21.05.2025
Gestamp, a multinational specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, participates in the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025, a key event for the Asian automotive industry, taking place from 21 to 23 May in Yokohama (Japan).
During the event, the company reaffirms its commitment to the Japanese market and showcases its latest technological innovations and developments in automotive sector. These innovations are designed to reduce vehicle weight, improve structural performance, and optimize production processes.
Through its participation, Gestamp underlines three of its strategic pillars: innovation, safety, and sustainability. By driving innovation, the company promotes the creation and development of products that are designed from the outset to protect occupants, reduce emissions, and optimize production in terms of both time and cost. Drawing on its leadership in hot stamping and proprietary tailored technologies, Gestamp develops lighter, safer, and more efficient solutions to meet the challenges of the new mobility.
All of Gestamp's solutions have one maxim: safety above all else. Gestamp contributes to it through the creation of structural components designed with the most suitable materials and technologies. From their conception to the selection of materials, all are designed for the protection and comfort of drivers and passengers.
Ges-Gigastamping®, a new family of structural products for a safer and more efficient mobility
Gestamp presents Ges-Gigastamping® to the Japanese market, an innovative product family of large-format structural components that integrate multiple body parts into a single unit. These products are designed to enhance efficiency, reduce material weight and thickness, simplify production and assembly processes, and improve overall safety.
Its Body-in-White (BIW) design strategy aligns with their modular concept, in which Ges-Gigastamping® components serve as the foundation for assembling other modules, tailored to the preferences of each OEM's assembly line. The products presented include Ges-One Piece Floor, a single-piece floor panel that enhances impact performance and simplifies assembly, and also Wave Rocker, which maximizes energy absorption and controlled deformation in the event of a side impact.
With these solutions, the company ensures optimal energy absorption and structural performance in crash, contributing to the safety and comfort of both occupants and passengers.
Advanced chassis solutions: Highpertube and Control Arm
Gestamp showcases its latest chassis innovations in Yokohama. The Highpertube chassis, made from high-strength tubular materials, is designed to enhance vehicle safety and performance in the event of a collision, while significantly reducing weight. This highly engineered product is manufactured using state-of-the-art processes, such as hydroforming technology, to deliver optimal quality and cost efficiency.
In addition to this innovation, Gestamp presents for the first time at the Automotive Engineering Exposition in Yokohama its new Control Arm—a chassis component developed from high-strength steel that combines its lightweight design with exceptional fatigue resistance. Its efficient design reduces emissions by up to 15%, contributing to more sustainable mobility.
Edscha: innovation in electric vehicle mechanisms
Edscha Gestamp introduces its innovative Active Frunk system, specifically developed for electric vehicles. This mechanism combines the automatic opening and closing of the front hood with an active pedestrian protection system, reinforcing its position as a strategic partner for Japanese manufacturers.
Innovation in welding technologies
Gestamp unveils its proprietary laser welding technologies, developed to optimize weld thickness distribution, enable lighter structures, and enhance component performance. These advanced solutions reduce the number of parts and shorten assembly times, thereby improving efficiency and competitiveness in manufacturing.
Ges-Wire®, a proprietary laser welding technology, uses a specialized filler wire that enables the creation of high-quality joints without removing material coatings. This improves durability and minimizes intermediate processes.
G-Weld Overlap, meanwhile, is an alternative to traditional spot welding for patch and overlap patch blanks. It delivers up to five times the welding speed, simplifies assembly, and lowers overall process costs.
These technologies are part of Gestamp’s custom-engineered solutions, designed to meet OEMs requirements for lightweight construction, cost reduction, and efficient development.
Sustainability as a strategic pillar of Gestamp
The solutions exhibited at the Automotive Engineering Exposition underscore the company's commitment to sustainability. Gestamp is working to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through initiatives such as the electrification of its production processes, the use of 100% renewable energy by 2030, and the continuous improvement of energy efficiency across its plants.
By designing lightweight components, incorporating recycled materials, and optimizing resources, Gestamp contributes to a more efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.
Gestamp in Japan
Gestamp began its operations in Japan in 2009 and operates a production plant in Matsusaka, equipped with state-of-the-art hot stamping lines, as well as an R&D center in Tokyo that works closely with local manufacturers. With offices in Tokyo, Utsunomiya, and Nagoya, Gestamp reinforces its commitment to the Japanese market by co-developing solutions tailored to the needs of the country’s leading OEMs.