The current Camshafts business unit is being aligned to stronger growth in e-mobility. The unit is currently one of the world’s leading suppliers of components for internal combustion, hybrid and electric powertrains. The product spectrum mainly includes assembled camshafts and valve train systems for conventional powertrains as well as rotor shafts for electric motors.

Starting out from traditional valve train systems for internal combustion engines, around ten years ago we started developing and industrializing new products for electric powertrains. We are now continuing our transformation with new products beyond the internal combustion engine.

For example, the company has already started developing complete rotors for electric motors. At the same time, further development projects are underway for new products in the area of thermal management for battery electric vehicles.Based on orders received from customers, we will continue to achieve profitable growth with our products for internal combustion and hybrid engines in the coming years – even though the overall market is shrinking. We will use the profits from this business to finance the development and industrialization of the new products, gradually making ourselves independent of the traditional internal combustion engine.Further profitable growth in internal combustion and hybrid engines results from the high potential of HVK’s technologies to further enhance the efficiency of advanced internal combustion engines and reduce emissions.Alongside technology leadership in powertrain components, the business unit’s strong manufacturing and automation capabilities are a further key element in the successful transformation. The new products are manufactured on the basis of similar production processes to those for components for internal combustion engines. In part it is even possible to use the same machines and equipment, with the result that various production lines at one plant are already being used to manufacture different products for different types of drive system.