and industrial applications. The foundation of the products is its expertise in the processing of natural rubber, synthetic elastomers and plastics. The Anvis Group holds more than 160 patents in this area.

Automotive

Antivibration elements reduce or eliminate the vibration of moving components in vehicles, including vehicle parts, engine mounts and exhaust system hangers. Representative products include engine, gearbox and chassis mounts, exhaust system hangers and vibration absorbers. The products of the Anvis Group are designed to improve safety, reduce noise and increase comfort.

Industry

Specific components to decouple the wheel-rail connection for trains are also designed to increase comfort and safety. The comprehensive range of products of Anvis Industry is used in high-speed trains, locomotives, underground railways and trams. Dilatoflex® and Kledil® components flexibly connect pipes while meeting the highest environmental and safety criteria, including the management of thermal expansion and vibrations in pipe systems. The components are used in the energy and chemical sectors around the world. The company's experience with elastomers is also applied in special applications. As part of this work, Anvis Industry SAS has been supplying KLEMATCH® cushions for pool tables for decades.

History

Kléber-Colombes, a company specialising in elastomers and expansion joints, was established in 1910. Nearly 50 years later, in 1956, the automotive supplier Woco Industrietechnik GmbH (http://www.wocogroup.com) went into operation. In 1980, Woco entered the antivibration sector. Its work soon resulted in the first automotive parts that used a rubber-metal combination that could reduce vibration and driving noise in cars. The basis of these parts was innovations in the area of natural-rubber, plastic and metal adhesion technology. Michelin acquired the Kléber Group in 1982, established CMP Kléber Industry and also worked in the area of rubber processing for vehicles. At the turn of the millennium, the knowledge acquired in this work flowed into a Joint Venture set up by Woco and Michelin. Under the name Woco Michelin AVS, the company made its products at its base in Bad Soden-Salmünster and locations around the world. In 2007, Olaf Hahn joined with the financial investor Arques Industries AG (Geschichte der Arques Industries) to acquire the joint venture and gave the company the name that it uses today, Anvis Group GmbH. Olaf Hahn became managing director, a position that he still holds today. With the complete takeover by the Japanese Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, a strategic investor from the relevant industry acquired the company in 2013.

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