Highly flexible automation for large-scale production of e-bike components

Investment in e-mobility

Morat Swoboda Motion has launched into the age of electromobility with a pioneering automation concept. The manufacturer of drive components for electromobile applications – founded in Nowa Ruda, Poland in 2018 – erected a production facility on a greenfield site.

Morat Swoboda Motion is a joint venture between the Franz Morat Group and automotive supplier Swoboda. For over 100 years, the Franz Morat Group has been among the top drive technology specialists, and manufactures everything from gear wheels to complete drive motors. With a workforce of 4,200 Swoboda develops and produces innovative high-precision components and systems for the automobile future.

With the founding of the joint venture, the two companies have set their future course in the direction of e-mobility. Both the Franz Morat Group and Swoboda have acquired experience in the manufacture of components for electric drive units. “The first joint contract for the supply of gear components for e-bike motors was not only the biggest in the history of the Franz Morat Group, it was also a major challenge for a medium-sized company. That’s why the joint venture was the best solution for all involved,” explains overall project manager Stefan Mayer.

The specific challenge consisted of constructing a manufacturing plant, planning and setting up the production lines and recruiting qualified personnel – all within a tight time frame. Mayer recalls: “There was only a six-month interval between order placement and the ground-breaking ceremony in July 2018. The machines were delivered to Nowa Ruda in November, and the first samples left the plant in March 2019.”