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GKN Driveline 10 – GKN Powder Metallurgy 11 – GKN Aerospace 12 – GKN Land Systems 13 Contacts 14 GKN ENGINEERING THAT MOVES THE WORLD GROUP OVERVIEW GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 2 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD CONTENTS Engineering that moves the world 3 Global engineering 4 Focused technology 5 Operational excellence 6 Strong customer relationships 7 Growth markets 8 Delivering to our markets 9 – GKN Driveline 10 – GKN Powder Metallurgy 11 – GKN Aerospace 12 – GKN Land Systems 13 Contacts 14 A ll group financial data in this document relates to 2012 unless otherwise stated GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 3 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD GKN is a global engineering group – we design, manufacture and ENGINEERING THAT service systems and components for the world’s manufacturers. MOVES THE WORLD Every day at GKN… we drive the wheels of we help thousands we deliver the power to move and we make essential hundreds of millions of cars… of aircraft to fly… earth and harvest crops… components for industries that touch lives across the globe. GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 4 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD GKN is a truly global business with factories, service centres GLOBAL and offices in over 30 countries across five continents. ENGINEERING This strong global presence positions us well to serve our international customer base and creates a platform from which we can access fast-growing markets. It enables us to build and sustain close relationships with market-leading customers, helps optimise our position in supply chains and in developing new technologies in partnership with customers wherever they are across the world. Graduate scheme member managing A press at GKN Sinter Metals inventory at GKN Land Systems Sales by region 2012 Employees by region 2012 1 Europe* 47% 1 Europe (excluding UK) 37% 2 Rest of world 15% 2 Americas 29% 3 Americas 38% 3 Rest of world 22% *of which a sizable proportion is 4 UK 12% re-exported to Asia and the Americas. 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 5 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD GKN delivers innovative technology that helps our customers to FOCUSED stay ahead in their markets and helps us maintain our competitive TecHNOLOGY edge, ensuring we can remain in higher value markets. We work with our customers to develop new technology, driven by global trends such as the low-carbon agenda, electrification, urbanisation and population growth. Across GKN we develop and deploy the technology needed to meet these challenges and we have particular expertise helping to deliver: • Lightweight components and systems • Electro-mechanical equipment • Fuel efficient systems Final automated quality check at GKN Powder Metallurgy Product design at GKN Driveline Probing the A400m spar to check material condition prior to machining GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 6 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD OPERATIONAL At the heart of GKN is a strong culture of operational excellence. Innovative engineering and lean manufacturing skills enable us EXCELLence to produce high quality components and systems that are efficient, sustainable and cost effective for our customers. And it helps us to deliver on time all around the world. By constantly looking to improve our people, processes and products, we deliver superior value to our stakeholders. Automated tape laying machine working on the Parts for shock absorbers following the sintering Constant Velocity Joints manufactured by GKN Driveline manufacture of an A400M wing spar at GKN Aerospace process at GKN Powder Metallurgy, Bonn Every day, GKN Driveline buys 10 GKN Aerospace produces composite GKN Powder Metallurgy manufactures million parts from over 1,000 suppliers wings spars using state of the art around six billion parts per year for in more than 40 countries. We make carbon fibre fabrication techniques. more than 3,000 customers at over over two million components at 45 These spars are 27 metres long with 30 manufacturing locations on five sites globally, with a default rate of less a tolerance of approximately the depth continents. than 0.001%. And we ship more than of two sheets of paper. 300,000 parts to some 200 different customer locations. GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 7 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD Based on our global presence, strong technology and culture of STRONG quality manufacturing, we build and maintain strong relationships CUSTOMER with key global equipment manufacturers and OEMs. RELATIONSHIPS T op 10 global customers 2012 We work in partnership to 1 VW Group To help our customers, we have developed strong technology develop innovative solutions 2 EADS (Airbus) leadership in key areas: 3 Ford that meet their needs and our 4 GM Group • Driveline and all-wheel drive systems global footprint means we can 5 Renault Nissan Group • eDrive and electro-mechanical capabilities 6 Fiat Chrysler manufacture our high-quality 7 Boeing • Lightw eight composite and metallic aerostructures 8 Tata Group products and systems in close 9 United Technologies • Aero engine systems and components proximity to our customers 10 Toyota Group • Advanced design for components made wherever they are in the world. using powder metallurgy • Power management 2012 sales by customer 1 2 3 4 Other customers 5 6 7 8 10 9 Measuring the lead angle on a fan hub at GKN Land Systems GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 8 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD GROWTH MARKETS Global light vehicle production Boeing 2012 market outlook W orld population growth GKN is focussed on serving 2012 81.5m 2011 19,890 2010 6.9bn three growing global markets 2013e 82.8m 2031 39,780 2020 7.7bn 2014e 87.4m 2030 8.3bn where our unique attributes 2015e 92.9m 2040 8.9bn create value for our customers 2016e 97.0m 2050 9.3bn 2017e 100.4m 2031 and our shareholders 39,780 2050 2017e 9.3bn 2010 2012 100.4m 6.9bn 81.5m 2011 19,890 Source: IHS Automotive Source: Boeing Source: UN World Urbanisation Prospects Automotive Aerospace Land Systems Global automotive production of more In civil aerospace, Boeing and Airbus Growth in the agricultural, construction, than 80 million units this year will are forecasting that between 28,000 mining and industrial machinery keep on growing. Some 40% of these and 34,000 new single-aisle and wide- markets is driven by the ever increasing vehicles will have GKN components bodied aircraft will be required globally population, which feeds the need for on them. And an increasing number over the next 20 years. GKN, already more food, increased urbanisation and will be all-wheel drive, where GKN is a leader in composite aerostructures, increases commodity consumption. GKN the market leader. In addition, fuel is now, with the addition of Volvo Aero, supplies industrial power management efficiency and weight savings require a leader in engine components and components and systems that enhance cleverly designed powder metal systems, with a position on most major the efficiency of equipment used to components – where GKN is, again, civil aerospace platforms. fulfil this growing demand. the market leader. GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 9 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD Approximately 48,000 people work in GKN companies and joint ventures around the world. Together we use our footprint in over 30 countries, harnessing our technology DELIVERING TO and our considerable manufacturing resources, to supply the highest quality systems, OUR MARKETS structures, components and services. Our operations We have four operating divisions: GKN Driveline and GKN Powder Metallurgy that focus on the automotive market; GKN Aerospace; and GKN Land Systems. Every division is a market leader, each outperforming its markets, giving unrivalled expertise and experience in delivering cutting-edge technology and engineering to our global customers. GKN Driveline GKN Powder Metallurgy GKN Aerospace GKN Land Systems A world leading supplier of automotive The world’s largest manufacturer of A leading first tier supplier to the A leading supplier of technology- driveline systems and solutions, sintered components, predominantly global aviation industry focussing on differentiated power management including all-wheel drive. to the automotive sector. aerostructures, engine systems and solutions and services to the products and specialty products. agricultural, construction, industrial and mining sectors. Sales: £3,236 million Sales: £874 million Sales: £1,775 million Sales: £933 million Employees: 22,350 Employees: 6,600 Employees: 11,300 Employees: 5,650 GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 10 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD Products GKN • Constant velocity jointed systems including CV joints and sideshafts. • All-wheel drive (AWD) systems including propshafts, couplings and final drive units. DRIVELINE • Trans-axle solutions including open, limited slip and locking differentials and electronic torque vectoring products. • eDrive systems including electric rear axles and transmissions. Strategy Our strategy is to leverage our market leading presence and superior technology to: • provide innovative driveline systems and solutions, supporting developing market As a global business serving the world’s leading vehicle trends for more fuel efficient vehicles; manufacturers, GKN Driveline develops, builds and supplies • increase our business in high growth regions; and an extensive range of automotive driveline products and • serve the needs of strategic customers through a market leading global footprint. systems – for use in the most sophisticated premium vehicles, that demand complex driving dynamics, to the smallest ultra low-cost cars. Sales by product group Sales by region of origin Sales 1 CVJ Systems £1,976m 1 Europe £1,196m £3,236 million 2 AWD Systems £974m 2 North America £898m 3 Trans-axle Solutions £201m 3 Japan £418m 4 eDrive Systems £15m 4 South America £217m 5 Other £70m 5 China £297m 6 India £79m 7 Other £131m 5 3 4 6 7 Employees 5 1 22,350 4 2 1 3 Testing an eDrive gearbox at GKN Driveline 2 GKN: GROUP OVERVIEW 11 ENGINEERIng THAT MOVES THE WORLD Products GKN • Metal powders. • Sintered components for engines and transmissions, as well as pumps, POWDER bodies and chassis, and compressors. • Sintered bearings and filters. METALLURGY • Metal injection moulded components. • Soft magnetic components for use in electric motors.
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