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INNOVATION DRIVEN
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INNOVATION DRIVEN

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Editorial Overview: Pierburg is dedicated to reducing CO2 emissions and enhancing performance through electrification of drivetrains. With over 100 years of experience, the company is a leader in engine technology, specializing in EGR systems, valves, actuators, and pumps to minimize emissions and consumption.

Company History and Global Presence: Founded in 1909, Pierburg has achieved milestones like the first EGR valve in 1970 and the 75-millionth EGR valve in 2014. It operates 21 locations globally, employing over 4,576 people as of 2017.

Business Units: Pierburg's units include Actuators, Automotive Emission Systems, Commercial Diesel Systems, Pump Technology, and Solenoid Valves, focusing on downsizing and emission reduction while optimizing performance.

Product Portfolio: The company offers solutions for lower consumption and emissions, including actuators, emission systems, cooling systems, and various pumps, designed to meet modern engine demands.

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles: Pierburg collaborates with manufacturers to balance emission reduction and performance, providing solutions for both passenger and commercial vehicles to meet strict standards.

Innovative Technologies: Focused on variable valve trains and electric air chargers, Pierburg enhances engine efficiency. Demand-oriented systems like electric coolant and oil pumps support hybrid and electric vehicle thermal management.

Introduction: Rheinmetall Automotive AG, part of the Rheinmetall Group, is a leader in automotive supply, focusing on components for internal combustion and future electric vehicles, operating under KS Kolbenschmidt and Pierburg brands.

Core Competencies: The company excels in emission reduction, cooling, thermal management, downsizing, and reducing weight and friction, essential for both current and future vehicle drives.

Market Trends and Strategy: Anticipating growth in plug-in hybrids, Rheinmetall Automotive is leveraging its expertise in emission reduction and focusing on electro-mobility and fuel cell components.

Future Outlook: By 2025, electric motors are expected to be significant, offering new opportunities. The company aims to enhance its capabilities in electric drive technologies, contributing to mobility innovation.

Conclusion: Under CEO Horst Binnig, Rheinmetall Automotive is aligning R&D to meet automotive market challenges, maintaining its leadership in mobility technology advancements.
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INNOVATION DRIVEN-1

INNOVATIONDRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE EMISSION R EDUCTION AND EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION OF THE POWERTRAIN

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INNOVATION DRIVEN-2

HOW TO USE NEW IDEAS AND CLOSE COOPERATION TO CREATE THE ENGINE OF TOMORROW Os—. Reducing CO2 and other emissions while simultaneously optimizing performance as well as the electrification of the drivetrain: these are the great challenges of the auto motive industry. 33 ,_~aJ rel Whether conventional or alternative engines, what is needed are specialists who find optimal solutions for our customers. With a tradition stretching back over a hundred years, Pierburg is a unique brand that stands for reliable partnership and future-oriented technology. As a development partner of the automotive industry,...

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KNOW-HOW FOR THE DRIVES OF THE FUTURE 21 PIERBURG LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE EUROPE 10 locations in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Czech Republic NORTH AMERICA 4 locations in Mexico and USA As a specialist in the reduction of CO2 and other emissions, Pierburg is an important partner to the vehicle industry. We are pioneers in this area and can look back upon a long history of success in the development and manufacturing of innovative system solutions in the area of engines. As far back as 1928, Pierburg was the market leader in carburetor pro uction for vehicle d and engine manufacturers. And with...

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EMISSION REDUCTION AND EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION OF THE POWERTRAIN BUSINESS UNITS The business unit ACTUATORS produces high-quality throttle b odies and control valves, as well as various actuators for the global automotive industry. The business unit AUTOMOTIVE EMISSION SYSTEMS ( reduction of harmful emissions) offers innovative technol ogies for exhaust gas recirculation, such as EGR radiator modules, compact EGR valves, electric exhaust gas flaps, and secondary air pumps. The Pierburg brand represents a long tradition of com etency p in exhaust gas recirculation, actuator technology, thermaland...

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OUR SET SCREWS FOR LOWER CONSUMPTION, REDUCED EMISSIONS, AND OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE Pierburg offers highly advanced technological ystem solutions s that help produce an economically and cologically balanced e automobile. The product portfolio of Pierburg encompasses components for the following areas of the drive train. EMISSION REDUCTION COOLING SYSTEM & THERMAL MANAGEMENT VACUUM SYSTEM Switchable variable mechanical coolant pumps Throttle bodies Pneumatic valves Acoustic exhaust flaps Electrical coolant pumps Electric vacuum pumps Coolant Valves turbo recirculation valves Electrical transmission...

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A DRIVE THAT DOES MORE AND NEEDS LESS The automotive industry faces great challenges. Manufacturers must walk a tightrope between reduction of emissions, conomic efficiency, and driving enjoyment. e Lawgivers are passing increasingly strict laws and exhaust standards, and customers are demanding low-noise yet powerful auto obiles. m As a result, modern gasoline and diesel engines must increase performance while using less fuel and reducing emissions. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to develop alternative propulsion systems to achieve the breakthrough to the mass market. At the...

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YOUR CHALLENGES ARE OUR MOTIVATION Whether maximum performance, minimum emissions, or a alanced overall package – Pierburg is pplying b a its comprehensive know-how and rich inventive capacity to develop customer-specific drives for today and tomorrow. Acting as a single source for manufacturers who need to depend on a development partner that can supply complete systems. Even now, we are making a decisive contribution to the electrification of internal combustion engines and are designing new components, modules, and systems, such as electric coolant pumps, electro-motor EGR valves, and solenoid...

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INNOVATIVE ASSISTANT FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY AND MORE DRIVING ENJOYMENT Every decibel counts: Noise testing in the acoustic lab One of the core competencies of Pierburg: electronics know-how Ideal gas exchange and mixture formation processes of the nternal combustion engine are decisive in achieving i lower vehicle consumption and in minimizing harmful emissions. In addition, it is also possible to attain good response behavior and driving dynamics that drivers can feel; helping increase acceptance of downsizing concepts in particular. USE ONLY WHAT YOU REALLY NEED Hardly any technology is in...

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HEAVY, MEDIUM, OR LIGHT? WE HAVE THE RIGHT SOLUTION COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PORTFOLIO Hydraulic valves Water recirculation pumps and auxiliary pumps Long distances, heavy loads – commercial v ehicles need power, because they are the backbone of industry. Coolant valves Electrical bypass valves Main coolant pumps With ever stricter exhaust standards, legislators are putting pressure on the manufacturers of large-volume diesel engines. Trucks and other commercial vehicles must achieve a distinct reduction in emissions in order to avoid possible penalties. EGR cooler modules and mixer modules The primary...

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SINGLE SOURCE FOR SYSTEM COMPETENCY FOR THE ENGINES OF TOMORROW Rheinmetall Automotive AG is the parent company of R heinmetall Group’s mobility sector and is repre ented s worldwide at more than 40 locations. As an automotive supplier, Rheinmetall Automotive evelops, d produces and markets components and systems for the automotive industry. The core competencies of the operating units cover the following areas related to the nternal combustion i engine: reduction of emissions, ollutants, and consumption; p cooling and thermal management, downsizing, and the reduc- A REVOLUTION IN MOBILITY Looking...

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PIERBURG GMBH Alfred-Pierburg-Strafte 1 41460 Neuss, Germany www.rheinmetall-automotive.com

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