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Norma starts new assembly
system in Gerbershausen
ENGINEERED joining technology
firm Norma Group has put a new
assembly system into operation in its
Gerbershausen, Germany, facility. The
system manufactures joining elements
for exhaust pipes for an internationally
operating automotive group. The new
‘Euro Coupler’ joint caters to the needs
of the automotive industry to build
more lightweight passenger cars, avoid
leakage and reduce CO2 emissions.
The assembly system, which will
produce about 70,000 joining elements
for exhaust pipes per week, was put into
operation by Christine Lieberknecht,
prime minister of the state of Thuringia,
on 14 September.
“The upgrade of our production facility
in Gerbershausen highlights the growing
demand for our innovative weight
and cost saving joining solutions,”
commented Werner Deggim, CEO of
Norma Group. “We register demand
for our engineered technology from
industries across the globe, which also
secures the future of our production in
Germany.”
Klaus-Hartmut Scherf, the
Gerbershausen plant manager, added,
“The major order combined with the
new assembly system substantially
strengthens our local business. We
welcome this opportunity to create
additional jobs in the region.”
The Gerbershausen production
facility was founded in 1992 and
stretches over 23,700m2 in total.
Each day, about 150 employees
at the facility manufacture
approximately 1.5 million joining
elements, which are shipped
around the world and applied in the
automotive industry, the aviation
and shipbuilding sector as well as
in infrastructure projects.
Norma Group manufactures
a wide range of innovative
engineered joining technology
solutions in three product categories
(clamp, connect and fluid), and offers
around 35,000 products and solutions
to approximately 10,000 customers in
90 countries.
Norma Group AG – Germany
Fax: +49 6181 6102 7647
Website:
(from right) Christine Lieberknecht, Klaus-Hartmut
Scherf and Jens Wahl