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Thomas is a family-run company based in the German city of Herdorf. It dates back to 1962, when today’s leading automotive industry supplier was formed out of Robert Thomas Metall- und Elektrowerke in Neunkirchen. This company ori-ginally manufactured electromagnetic actuators for hydraulic valves in industrial and agricultural machinery as well as for elevators and church organs. The ear-ly nineties brought increasing demand for electromagnetically controlled valves that could be used for applications in the automotive and mobile hydraulics mar-kets. Thomas spotted this trend at an early stage and decided to specialize in the field. Twenty years later, this consistent focus and a series of innovative products are the main foundation of our company’s success.

Just as we did in those early days, we continue to break new ground when it comes to meeting the needs of the future. It is with this in mind that we have now expanded our portfolio into the field of medical technology. Keeping one step ahead – for over fifty years!

TradiTion, Vision, CommiTmenT

History of the Company

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Our family-run company develops and manufactures customized electromagne-tic and fluid actuator systems for the automotive and mobile hydraulics indus-try. Just over fifty years since the company was founded, our core expertise in these fields has helped us evolve into one of the leading suppliers with a global presence. Our highly competitive, best-in-class products are all developed and manufactured in Herdorf by our team of more than five hundred employees. Our production systems and indeed our entire philosophy are based on zero-defect quality – right down to the tiniest detail.

Our customers include top-flight companies from the automotive industry, lea-ding international manufacturers of vehicles and mobile machinery, and system suppliers, all of whom make good use of our innovative, premium-quality pro-ducts – products they have been able to rely on for decades. Of course, none of this would be possible without our superbly qualified and highly motivated workforce.

When interacting with each other and with our customers and suppliers, we place great importance on our company values honesty, courage, and support.

susTainabiliTy, Fairness, Premium QualiTy

Company

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In order to achieve long-term success, a company must always be on the lookout for new trends and developments. To this end, we invest more than ten percent of our revenue in research and development. Our highly qualified experts deve-lop innovative best-in-class products to meet the increasingly specialized require-ments of the automotive and mobile hydraulics sectors, with a focus on reducing fuel consumption and emissions while enhancing the driving experience. We also put our core expertise to good use in the field of medical technology.

As part of our highly efficient development process, we simulate our initial pro-duct concepts using the latest computer programs on the basis of our established design standard. We then produce a number of prototypes, and together with our customers we test how well they perform. Our project teams have everything they need in Thomas’ cutting-edge R&D laboratory, which is equipped with our own testing stations, climate chambers, a salt spray mist chamber, a vibration testing station, an acoustics room, and a scanning electron microscope.

We adopt a pioneering approach towards potential applications and markets with a view to identifying new trends and translating our research and develop-ment activities into added value for our customers.

enThusiasm, FuTure, innoVaTion

Research and Development

Simulation of magnetic flow density

in a proportional solenoid

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Our company’s success is due in large part to its highly qualified, motivated and satisfied workforce. Our culture is marked by fairness and honesty. In recogni-tion of the excellent working conditions at Thomas, we have repeatedly been designated a “Top Automotive Employer”. As a medium-sized employer, Thomas promotes flexible hours, wide-ranging opportunities for training, family-friendly policies, a good work-life balance, attractive career options, and a pleasant and convivial working atmosphere. We have even received Healthy Company accredi-tation from a prestigious health insurer in recognition of our commitment to our workforce in terms of health and therefore quality of life.

resPeCT, moTiVaTion, resPonsibiliTy

Working for Thomas

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ouR VISIoNWe are the preferred and most trusted development supplier of innovative fluid control products that provide the greatest added value to customers.

We provide an attractive working environment for employees and managers.

We continuously strive to improve the quality, costs, and schedu-ling of our products and processes.

These points are the basis for highest customer satisfaction as well as sustainable and profitable growth.

ouR mISSIoNWe are a development partner and system supplier of innovative product solutions for the control of fluids using e-magnetic actu-ators/mechatronics.

We are the innovation leader with the best price/benefit ratio and a detailed understanding of customer systems in selected market segments.

We are committed to continuous large-scale investment in the development of the latest technologies and processes.

We operate in an environmentally-friendly and sustainable manner.

We work in close partnership with globally competitive suppliers and service providers.

ouR ValueS aND STaNDaRDSWe are an international family business that is managed on the basis of Christian ethics and the key values of „Honesty – Courage – Support“.

We embrace a culture of trust that attracts talented and capable people with strong personalities and provides a basis for enjoy-able working relations.

We are committed to a customer-oriented approach, independent decision-making, and open communication in order to attract and inspire customers in the long term.

We deliver exceptional performance in terms of quality, costs, and response time, based on competence, dedication and life-long learning, with a view to continuous improvement.

We encourage our managers to lead by example, demonstrating their own professional and interpersonal skills while showing trust in and respect for others. We expect a lot from our employees, and in return we offer support, coaching, and honest feedback.

our PhilosoPhy

Thomas products are specially designed to ensure dynamic and efficient perfor-mance from the engine and transmission. They create optimum conditions for thermal management and exhaust aftertreatment in vehicles and provide ex-tremely reliable and finely tuned control systems for mobile machinery. By way of example, we make metering pumps for exhaust emission aftertreatment and auxiliary vehicle heating systems, proportional solenoids for camshaft phasing, propor-tional valves for a range of applications in the mobile hydraulics field, and valves for variable flow pumps.

Our products stand out in every area on account of their precision, performance, reliability, quality, and resilience. They help to reduce emissions, improve en-gine performance and fuel efficiency, enhance driving enjoyment, and deliver outstanding braking and vehicle safety.

Drawing on the experience and expertise we have built up over many years in the automotive industry, we now offer cutting-edge solutions in the field of medical technology, too. We develop and produce devices such as the enteral feeding pump, which safely provides accurate doses of feeding solution to those who are no longer able to feed themselves.

eFFiCienCy, dynamism, PerFormanCe

automotive

05Metering pump for exhaust emission aftertreatment Proportional solenoid for camshaft phasing Valve for variable flow pump

reliabiliTy, PreCision, resilienCe

mobile hydraulics

06Proportional pressure-reducing valve Electro Hydraulic Actuator Manifold

Thanks to electrohydraulic proportional valves supplied by Thomas, automated production and agricultural machinery can be relied on to move and carefully position heavy loads and to provide dynamic clutch control. Whether in con-struction machinery, tractors, materials handling vehicles, forestry and operating machinery, or cranes, there is no mistaking the exceptional quality of the valves in our range of modular systems and the improvements in user operation and machine efficiency that they make possible. We have also developed our own Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and a matching joystick to ensure optimum control.

At Thomas, we place great importance on expertise, service, and trust as the key to delivering exceptional product solutions and building long-term relationships with our customers. We develop and produce customized solutions covering a huge spectrum of applications. Our highly qualified engineers work closely with our customers right from the start. That dialog remains open and pro- active throughout the development process and helps to ensure the best possible result.

Our products and services are covered by a sophisticated quality management system (ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001) that ensures our customers receive a best-in-class product tailored specifically to their requirements. In re-cognition of this outstanding performance, Thomas has been awarded numerous quality certificates.

exPerTise, serViCe, TrusT

Thomas as a business partner

CerTiFiCaTion

ISO/TS 16949

ISO 9001

Certificate 94/4/EC

for Ex protection

DIN EN ISO 14001

ISO/TS 13485

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Thomas magnete Italia, SrlModena, Italy

ooo Thomas magneteMoscow, Russia

Representative officeShanghai, China

Representative officeSeoul, South Korea

Thomas magnete uSa, l.l.C.Brookfield, USA

Head office

Thomas magnete GmbH

San Fernando 35

D-57562 Herdorf

Tel. +49 2744 929-0

Thomas magnete uSa, l.l.C.

3225 Gateway Road, Suite 350

Brookfield, WI 53045

USA

www.thomas-magnete.com