auto.des s.r.o. · since 2015
Automotive design & systems engineering– from concept to SOP
auto.des s.r.o. supports OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers across Europe with design, engineering and on-site services. Behind it is 20 years of hands-on experience on programmes for BMW, Audi/VW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, JLR, Renault and Opel.
Services
What we do
Headlamps & lighting
Plastic housings, lenses, bezels, clips and heat sinks for headlamps, rear and fog lamps. Coordination of complete lighting projects – optics, electronics, thermal simulation, prototypes, validation and homologation.
Seating & interiors
Seat structures, seat plastics, mechanisms and complete seats. Interior trim, door panels, trunk and tailgate trim, absorbers – visible and structural parts with gap & flush definition.
Tooling & fixtures
Sheet-metal forming, hydroforming and bending tools, segment tools and checking fixtures – designed for manufacturability from the first concept.
Systems engineering & on-site support
Project coordination, validation, homologation and SOP support. Resident engineers working directly at your site as part of your team.
Technical documentation
Documentation for automated body-in-white production lines – operating and maintenance manuals, CE documentation and technical files according to customer specifications, legislation and standards.
Selected work
Selected projects
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Landaulet
Premium small-series development of interior plastic parts with the highest demands on visible surfaces and finish (Magna Steyr).
BMW Motorrad headlamp
Development and industrialisation of the plastic housing and lens for a high-runner motorcycle headlamp (ZKW).
Geely CX11 – new brand for Europe
Resident lead engineer in Gothenburg: full data responsibility for door trim plastics, leading 10 engineers in two teams (CEVT).
Seat plastics Centre of Competence
Leading up to 6 engineers on seat plastic parts for VW, BMW, Renault, Dacia, JLR and PSA – concept to SOP (Adient).
21 forming tools in 6 months
Complete design of forming, hydroforming and bending tools and checking fixtures for BMW R 1300 GS and KTM exhausts (REMUS).
Body-in-white lines for Tesla, Audi & Škoda
Technical documentation and SOP support for automated body-in-white lines – Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, Audi Ingolstadt, Škoda Kvasiny (Matador Automation).
Trusted by
Programmes we have contributed to: BMW, Audi/VW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, JLR, Renault, Dacia, Opel, Škoda, Tesla.
Why auto.des
Why work with us
- The whole development cycle – concept, design, DFMEA, tooling feasibility, validation and SOP.
- Productive from day one – experience in OEM-specific CATIA V5 environments and standards.
- Quality built in – GD&T and tolerance chains, DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA and SPC.
- Flexible capacity – work packages delivered from our office or engineers at your site.
- No language barrier – fluent German and English, based in Slovakia in your time zone.
20 years in automotive
References
For 20 years we have been developing automotive components for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers – on programmes for BMW, Audi/VW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, JLR, Renault, Opel, Škoda and Tesla. These are the companies we have worked for and what we delivered.
Matador Automation
Technical documentation for automated body-in-white production lines – operating and maintenance manuals and CE documentation according to customer specifications, legislation and standards.
System engineer during the start of production at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, with direct customer contact; further lines for Audi Ingolstadt and Škoda Kvasiny.
REMUS
Complete design of 21 sheet-metal tools – forming, hydroforming, bending, segment tools and checking fixtures – for exhaust systems of the BMW R 1300 GS, KTM 690 SMC and KTM 990 RC.
Leading two subcontractors from the concept phase to finished tools.
ZKW
Coordination of complete headlamp development projects with direct OEM contact – design, electronics, lighting technology, prototypes, validation and homologation.
Plastic housing and lens of a high-runner BMW Motorrad headlamp, pre-development of a BMW rear lamp, industrialisation of an Opel headlamp; earlier complete headlamps and fog lamps for Porsche and Audi.
Adient
Leading up to 6 engineers in the Centre of Competence for seat plastics – structural and visible parts for VW, BMW, Renault, Dacia, JLR and PSA, from concept to SOP.
DFMEA, gap & flush definition, tool feasibility and customer design reviews. Employee Engagement Award 2017 for the RFQ of Renault XFK and Dacia x52.
Magna
Small-series development of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Landaulet and adaptation of interior parts for the US G-Class MY2018 and Special Edition, incl. US safety standards.
Interior of the Renault Alpine roadster and US version. Via Magna: resident lead engineer at CEVT in Gothenburg for the Geely CX11 – door trim plastics, leading 10 engineers in two teams.
Lear
Modular rear seat metal structures for BMW, Audi and JLR, designed in CATIA V5 in direct cooperation with the FEA and crash simulation department.
Porsche Engineering Services
Redesign of interior plastic parts – absorbers, dampers and trunk trims – directly in the Porsche PAG CATIA environment, integrating Audi platform standards in full compliance with PAG standards.
Earlier projects
Mercedes-AMG – body-in-white design for the Mercedes SLS programme (via Rücker). Johnson Controls – concepts and design of plastic and metal seat components for the VW Group. Rücker / DAHER – exterior and interior plastic parts, technical documentation and integrated logistics support.
About us
Who you work with
Dipl.-Ing. Michal Klačko – founder and Senior Automotive Design & Systems Engineer. Mechanical engineer (University of Žilina) with 20 years in automotive development at Matador Automation, REMUS, ZKW, Adient, Magna Steyr, Lear, Porsche Engineering Services and Johnson Controls. You get one contact person who knows the work first-hand.
Process
How we work
- 1
Tell us what you need – a short description of the scope and timeline is enough.
- 2
We prepare an offer – scope, capacity and price.
- 3
We deliver – with regular updates and one contact person throughout the project.
Let’s talk
Your project could be next
Tell us about your project – a short description of the scope and timeline is enough. We will get back to you with an offer.
michal.klacko@autodes.euContact person
Dipl.-Ing. Michal Klačko
michal.klacko@autodes.eu
+421 903 034 151
Office
Trenčianske Jastrabie 479
913 22 Trenčianske Jastrabie
Slovak Republic
Registered office
auto.des, s.r.o.
Pod Kalváriou 1032/6
034 01 Ružomberok
Slovak Republic
Company details
Company ID: 50037161
Tax ID: SK2120152639
VAT ID: SK2120152639