Sports and Leisure

Pushing the limits

As the manufacturer of sports and leisure products, you need pioneering lightweight construction options that also meet a wide variety of requirements. Benefit from our extensive experience with efficient composites production plants. We offer flexible solutions and are a reliable partner for applications that meet the highest demands in component quality and innovation.

Typical applications

Protectors

Bicycle frames

Child seats

Soles

Backpack reinforcements

Structural and exterior components for jet skis and golf carts

Challenges in the Sports and Leisure sector

New applications

The dynamic sports and leisure industry requires materials with low weight, high load-bearing capacity and flexural rigidity as well as optimum formability. Increasing demands for sustainable, resource-friendly solutions make it crucial to keep pace with production developments.

High degree of flexibility

Frequently changing product variants and complex component geometries require maximum flexibility in the production process.

Our solutions for Sports and Leisure industry challenges

Complete plants

Turnkey plants from a single source, combined with years of experience

Optimum material utilization

Optimum material utilization and fewer materials needed due to near-net-shape cutting. Material-saving nesting method. Fiber placement optimized for the component load

Great variety of shapes

More flexible and individual: even complex geometries are possible

High plant efficiency

Efficient plant operation through coordinated hardware, hydraulics and control technology. Cycle-time-optimized automation solution for greater output. Press operation optimized for the component

Intelligent automation solution

Intelligent automation solution for greater planning reliability over the entire service life of the plant

High and constant component quality

Excellent component quality with reduced weight; consistent quality due to close manufacturing tolerance

Made in Germany

Increased reliability and quality through German-made products and plants

Individual degree of automation

Degree of automation tailored to customer requirements

Robust plants

Robust plant designs for longer plant life. Experience from more than 1,000 delivered presses; reliable technology

Minimal waste

Minimal waste due to higher precision of parallel presses. Improved component quality