"Hold & Drive" screws at the Daimler Supplier Award

It was a close one at the end. With a further screw optimization, KAMAX was among the last three candidates for the Daimler Supplier Award in the category Innovation of Global Procurement Trucks and Buses.

The innovation is an integrated hexagon socket at the end of the screw. This makes one-sided mounting possible - without counterholding at the screw head. In combination with KXhead screws, weight can also be significantly reduced. With about 280 bolts and nuts on the Mercedes-Benz Actros, this can mean a weight saving of 12.7 kg.

Among the 450 partners and key suppliers of the Daimler AG, which gathered in Stuttgart's Carl-Benz Arena, were Dr. Wolfgang Scheiding, CMO KAMAX Holding, and Jürgen Dörr, Director Sales Europe. The motto of the event was "Vision. Venture. Value." and it was once again demonstrated, how much the corporate group would like to push ahead with the further development of transformation and digitalization among its suppliers.

The Daimler Supplier Award is presented annually by Daimler AG in recognition of above-average performance and partnership with its suppliers. This award, which is highly valued in the automotive industry, is measured in terms of quality, partnership and innovation. Dr. Marcus Schoenenberg, Vice President Global Procurement Trucks & Buses, Daimler AG: “KAMAX’s ‘Hold and Drive’ feature revolutionized our Daimler Trucks assembly process. Their state-of-the-art bolting system simplified fixing the brackets to the truck frame. The result: a tremendous reduction in parts and production time.”