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AutoForm Engineering GmbH
Company typeGmbH
IndustrySoftware development
Founded1995
Headquarters
Key people
Olivier Leteurtre
(CEO)
Dr. Waldemar Kubli
(Founder and CPO)
ProductsSoftware
Number of employees
>400 (2019)
Websitewww.autoform.com

AutoForm Engineering GmbH located in Pfäffikon SZ Switzerland is a Swiss software developer. AutoForm’s software forms a platform for the engineering, evaluation and improvement of the sheet metal forming and BiW assembly processes. In 2009, the company had a 50-60% industry market share.[1]

History

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In 1995, the company emerged as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, which itself began with a dissertation written by founder Waldemar Kubli in 1990.[2] Subsequently, the company created subsidiaries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. In 2016 AutoForm was acquired by Astorg and in 2021 Carlyle acquired AutoForm from Astorg.[3]

Products

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The AutoForm products address various areas of application along the Sheet Metal Forming and BiW Process Chains, including product development, early planning, process & tooling, and tryout & production. In 2008 of the largest 20 automotive OEMs and most of their suppliers were using AutoForm.[4]

Industry and research partnerships

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AutoForm is involved in joint development projects for sheet metal forming and BiW assembly covering several industries. This includes work with automobile manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler AG,[5] and PSA Group;[2] tooling suppliers such as Magna International and Faurecia;[6] material suppliers including ArcelorMittal, and Thyssenkrupp Steel; and universities including ETH Zurich[7] and Twente University.[8]

References

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  1. ^ SVC Swiss Venture Club, 11. März 2009 Archived May 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Michael Pock (2010). Born Globals: Internationale Wachstumsstrategien junger Unternehmen. Gabler Verlag. p. 169. ISBN 9783834989598.
  3. ^ Ben Dummett (November 17, 2021). "Carlyle to Buy Switzerland's AutoForm Engineering in $2 Billion Deal".
  4. ^ "Unternehmen" (in German). Handelszeitung. October 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
  5. ^ "Carlyle parie sur l'industrie automobile avec AutoForm" (in French). Capital Finance. November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Pock, 172.
  7. ^ Pock, 169.
  8. ^ Wijlen, E.V. (2007). "OPTIMISATION OF A DEEP DRAWING PROCESS WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION: APPLIED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE DEEP DRAWING PROCESS OF A B-PILLAR". Twenty University.