SERMO increases its activity in Aeronautic and Offshore business area. With its first successful business in 2006 for the aeronautic markets and complex machining, SERMO proposes to organise its competences for tools and complex machining mainly for the aeronautic and offshore Markets.
SERMO signs a joint-venture in China. On September 12, 2007, SERMO signed a joint-venture agreement with a Chinese partner. The objective of this partnership is to better reinforce our presence in China for local markets and as well for export markets.
SERMO invests on its Polish site. In Poland, over the last six months, SERMO has invested massively to be able to produce very large molds . The major investments were a drilling machine from IMSA, a die spotting press from MILLUTENSIL and injection moulding machine from KRAUSS MAFFEI.
India: SERMO is equipped for the large moulds. Parallel to Poland, SERMO has invested in India to increase its capacity.
A new drilling machine of large dimensions and an injection moulding machine 2700T were delivered to supplement the already powerful equipment of the factory site.
The results are immediate: SERMO ARRK India took its first order for bumper molds for the domestic market.
Low series. SERMO and PLASTCONCEPT formed a partnership in the field of the automobile plastic. The market is very receptive to this move and the sales turnover of the activity recorded a growth of almost 40%.
The principal customers are RENAULT, RENAULT SPORT, PLASTIC OMNIUM and MERCEDES.
Own products. Mainly based on production in China and India, SERMO is delivering tooling to all the countries where Renault, accompanied by its parts suppliers, is developing the LOGAN.
Launching of the new Laguna. The molds for the bumpers and for the instrument panel were manufactured by SERMO.
On this new model, the emphasis by RENAULT in terms of quality are very high.
SERMO was up to the challenge.
New Megane car coming. SERMO is present in a big way in this new project, for the instrument panel as well as for the central consoles.
VOLVO launches a new version of the XC90. On the replacment of the Volvo XC90, SERMO bagged the business for Tail gate Molds and Exterior components from INOPLAST and PLASTAL in Sweden.
FORD launches the new Fiesta. SERMO is making molds for the bumpers, for China as well Europe.
SERMO innovates in the design of the tools. With the creation of a department specialized in innovation, SERMO has moved a step forward for optimization of design. This aims at shortening the completion timing and as well as the cost of the tools.
The first designs are currently in the process of delivery.
PEUGEOT launches a new model in China, Argentina, Brazil and in Europe. For all of these countries, SERMO is developing and producing the molds for bumpers. This project shows the booming activity in South America.
SERMO, through its subsidiary in Brazil, is particularly well positioned in these markets.
