“We are working on new solutions which contribute to reduce size and weight on the level of the drive system.”
Driving Vision News : Can you give us a few words on your education, your different jobs, and your current job at Sonceboz?
Herbert Trummer: My technical background is Electronics and Software Engineering, supplemented with education in marketing and economics. I started my professional career as specialist for automation in a Swiss watch manufacturing company, followed by a management function at a company making for automation and motion-control systems. I’m with Sonceboz since 1999, and my current function is as head of the Mechatronics Division and member of the executive board.
DVN: Who are the financial partners in your company?
HT: The Sonceboz group is a 100% family-owned company. So we have the privilege to be independent and to have short decision paths with competent owners who put a strategic focus on technological leadership for sustainable growth in the field of mechatronic drive systems.
DVN: And who are your main customers?
HT: You will find solutions from Sonceboz for different automotive applications in cars of almost every important brand like Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Fiat, Opel, Porsche, PSA, Renault, VW etc. and also on cars round the world—even on the Tata Nano. Regarding automotive lighting, one of our main customers is Hella but we are doing business also with other Tier 1 suppliers.