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Founded in 1902, 3M is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. As a world-renowned diversified multinational corporation, 3M has invented a wide range of innovative and useful products that make peoples’ lives better. Half of the world’s population uses one or more 3M products every day, with more than 60,000 kinds of products in its a-hundred-plus history, ranging from household to healthcare, from transportation, construction to business, education, electronics and telecommunication.
3M owns 45 core technologies which create a total solution for automotive engineering. Today, 3M makes more than 1,000 different products for the automotive industry. Every product can provide solutions to cover interior and exterior decoration, attachment and bonding systems, surface enhancement, electronic and lighting, thermal management, noise, vibration and harshness.
3M Website
What does luxury mean today? It stands for an extraordinary voyage through products and experiences celebrating the most precious beauty, the highest levels of performance, the most outstanding creations, and a recently added but fundamental element: respect for the environment.
Alcantara® is a material which graces the most luxurious creations in various fields of application. It is used in the seats and upholstery of modern cars; public and private furniture and articles of clothing and accessories. Being refined and elegant and available in a wide range of colours and textures, Alcantara® is a natural choice for those who desire to get the most from the products they use every day. Its beauty is not something ephemeral or delicate, but will persist over time; its softness to the touch will not be lost, even after many washes. Furthermore, Alcantara® is environmentally friendly: the company quantifies, reduces and actually offsets off all the CO2emissions created during its entire manufacturing cycle.
It’s hard to imagine a world without Alcantara®.
Alcantara®. Can you imagine?
Achter& Ebelswas founded in 1899, specialising in the development and production of upholstery and technical textiles for the automotive industry.
In 1982 Achter& Ebelsbegan its internationalization and the transition from a single company to the AUNDE group. In 1986 AUNDE acquired the Spanish seat supplier Esteban.
ISRINGHAUSEN, the world leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle seating systems became part of the AUNDE Group in 1991. ISRI seats are produced in 38 facilities in 18 countries.
The AUNDE group with the brands AUNDE, ESTEBAN and ISRINGHAUSEN currently has 14,000 employees in 86 facilities in 25 countries. AUNDE employs over 50 designers, working in 18 locations from 15 nationalities.
Aunde Website 
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Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan-USA, Eagle Ottawa is one of the world’s largest suppliers of leather to the automotive industry. With a longstanding tradition of blending “old world” craftsmanship with leading-edge technology – such as the industry leading anti-soiling finish system Ansolé™ – Eagle Ottawa creates customized grains, textures, aromas and high-durability performance to surprise and delight the most discerning of tastes. The company’s award-winning leather can be found in over 100 current models worldwide. Our customers are: Acura, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, KIA, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Pontiac, Opel, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Icona Solutions a unique provider of innovative software solutions and services to the global automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries. As a highly specialized technology provider, Icona Solutions assists its clients to design and develop world class product solutions focused on improving manufacturing and perceived quality. Its flagship product, aesthetica, can be implemented and utilized throughout the entire PLM process.
Icona Solutions website 
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial leader serving customers in more than 150 countries. The company’s 162,000 employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles.
Johnson Controls Automotive Experience is a global leader in automotive seating, overhead systems, door and instrument panels, and interior electronics. The company supports all major automakers in the differentiation of their vehicles through its products, technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities. With more than 200 plants worldwide, Johnson Controls is where its customers need it to be. Consumers have enjoyed the comfort and style of Johnson Controls products, from single components to complete interiors. With its global capability the company supplies more than 30 million cars per year.
Johnson Controls website
SRG Global Inc. is a leading producer of advanced technology coated and chrome-plated plastic parts. Headquartered in Warren, Mich., USA, the company has created a new business model for its sector by globalizing research and development and business management, while maintaining local and regional production. This business model allows the company to supply products for vehicles desinged on global platforms while ensuring consistent quality and product excellence in all world regions. SRG Global is in the forefront in developing new coating technologies at its Advanced Development Center located in suburban Detroit, Mich. Researchers at the ADC can develop and test new coating technolgies under production conditions, shortening time to market. SRG Global anticipates trends in coating technologies through its Creative Division by working directly with automotive designers, and through the study of design trends in non-automotive industries such as furniture and industrial design. With a manufacturing presence in major world markets including North America, Europe and Asia, SRG Global’s products are found on the vehicles of virtually every OEM in the world. Its product range includes grilles, nameplates, bezels and exterior / interior trim.
SRG Global currently has facilities in Suzhou, in the province of Jiangsu, China (approximately 100 km from Shanghai). Other global facilities are in North America and Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, and in Mexico.
SRG Global Website
TECHNICON DESIGN - Working with people - for people!
More than 30 years of superior automotive design services!
RECRUITMENT
Our teams in China, UK, France, Germany and USA recruit very successful for temporary and permanent placements. We hold an extensive database of handpicked international professionals.
STUDIO SERVICES
Our passionate design and engineering teams in Shanghai, Munich, Paris and Rüsselsheim will pave the way for your great visions.
ACADEMY
We offer a range of high-end car design focused Alias courses. As a certified Autodesk training centre we train th emost recent digital workflows and processes.
Can we work with you?
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