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News Grupo Antolin Summer 2009 nº 55 New Organization Special Issue on Quality in every field Grupo Antolin Saltillo A year of combined efforts Ligth & Green project We think in green

NEWS is published by Grupo Antolin Grupo Antolin is a multinational at the cutting edge of design and production of components for car interiors for the automobile industry. Present in 22 countries with 85 plants and 20 technical commercial offices and close to 10.000 employees. This publication is available for the employees in the GA's intranet EDITORIAl OFFICE Grupo Antolin Marketing Department Carretera Madrid-Irún, km. 244,8 E 09007 BURGOS - SPAIN Tel. 34 947 47 77 00 www.grupoantolin.com EDITORIAl DIRECTOR Marketing GA. marketing.ga@grupoantolin.com DESIGN Germán Delgado estudio@germandelgado.es PhOTOGRAPhy Rafa Sáiz and luis Mena PRINTED By Coiman C/ Marqués de Portugalete, 16 E 28027 MADRID - SPAIN Tel. 34 91 742 12 03 D. legal: M-18594-2006 Territory Europe - South America 6,851 employees* Territory North America 1,384 employees* Territory Africa - Asia - Pacific 1,376 employees* * Nr of employees by territory as per 1 st of April 2009 contents page 4 cover story New Organization Brand new organization for our company page 8 special Special issue on Quality: in MANAGEMENT, in VALIDATION and in PLANTS Quality in every field: from conception to client delivery page 16 protagonists Launch of VW Golf in Spain It will be assembled in 3 and 5 doors in the plants of Pamplona (Spain), Uitenhage (South Africa) and Pune (India) page 18 plants Grupo Antolin SALTILLO page 20 corp. responsibility Green IT Optimization of information and communication technologies in order to guarantee the sustainability of the processes, the energy efficiency and the optimization of the maintenance page 22 the photo Committed to the future The first Training School of Grupo Antolin in Brazil page 24 designing the future Interior for the senses It is critical to improve the sensorial perception in the interior of the cars page 26 in brief News in Brief page 32 Recognition Grupo Antolin is grateful for the efforts of its employees year after year with its proposed improvements are helping to improve quality and satisfy our customers page 33 corp. responsibility Light & Green project Grupo Antolin is betting on the development of greener and lighter products page 36 report Mater A new tool for innovation page 38 health "The senses", the touch page 40 the history corner Bentley 2 Summer 2009

Editorial Grupo Antolin understands Quality as a way of industrial life, as a culture which motivates all the people who integrate the company in order to get a well-done job, and this is difficult to be put into words. The quality management in Grupo Antolin goes beyond the traditional approach to emerge into a key part of the company, covering all fields, from the direct customers to the end users. Discover the keys within these pages. José Antolin Toledano Chairman in first person Do you want to know our plants better? We are entering in this issue in two factories of the North American territory: Grupo Antolin Michigan in the USA, that advocates the team work and the concept of in line customers as its key for success, and Grupo Antolin Saltillo in Mexico, our first plastic injection plant in this territory and that has generated more that 100 new jobs. Get to know them! We decided to travel a little more toward the south to Brazil in order to attend the inauguration of the first school for the employees children. Here, their students will learn the techniques and specific productive processes from the automotive world first hand and they will be the source of new employees for our plants. After the successful launch of the Renault Mégane last year, the new Volkswagen Polo 3rd generation arrives in Spain next September. This is a key vehicle for our Group and it aims to become a reference within its segment. Do you want to know it? And our corporate colours, blue and yellow, are becoming green, because being eco-friendly has become the identity of the company. From the ecological management of information systems, to the incorporation of materials from natural sources in our products, passing through the efforts of reforestation. Are you joining our cause? w The global economic crisis we experienced in 2008 far exceeded any possible prediction that could have been made at the beginning of the year, and the fact is that nobody could foresee either the depth or the scope of the crisis that was about to hit us. The volatility of the financial markets and the drop in consumer confidence really left their mark on the financial year. Looking at the figures for 2008, the results achieved by Grupo Antolin up until the third quarter of the year were similar to those for the same period in 2007. The drop was really concentrated in the last quarter as a result of the huge downturn in the market and demand during that period. With regard to regions, we should highlight the significant growth in the Africa-Asia-Pacific region thanks to product diversification in those areas, and the fact that our clients maintained their production volumes. In 2008, the Group embarked on a series of determined actions to respond to the crisis and guarantee the viability of our industrial projects. These include both economic and technological measures, and we are therefore now immersed in a commitment to sustainability, prioritizing innovative technologies that lead to the reduced weight of components, recyclable materials and the use of materials of natural origin, all of which are being demanded by the market. Despite the difficult circumstances of the past year, which will almost certainly continue in the short term, there are reasons to be optimistic and to continue believing in a bright future for our company. We unquestionably hold the trump cards to make this future possible: knowledge, diversification of both countries and clients, competitive prices and a solid network of suppliers. Grupo Antolin will need to overcome the triple challenge of holding on to its technological leadership, positioning itself at the highest echelons of efficiency and quality, and putting a decided emphasis on increasing profitability. Our ability to continue growing is something that can only be achieved by the endeavours of each and every person working for the Group. People with initiative and talent, ready to share their knowledge with others and bring added value to the communities in which we operate. Once again, we are reiterating our commitment to continue working with the same enthusiasm as ever, in the conviction that following a period of major adjustments in which only the strong will survive, there will come a period in which a new framework of relations in our sector will become established, guaranteeing more durable and harmonious client-supplier relations in the whole supply chain. w Summer 2009 3

cover story Jacinto Reyna Gerente de Grupo Antolin-Saltillo New Organization We are firmly convinced to have developed a new organization to face up more efficiently the important challenges in our current automotive world José Manuel Temiño 4 Summer 2009

The goals of the new organization are: - To reinforce the individual responsibility With this words, our CEO, José Manuel Temiño, started his speech about the new organization, last 12 th of May. We summarize it below. Historically, in Grupo Antolin, we have launched reorganizations every 4 years, taking place the last one in 2005. With this new reorganization we pretend to revitalize our action, overcoming inefficiencies and mainly creating three Business Units, fully accountable for their results worldwide and their sustainability in the future. The Chief Operations Officer position, who directly reports to the CEO, has been created. His main function is to coordinate and lead the different Business Units. The person appointed for this position is Carlos Araujo Maté, a professional with a wide experience within the automotive sector as top executive. We are sure he will provide new ideas thanks to his experience, contributing resolutely in our future development. - To reinforce the efficiency of all processes, and especially the productive ones - To assure the satisfaction of the client - A robust project development - Simplicity in the definition, set up and control of the new organization - To facilitate the growth and organizational development Business units Grupo Antolin has considered more convenient, given the current circumstances, to change the matrix based organization to a new one based on Business Units (BU) with a highest level of accountability. Summer 2009 5

Carlos Araujo Mate, Chief Operations Officer of Grupo Antolin, during his speech This Business Units Organization follows: Higher efficiency through specialization in business lines that present enough differences in terms of product, technology, production processes, function in the vehicle, client interlocutor, development strategies, competitors Clear definition and taking on responsibilities within the organization in connection with the achievement of the objectives, specially speaking about the commitment with the income statement and the resources management, as well as the definition of the global business strategy. This principle should lead our decisions when it comes to defining shared responsibilities with other units of the organization. The presence of several BUs guides us to the need of defining shared central services providing service to all the BUs whose relationship and coordination among them should be carefully defined. The organization in BUs has the challenge of answering to other important organizational principles that take a second role but keep their unquestionable relevance: clients, regional implantation of several BUs and functional coordination. The priorities of the BU are: to assure liquidity; to guarantee the expected results adapting our cost structure to the demand; to manage the risks from our clients and suppliers; to structure and follow the performance in our plants and offices based on the effect on the profit and 6 Summer 2009

Figures Grupo Antolin loss statement; to keep our know-how, knowledge and motivation of the people in the organization; to obtain profit from the possible opportunities. We need speed, to simplify, to involve and to motivate the organization and to make sure of designing efficient organizations and light in the principle of cost optimization and commitment with the results, all of this should lead our decisions. The new organization should be activated in a short period of time as the current market situation asks for it. We are confident that the new organization will know how to give answer efficiently to the new challenges. We rely on our workforce with the capacity to assume these new challenges. 22 countries 9.600 employees Global leader in OVERHEAD systems 2,049.5 in millions sales Results 2008 The year closed with a sales figure of 2,049.5 million euros, giving an EBIT of 28.7 million euros, equivalent to 1.84% of the consolidated sales figure. It is worth noting that up to October 2008 the budgetary forecasts were being met in terms of both sales and profits, and by the end of September we had obtained an EBIT 43 million euros over budget. However, the sharp drop in sales over the last three months of the year has determined the closing of the financial year. Grupo Antolin s position is well-established; it has the reputation, a diversified customer portfolio and the technological expertise necessary to face the future with optimism. Our good customer diversification allows us to think that we will reemerge from this period of difficulty, to face a more stable phase, where the customer supplier relationships should evolve into a new code of customer / supplier relationships, with application of best practices that are already agreed in some markets as the French. w 1 st company in Burgos by turnover 8 th of Castile and Leon level billing by turnover Within the Top 60 Suppliers of the global automotive industry* * According to the ranking of the journal Automotive News Europe Summer 2009 7

Quality Francisco Cervera special Voices are being heard concerning the current situation of the Automotive sector. They speak about a change in the relationship Customer- Supplier, a change that implies a more stable collaboration between them in all respects. I agree with this opinion, but we must clearly know that the necessary premise to have a role on this new stage is QUAlITy, in capital letters. QUAlITy in every field: in the Product itself (design, perception from the final user); QUAlITy in Manufacturing with robust processes in order to reach zero defects, both internal and external; QUAlITy in the development, from the moment of the design of the product until its industrialization. 8 Summer 2009

in Management Everybody knows the existing tools for Quality Management in each of these stages (FMEA, Control Plan...), their use should be an established routine, fostered and promoted by each responsible person in our company. My objective is not to insist on the need to use these tools, considering that my intention is not to speak about Quality Management, but about QUALITY OF THE MANAGEMENT. The founder of one of the most important pharmaceutical companies said: "I would like to establish the principles which our company commits to live with [...] we want to remember that medicine is for the patient. We must try never to forget that medicine is for the people, it is not to raise money. The profits come later and when we have the principles in mind, the profits finally arrive". (Merck 1950) If we change the words medicine for product and patient for client, these principles should be perfectly valid for Grupo Antolin. The only way which any company will have to survive in a long term basis will be to think that Key to sustainable success their products and their management are always the ones which best adapt to their customers needs at every moment, offering them a complete solution (product, process, management) at the highest level of Quality. The latter is not only achieved by the use of the Quality tools. These, as indicated by their name, are just means to carry out a task. The way in which this task is carried out and the attitude we show when we tackle it will be decisive to perform it successfully. If an operator in a production line or an engineer for the development of a project does not feel the need to perform this task with the aim of achieving Excellence, no matter the amount of tools that are available or the machine that the operator uses, the resulting product (part or design) will not be the proper one. This attitude toward Excellence must be an essential part of the culture of the company, supported by enthusiastic initiatives on the part of the responsible people, encouraging everyone to do the right and necessary work at every moment. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Chart available only in Spanish) Tools for Quality in Management Summer 2009 9

If I may try, and define the QUALITY OF THE MANAGEMENT I consider that I could use the initials of one of the most powerful tools to ensure the quality product-process, this is the FMEA (AMFE in spanish): A M F E Analysis, self-criticism. Self-Criticism to acknowledge your own mistakes or areas of improvement, in such a way that we will be the first ones to correct the situation. But, to make this self-analysis possible, it is necessary to Analyze the situation objectively, without worrying about what the others think and recognizing deep inside ourselves our error and our opportunity for improvement (which is always there). Remember the principle: the mistake is not a failure, the failure is not to make a mistake, but not to say that there is a mistake. Motivation, to be the best, each one in his/her job, both in a production line and at a product development, and motivation for our company to continue being what it is: a company (which purpose is to last in time) and not a "business" (timely transaction with which you earn money). Motivation is a task for all of us, but mainly for managers and responsible directors of each area who should foster it. Formation, training at the workplace; basic training in the tools and technologies that we actually use. Training also means knowing our customers (both internal and external), their needs and their objectives in order to be able to satisfy them. Ethics, Exigency, unfortunately, the first word has been very ill-treated during the past years and we have seen behaviours which were not ethical in companies in which, despite their success in the short term, time has shown the true face of their executives. Exigency in all our actions. Ask your responsible person to define the objectives to you, to give you the necessary training to tackle them; demand your colleagues for the work to be carried out in the most professional way, do not accept that a product (or design, or...) gets to you with insufficient quality; and finally to your collaborators, require that the work is done with the maximum rigor and discipline. Let us neither forget to require from our clients that our relationship is "fair and lasting" And, above all, self-exigency to assume the responsibilities in each of our jobs, and work with the discipline that we must. If we want to be a company with a future, the above elements cannot be optional, they must be the basis of our daily management, and we must be aware that this is the only possible way to sustainable success. w 10 Summer 2009

Quality management in validation The validation of projects is constituted by all those activities and tests required to confirm the goodness of the design and the development of the binomial product process, ensuring that the developed product, its elements and components meet all the technical requirements, safety and regulations specifications and requirements, throughout the life cycle of the product Arturo Soto Responsible for Laboratories & Validation Summer 2009 11

It is necessary that these activities are properly planned, managed and executed to ensure that the developed products comply with the customer expectations. It is important to consider all the activities of testing and validation along the life of the product, from the pre-designs and first prototypes, until the end of life series, ensuring at any time the fulfilment of the requirements and allowing the traceability of results. Ensuring such traceability is an essential element of the management system. Knowing exhaustively the characteristics of the parts to test, having all the technical documentation and determining in a univocal way the test conditions are the key elements to create robust and reliable plans of validation. It must always be ensured that the tests and trials are representative, which undoubtedly impacts positively on the optimization of the activity and its associated costs. Since March 2008, the unit of Laboratories and central Validation has carried out: 18,700 hours in testing for developing projects 3,500 hours for Innovation and Advanced Engineering projects 5,800 hours in testing and trials for plants and GA technical centres The integrated management of the activities of testing and validation throughout the life cycle of the product enables the achievement of the "do it well the first time": robustness and reliability of tests and, along with the traceability of results, allow the generation of a deep knowledge of the behaviour of products and their components. This knowledge should then be extended and implemented in following projects, thus becoming capital of experience of Grupo Antolin. The revision of results and their analysis are therefore basic and essential elements of a robust system of return of experiences. It is imperative to consolidate the performance of these activities in all phases of validation throughout the life of the product. The unit of Laboratories and central Validation of the Quality Management is responsible for the development of the tasks of testing and validation of project in Grupo Antolin Ingenieria, for activities and projects related to Innovation, Advanced Engineering and product Development. In the same way, it also assumes the following responsibilities: - Management of the technical information of the tests, supporting the consolidation of knowledge and its transversalisation within the Company. - Dialogue with the customer in the domains of test, especially in everything concerning new disciplines of testing, supporting the project development teams. - The development of new skills and strategies for the optimization of means and resources, seeking for the maximum technical and economic efficiency. 12 Summer 2009

At the moment, the unit of Laboratories and Validation is structured around 5 areas of knowledge: 1. Metrology 2. Laboratory of materials 3. Laboratory of metallography and light alloys 4. Laboratory of acoustics and vibrations 5. Functional Validation of Trims, Mechanisms, Seats and Electronics As a key element in the integrated management system, the computer application MANAGEMENT OF TEST MEDIA has been launched, which provides integrated management of the tests and plans of validation, their planning and the consolidation of the results. This computer application is being developed next to the DEOM and the IT Department, and in its first year of operation it has collected 4,100 applications for testing. There are two goals for 2009: to complete the development of the application and its functionality and ensure that 100% of the activity is managed and planned in the application. The relationship with the customer in the domains of tests has materialized in 2008 in two major achievements: - The renewal of our Accreditation Self Validation Renault on last 11th Dec. 2008, with an index of 98.4 %, expanding the perimeters of performance of this Unit of central Validation within the CdC 32-00-008 with the insertion of the Perimeter "Ebénisteries et pièces assimilées s/cdc 32-07-521". We are currently capable of validating for Renault with all the guarantees the following functions: Headliner and door trims, rear package trays, sunvisors and hard trim. Likewise Renault has carried out the renovation of all the perimeter of performance "Validation of electric window lifters" and the tests Cabin Alpha and Tube of Impedances, with identical satisfactory result. 1 OPENING & DEVELOPMENT 2 ENTRY DATA. PRODUCT DESIGN 3 SIMILAR PRODUCTS EXPERIENCES ANALYSIS 4 PLANNING PRODUCT DESIGN 5 PRODUCT DEFINITION 6 PLANNING OF THE VALIDATION 7 NUMERICAL VALIDATION 8 DRAWINGS & SPECS 9 PRE-PROTOTYPES 10 DEFINITION/REVIEW/VALIDATION 11 CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPES 12 PROTOTYPE TESTING-VALIDATION PLAN 13 VERIFICATION & INTERNAL VALIDATION OF PROTOTYPES 14 FINAL REVISION. FINAL DATA OF THE DESIGN 15 DELIVERY TO CUSTOMER. PROTOTYPES AND DOCUMENTATION 16 CUSTOMER S APPROVAL 17 PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION DISTRIBUTION 18 REPORT. LESSONNS LEARNED Outline of product development, following the procedure of the unity of Central Laboratories and Grupo Antolin Validation - In the same sense VOLVO has also recognized Grupo Antolin (Central Unit of Validation-Materials) for the performance of tests of FOGGING + FORMALDEHYDE + TOTAL CARBON. We keep working with this client in order to be recognized in the tests of SMELL, perimeter in which AUDI has also shown a remarkable interest. It is therefore necessary to consider validation as an essential part of the outline of work of the classic engineering: Development Prototyping and Validation, with equal importance and with evident impact in Quality of the final product. We must consolidate our competences in this domain, technical and management competences associated with the test activities, and broaden their scope, enhancing the studies and analyses of reliability, the return and consolidation of experiences and the interaction with the virtual validation media and systems. w Noticias Grupo Antolin Invierno 2008-2009 13

Dean Cain Quality Manager Grupo Antolin-Michigan Grupo Antolin Michigan Quality in plant The keys to success are making quality the responsibility of everyone and the concept of in-line customers Grupo Antolin-Michigan (GAMI) had a challenging and rewarding 2008 with six new product/technology launches including a new assembly & sequence facility and a new technology for headliner manufacturing Four of these launches were new headliner programs consisting of Chevrolet Malibu assembly, Dodge Ram Pickup assembly and substrate, and Toyota Matrix (Corolla). The GAMI team opened a new facility in Warren, Michigan, which assembles and sequences the Dodge headliners. GAMI was also the first facility in the Group to produce substrates with the new thermoforming technology. The Malibu and Ram programs started production with cero customer PPM. Knowing the rigorous challenges of 2008, the status quo at GA-Michigan needed to change. The management team understood that success would require a new approach. The Quality Department could no longer be responsible for assuring a quality product was being shipped. Product quality had to be the responsibility of everyone to ensure customer expectations were met, business goals were exceeded and all launches were flawless. 14 Summer 2009

Quality is the responsibility of EVERY employee and team. We must: Plan Carefully Execute Consistently Check Constantly Improve Continuously While instilling a passion for external and internal customer satisfaction throughout the organization. The only acceptable level of quality is to do it right: The First Time Every Time From left to right and from top to bottom: Scott Vasbinder, Ricky Vanderpoel, Gayle Hurd, Doug Batzlaff, Dean Cain, Ken Nagy, Richard Scheil, Debbie Sickierski, Rick Putnam. Judy Schott, Tricia Samuelson, Deb Grubb, Anita Creighton, Criselda Smith, Robin Martin, Sherry Schoot, Deb Dyson Kaye Hobson From left to right and from top to bottom: Michelle Thompson, Jamie Childers, Irene Anderson, James Struve, Lucy Francowiak, Michelle Bell, John Christian, Dawn Stevens, Rick Putnam To ensure the organization exceeded the goals and objectives for the year, a change in the collective mindset was required. Quality could not be inspected in to the product and quality is the responsibility of everyone. This mindset is what drives the North American Quality Policy. In order to achieve this paradigm shift, management needed to embrace this philosophy and lead all levels of the organization in its execution. The Marlette team installed UET boards at each production line where daily production meetings are now held. Each board tracks daily scrap issues and customer rejections. Daily scrap issues are recorded on a production/part action form and customer rejections are reviewed on the fast response form. The boards are reviewed daily with the line leader, supervisor, and plant management staff. By implementing the UET boards, all departments were seen on the floor as a team. Quality issues became the responsibility of all departments and not just the QA Department. The QA Department set quality standards, facilitated 8-D meetings, trained production operators on quality standards, and assisted in APQP functions. Inspecting parts became an operator function. An important part of operator inspection was emphasizing who the customer is. Each operator became the in-line customer of the previous operation. Not only did each operator inspect his work, but also the key characteristics from the previous operation, in their role of being the in-line customer. For example, a check at the wire harness assembly to ensure that all connectors are fully engaged would be verified at the next station by the in-line customer. If the part is found defective, the prior station is notified creating real time awareness, immediate correction, and prevention of defective product from leaving the line and reaching our end customer. GAMI has been able to reduce PPM s, to improve customer satisfaction and to reduce the cost of non-quality through teamwork, awareness, and the support of all departments. The keys to success were making quality the responsibility of everyone and the concept of in-line customers. The results are compelling and the accomplishments are something that we can all be proud of. w Summer 2009 15

L a u n c h i n g o f t h e n e w V W i n S p a i n Polo New Volkswagen Grupo Antolin and Polo 2009, working together for an excellent car Polo Bluemotion is the car with the lowest CO2 emissions in its category: 99g/km. Next September the new Volkswagen Polo, third generation, will be launched in Spain. This vehicle will be manufactured in two versions, 3 and 5 doors, in the plants of Pamplona (Spain), Uitenhage (South Africa) and Pune (India) 16 Summer 2009 protagonists Marketing Departament Grupo Antolin

Model of the new Polo Bluemotion More than 80,000 development hours in Grupo Antolin More than 30,000 CAD hours More than 3,000 CAE hours More than 40 people involved directly in the project 8 GA centers (technical-commercial offices & plants) 2 production countries (Spain & South Africa) 3 development countries (Spain, Germany & India) Hours: Technician from Validation and Metrology Laboratories 2,200 Hours: Climatic Chamber, window lifter bench, and laboratory equipment 19,050 The plant of Landaben in Pamplona has already begun to produce its first units and its market launch is expected to become a great success, similarly to the one achieved by its previous model. GRUPO ANTOLIN PRODUCTS HEADLINER SUBSTRATE Grupo Antolin-South Africa* The New Polo presents more aggressive lines, elongated front optical groups and a double central grille. This model draws inspiration from the line of the Volkswagen Golf VI. It is slightly larger than the previous model (36 mm wider and 32 mm longer), and it incorporates a boot with a capacity 10 litres larger than its predecessor. The interior is also larger, created with utmost care, presenting a greater space for its occupants, especially regarding front width and legroom. The interior finishing is finer than the one in other models within the same range. The instrumentation is backlit in white, and the console is more oriented toward the driver. In its basic equipment, the New Polo will have four airbags, control of stability, active front headrests, anchorages isofix for children seats and three rear headrests. The new Polo is one of the first vehicles in its class designed to pass with a five-star rating the Euro-NCAP test modified and tightened in February 2009. Polo Bluemotion is the car with the lowest CO2 emissions in its category: 99g/km. WINDOW REGULATORS Grupo Antolin-Navarra Grupo Antolin-Dapsa DOOR PANELS Grupo Antolin-Aragusa Grupo Antolin-Navarra Grupo Antolin-South Africa* BOOT TRIM Grupo Antolin-Aragusa Grupo Antolin-South Africa* The engines offer that presents Volkswagen for their new model: 4 petrol engines (from 1,2 l of 60 CV to 1,2L TSI of 105 CV) and 3 diesel engines (1,6L and 75,90 or 105 CV). Great car for a great price, from 9.900. With our clients we create cars. w Commercial, development & CAD Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria Grupo Antolin-Deutschland Grupo Antolin-South Africa Grupo Antolin-Pune (CAD) * For the production of Volkswagen Polo in South Africa Summer 2009 17

plants Grupo Antolin Saltillo We accepted to start a journey in which only the effort of the whole team together would take us to our destiny, and that is just what happened Jacinto Reyna Managing Director A year of combined efforts We are pleased to remember that one year ago the visionary dream of the Managing Direction of Grupo Antolin started to come through: establishing a productive plant of plastic injection in the North America territory, south east to the State of Coahuila, Mexico 18 Spring 2009

Our products In spite of the fact that the world economical situation was not so encouraging then, we accepted to start a journey in which only the effort of the whole team together would take us to our destiny, and that is just what happened. We started as a small but consolidated team, decided to provide something else apart from our effort. All of us working in the same way and with the help from our sister companies, we were determined to fulfil the mission of Grupo Antolin: To achieve the permanent satisfaction from our Clients regarding Quality, Service and Price. Why choose Saltillo? One advantage for us is that we have installed the plant in Coahuila, in the north of Mexico, just 270 km away from the USA border; this positions us in a highly competitive area. Along the years, a large number of companies have settled in Coahuila, in order to take profit from this advantageous geographical situation. We have armoured ourselves with a group of staff that has the ability, the dedication and the disposition to face the challenges which global competence requires. This is the characteristic of the men and women who work in GA-Saltillo. Coahuila counts with more than a million workers who have the knowledge, the experience and the ability necessary to make any company in the region become successful, among them GA-Saltillo. This State comprises more than 10 universities and technical schools, 5 large investigation centres and 2 centres for technological innovation. Grupo Antolin chose the metropolitan area of Saltillo (Arteaga Coahuila). It is a State in which 25% of the vehicles in Mexico are produced, apart from every kind of components and assembly of automobiles with the highest standards of quality. Being the injection of plastics for interiors our main business, in GA-Saltillo we have discovered how important the customers wish to personalize their vehicles has become, as well as the incidence in the design of the interior of the automobile. This is the reason why we not only take into account the car manufacturers needs, but we never forget the user s point of view. Flexibility is another feature which makes our factory become a potential supplier for the production of interior components in the automotive industry. Among our products there are: injection and assembly of the corporative console of Ford, with which all the segments are equipped, and the console of GM for the programme Chevrolet HHR. Injection and assembly of sunvisors, started with the programme Dodge RAM Pick up from Chrysler. Through the strategic relocation of production lines, sunvisors lines of Chevrolet HHR, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon have been included. Some other injected components include frames for sunroofs, sliders for window lifters and holders for speakers, among other ones. GA-Saltillo counts with the preference as final client of Ford, GM, Chrysler and Toyota supplying them through our sister plants in the territory. During 2009 we are going to integrate a new customer into our portfolio: Toyota, with the sunvisors for the Highlander programme, which means a new opportunity and a challenge to comply with the strict requirements of a customer like Toyota. Finally, the plant of Saltillo has the valuable opportunity and the challenge to become the supplier for our sister plants which currently and in new projects require injected parts or sub-assemblies in headliners. This makes us a potential partner among other Grupo Antolin societies in this territory and we could even become a direct partner of the OEMs. w Summer 2009 19

I like being Green! Green IT More than an option, a matter of need and responsibility corporate responsability The money spent on the supply of energy and cooling of the data centres will exceed this year the budget for hardware. This, itself, is a good reason to think green. But the scope of the movement Green IT goes far beyond, sharing objectives with the policies of Corporate Social Responsibility Susana Cuevas Responsible for Technology Information Systems Generally speaking, the concept Green IT consists on the optimization of the technologies of information and communication, in order to guarantee the sustainability of the processes, the energy efficiency and the optimization of the maintenance In Grupo Antolin we have been implanting these policies for several years, as a mean of reducing costs and, therefore, to increase competitiveness. Costs saving is one of the key reasons to embrace the movement Green IT. It is not in vain that the energy cost of a data centre represents 13% of the total cost. Combining the progressive growth of the price per kilowatt which almost nobody disputes, with the proliferation of the IT, some experts expect that in the coming years, the cost of the electric invoice will become half of the total cost of the exploitation. Here are concrete examples of Green IT solutions implanted in Grupo Antolin. Consolidation in Grupo Antolin The Data Centres have become a clear objective for the reduction of costs, because between 10-20 % of the total of the energy consumption is produced by the DC. Consolidation lies in the centralization and reduction of remote servers and/or services located in distributed settings. The data process centres, distributed in our plants, have the MINIMUM NECESSARY infrastructure for the corporative IT services at present. The general policy of IT in Grupo Antolin is that all the applications which are subject to be working in a centralised environment, are implanted that way. We have SAP as an example. 20 Summer 2009

Before and after. The external change of the Data center of the GA headquarters is very noticeable Another type of applications, such as the mail, which did not have a centralized nature, have evolved technologically and adapted to these new demands of the market. Developments in the e-mail service: Before 2003 there were about 50 mail servers distributed through the plants of Grupo Antolin. In 2003 a first consolidation was performed, leaving one single server per country. We changed from 50 into 7 servers. In 2009-2010 the total centralization is going to be performed, keeping just 2 servers (Spain and the USA) for the service of all the plants. Altogether: Reduction of 48 physical servers. This drastic reduction in the number of physical machines has a direct impact on the following types of costs: - operational (qualified staff performing the management of the systems) - energy (electric consumption) - refrigeration (necessary for the operation of the servers) - licensing - servers maintenance and guaranties. - use of other infrastructures (network connections, and so on) backup, etc Estimated savings: 300.000 Virtualization Virtualization consists on the reutilization of the same physical machine to run several virtual machines on it. Servers are one of the things subject to be virtualised in IT, and eventually with the evolution of technology, we have gone from virtualizations with ratios of 4:1 (four virtual servers in each physical computer), and therefore a 75 % reduction, to estimations of 8:1 (87.5%), 10:1 (90%) or even much higher. This process does not only lead to a reduction in space and the number of components to feed (not only computers, but also UPS, firewalls, charge balancing gears, etc), but also other benefits related to flexibility: virtual servers can be moved or replicated much more easily, they allow for better strategies concerning disaster recovery, and they offer a much higher recovery and start time. Grupo Antolin opted for virtualization a long time ago, with the clear objective of saving energy and operational costs. Every server and/or service likely to be virtualized has been virtualized. In the Centres of remote Data Process, 2 from the 3 basic services of a plant have been virtualized (Domain Controller, mail Server and files). In this way, the corporate infrastructure of a plant is being reduced to one single physical server. In the headquarters (Main and Contingency CPD) all the environments of development, pre-productive and even some productive applications have been virtualized. The ROI of virtualization project exceeds EUR 3 million on an estimate of 3 years. Blade Technologies BLADE technologies consist on the reutilization of the same physical chassis to accommodate multiple servers (usually 8 or 16). These technologies allow for a much higher energy efficiency through the centralization of components such as refrigeration or the uninterrupted power supply (UPS): more machines in a single rack, which are in addition more efficiently cooled. Grupo Antolin integrated its first BLADE system in 2004. Since then, virtually all the growth in the central Data Centres is carried out using this technology Grupo Antolin has 132 servers with BLADE equipment. Estimated savings: 400.000 Redesign of the Data Centres The CPD s have consumption between 10% and 20% of total energy consumption. Air- conditioning is, in fact, one of the main components of energy expenditure in a CPD, usually around 50%. The design of the air flow in the data centre, or the maintenance of the appropriate humidity conditions are very important factors which have a direct impact in the energy consumption of the data centres. Due to all this, in 2008 Grupo Antolin addressed a deep redesign both of the Main Data Centre located in the headquarters, and in the Extended Data Centre located in GA-Aragusa. The redesign was mainly focused on energy saving, the guarantee of high availability and the adequacy of infrastructures to new technologies. w Summer 2009 21

Committed to the future the photo Today I am here as the representative of Grupo Antolin, carrying the value of the union with me and with the firm intention of giving back to the society, to the employees and to the environment, everything that these agents have given to us. With these In the photograph they are from left to right: Flávio Máximo Educational Coordinator SENAI Taubaté Fernando Takao Director SENAI Taubaté Sílvio Nunes HHRR Director Brazil Emma Antolin Director of Corporate Responsibility Grupo Antolin Claudemir Cláudio Director of Territory South America Alessandro Fontana Commercial Director of Territory South America Antonio José Tadeu Renattini Industrial Director of Territory South America Carlos Antônio Vilela Mayor of Caçapava 22 Summer 2009 Inauguration of the t

words, on Monday 2nd March, 2009, the Director of Corporate Responsibility of the Group, Emma Antolin gave the starting signal to the first Training School of Grupo Antolin in Brazil As a result of the collaboration between SENAI (National Service for the Industrial Apprenticeship) from Brazil and Grupo Antolin, the Escola de Formaçao Brasil has been born. In spite of being so new, the school already counts with thirty students, all of them sons, daughters or direct relatives of our workmates at the plants of Grupo Antolin in Brazil: Intertrim, Iramec and Trimtec. Plenty of local and educational authorities, as well as large number of representatives from our clients and suppliers, accompanied us in the ceremony of inauguration of the School, which took place in the plant of Iramec Tabutaté last March. Representatives from Grupo Antolin in Spain travelled their way to Brazil in order to support this adventure, which main objective is to be able to face the future with professionals ready to deal with the challenges which present to us wherever it might be necessary, at the same time contributing to the development of the communities where we are settled through an appropriate preparation of our people, both in the human and professional levels. w aining School Brazil Summer 2008 23

designing the future Department of Industrial Design Groupo Antolin Ingeniería Interior for the senses Why fostering the perception of the senses inside the automobile? Concept Car developed by Grupo Antolin. It is available in the Design Workshop (GA Headquarters) 24 Summer 2009

Adequate lighting within the car gives pleasure and comfort Seat concept car interior for the senses Technical quality is a factor which is considered as a starting point requirement, but there are other more subjective factors which have a decisive influence at the time of the purchase. When an optimal quality has been reached in the products it is necessary to provide something else in order to differentiate from competitors People make decisions through the stimuli which our senses receive. Shapes and colours, the touch of the materials, the smell of new things or a certain fragrance, even the sound of an engine or the noise of the doors when they close make a vehicle be well or badly considered longer before it has been driven. But apart from that, the importance of senses remains throughout the whole life of the vehicle, when the driver and passengers become its users. The contact you have with the vehicle everyday can make you feel proud of your purchase, comfortable or uncomfortable, satisfied or unsatisfied with your expectations and so on. Through the study of everything which has to do with the senses and their implications, it is possible to know how to combine such important aspects as the shapes, the materials, the sounds, the smells and the colours in such a way that different sensations can be transmitted in the interior. An exhaustive study about the senses, as well as about emotions has enabled us to relate all these aspects to different requirements of design (shape, texture, colour, smell, sound) in quite an objective manner. An upper range vehicle, somehow luxurious, is not expected to transmit the same emotions as a small and youthful vehicle with a sportive spirit, therefore everything which has to do with the sensorial aspects will be treated in a different way in order to reach the best results in each case. Some of the achieved conclusions have been reflected in the project Interior for the senses, in this case focused towards a family car, upper range and with a superior level of comfort and versatility in its interior, where simple and pure lines, warm and light colours and its different materials transmit what was intended: a warm and elegant interior, spacious and luminous which also allows for different configurations according to the different moods which you might intend, just through the variation of such simple elements as the colour of the illumination, the sounds and their associated smell, and besides using technologies which permit an easy post process personalization. We are convinced that the perception transmitting products differentiate from the rest even though they have the same services. This is the reason why Grupo Antolin, by offering products capable of transmitting sensations has strongly made its own place within the complicated automotive world. w Summer 2009 25

news in brief in brief CORPORATIVE RESPONSABILITY Course in Grupo Antolin Beyond what the law establishes: the Corporate Responsibility as a structural feature in the best companies The inauguration of the CR course took place on the last 5th February in the Head Office of Grupo Antolin. After our president José Antolin welcomed the attendees, the President of the Government of Castile and Leon, Juan Vicente Herrera, addressed the meeting and, with continuous references to concepts such as innovation, competitiveness, quality, sustainability, future and profits, inaugurated the Course on Corporate Responsibility organised by the Club for the Excellence within Sustainability, in collaboration with the Government of Castile and Leon, the Chamber of Commerce of Burgos, the company Iberdrola and Grupo Antolin. Under the heading The CR as a factor of creation of a value for the company, some great experts, tried to contribute with their statements to the acceptance of this new model of business and thus make that more and more Spanish companies everyday bid for a strategic responsibility, being aware of the competitive advantages which it generates. Juan Vicente Herrera during his speech During a total of 32 hours distributed in four days along February, a heterogeneous group formed by nearly 30 people, all of them representatives from various sectors, public and private, could verify that it is not easy to compete only with the minimum efforts. A product or a service which simply complies with the legal minimum requirements will always be less attractive than another one which incorporates improvements, one which has an added value, just as the President of the Government of Castile and Leon had appointed. Thus, although Corporate Responsibility has to do, of course, with the ethics of a business, it will not only be our conscience which will be grateful to us. This is a bet which is closely related to the profitability of a business, to competitiveness and with the sustainability of the company in the long run. w Grupo antolin, the most admired company in the region Last January, the magazine 'Castile and Leon Economic' ( Castilla y León Económica ) published the results of a survey conducted in 213 companies from the nine provinces of the Community, according to which, Grupo Antolin is regarded as the "most admired" company of Castile and Leon by the executives, as it was identified by the 8.9 % of the respondents. In the same survey, José Antolin Toledano was appointed as the most influential employer in the region, in the managers opinion. Other mentioned companies in that survey are Grupo Leche Pascual (6.6%); Grupo Siro (4.2%); Viajes Halcón (3.3%); Pevafersa (2.8) and Grupo Norte (2.3%). This acknowledgement, fruit of the work of us all, means a great responsibility to the company and an added bonus to go on working and investing in the region, thus continuing with our policy of growth and bringing cutting edge solutions to the major car manufacturers. w Most admired Companies in Castile and Leon Grupo Antolin 8.90% Grupo Leche Pascual 6.60% Grupo Siro 4.20% Viajes Halcón 3.30% Pevafersa 2.80% Grupo Norte 2.30% José Antolin welcoming the attendees Source: Castile and Leon Economic 26 Summer 2008

INNOVATIVE DAY MEETINGS ExxonMobil and LG Chem & Biesterfeld In order to continue with the initiative "Innovative Day Meeting", included within the strategic line of Knowledge Management, which objective is to improve our knowledge management together with our suppliers, ExxonMobil visited us on March 31 st. Exxon is one of the most important and largest companies of the chemical industry in the world, especially in the market of the polypropylenes, and one of the main producers of plastic raw materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, synthetic lubricants, olefins, aromatics, synthetic rubber and additives, among other products. The company has a division dedicated to the world of the automobile and its applications. This meeting was attended by specialists of Exxon- Mobil, who dedicated to us a specific day about their products for the automotive industry. More than 45 people from different areas of the organization attended this meeting. Likewise, on April 21 st, we held another meeting for knowledge with LG Chemical, one of the first chemical companies in Asia and Biesterfeld Ibérica its representative in Europe, to show us their products and the innovations which they are performing for the automotive sector. This meeting was smaller than the previous Innovative Day Meetings, since their products are especially geared to the area of Plastics and their applications. The people who attended this meeting from LG Chemical are on the highest global level within LG, who, in addition to showing us their products and applications, carried out a partaking event for all the attendants. w Innovative Day Meeting with ExxonMobil Toyota awards Grupo Antolin South Africa On Wednesday 18 March 2009, Toyota South Africa held their Annual Business Meeting and Supplier Awards. The Annual Business Meeting dealt with the current economic situation within Global and Local Automotive Industry and the predicted way forward. This was followed by the Supplier Awards of all Production & Non Production Supplier Awards. The main categories were Cost Management, Quality, Delivery and Safety & Environmental Award. Within each category there were suppliers of the year covering the different commodities (such as electrical, interior, metal, P&A and Services). Toyota SA then has 4 Overall Suppliers of the year, which they call Superior Awards. Grupo Antolin was the recipient of the Superior Award for Cost Management. This means that over all suppliers of all the different supplier commodities for the category of Cost Management, Grupo Antolin SA was the winner. The introduction given when handing over the award was for Grupo Antolin SA s leadership in Management of costs both with regards to improvements in the internal process made within the Durban plant as well as the ability to contain costs from suppliers and thereby to controlling costs passed on to Toyota South Africa. In the words of Dr Johan van Zyl, CEO & President of Toyota SA, In these global economic times, Toyota SA regard this award to be of most significance. w Riaan Goosen, head of GA-South Africa, receives the award from Toyota Summer 2008 27

Inside the luxurious Cadillac converges Detroit Auto Show 2009 Small hidden wonders fluidity in the corridors, and not only due to the absence of some brands like Nissan, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Suzuki or the mythical Ferrari, but also because of the smaller number of visitors to the event. If we add the reutilization of stands and displays, it will result in a somewhat sad view of the most famous Motor Show in the United States. However, letting the atmosphere of crisis apart, we were able to find pleasant surprises, trends adapted to a more dynamic and changing environment. We had already noticed in previous editions how the small car is being thrusted into the North American market in two shakes. Now the biggest concerns are, firstly, how to create space in a small car when the American consumer is accustomed to the large carriers; secondly, how to increase the autonomy of the new electric engines, considering that having an electric car has started to be a must in each brand; finally, how to increase and improve the man-machine interface in order to make our life easier. We can appreciate the first and third points in the new car concept Lincoln Concept C. Large SUVs have become luxurious Crossovers as the MKT of Lincoln. The electric cars were again in several stands as the Mercedes BlueZero, the Toyota EV, probably the future electric global car, or the Chrysler 200C. Naturally, the Japanese hybrids were also there, such as the new Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight. It is certainly true that brands like Audi feasted our eyes on their concept A7 Sportsback, in a design full of noble materials eliminating the shines in the interior, one of the most beautiful concepts Toyota electric car, the EV presented in the hall. The chosen car of the year, Hyundai Genesis, presented an unspotted interior, higher in perceived quality than the other cars of its category in this market, with an attractive exterior design and best of all: 10 years or 100,000 miles of guarantee. Who could resist it? Finally, of course, the "sexy" cars of the hall could not be absent, such as the new BMW Z4, the Fisker Karma with hybrid engine, the Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss, the VW Bluesport and the Cadillac Converj with the hybrid motor of the Volt, which flooded the atmosphere with their glamour. w Photo of participants Team spirit in Grupo Antolin Pune GA Pune (India) celebrated Twins Day with 100% participation of all employees on 6 March 2009. Teams were participated in pair with same costume like traditional, school dresses, smart casuals. The activity was planned to motivate the employees and the team spirit in the organization. We enjoyed Twins day together! w 28 Summer 2008

Objetivo Reforestation day Nearly 70 people, both children and grown up people, went to the appointment which the Head Office of Grupo Antolin had arranged with nature on Sunday 8th March. Thanks to the plot of land donated by the Town Hall of Valdorros (Burgos) and the cooperation of the Classroom of the Environment of Caja de Burgos, we had the chance to change a piece of land traditionally used for dumping rubble, into a future forest of holm oaks, hawthorns and junipers, given by the Government of Castile and Leon. Through this simple gesture, the employees and their families, apart from having a good time that day, wanted to close with this brooch the initiative Objective O2 for the year 2009. This initiative was born after the internal @uction of presents donated by our suppliers, where we were able to raise enough money to fund this project. With these lines we would like to thank all those people who have Enjoy all of nature, but the children were the true soul of the activity made it possible to carry out this initiative. Thank you and get ready for the next one. To be continued w II Open Day of TRIMTEC Trimtec held last March its II Open Day, with total success of public and flow. Around 160 people visited the plant, all of them relatives and friends of the employees. The visitors had the opportunity to know the raw materials, processes and final products of the plant. They were also shown the policy of responsibility with the environment, through the explanation of the process of complete recycling. The visitors were very pleased to know first hand the place of work of their relatives. w Summer 2008 29

Grupo Antolin supplier of the Mahindra Xylo Thanks to the recent launch of the Mahindra Xylo, Grupo Antolin has become, for the first time, supplier of consoles in India. According to Mahindra, this is the only model in this country which interior has been designed taking into account the needs and taste of the final user and prior to the exterior design of the vehicle. In this sense, Grupo Antolin has been an active part in this initiative, being not only the supplier of the above-mentioned front console (with sunglass bin) but also of the headliner (with integrated air ducts) and of the sunvisor (with illuminated vanity mirror). The products which are provided through the production plant close to Pune, India, have been fully developed Inside view and outside view in the Centre of Design and Engineering of Grupo Antolin in this town. The project was started in December 2006, in collaboration with the Integrated Design and Manufacturing (IDAM) Group of Mahindra, launching the first proposal of headliner in March 2007. As for the console, designed fulfilling the requirements of the customer, we should stand out that the sunglass bin is dampened type which gives this car a premium feel. The sunvisors were later developed by express request of Mahindra, and thus, in January 2008, Grupo Antolin Pune, conducted their first proposals. In just seven months the sunvisor and all its components were designed from scratch to completion. More than 12,000 orders for the Xylo have been received by Mahindra, becoming the MPV with greater market share within its segment after its launch in India. w Abadía de San Quirce Finca Helena awarded with the Gran Zarcillo de Oro 09 Among more than three thousand wines candidate to the Gold Zarcillo Prizes, Abadía de San Quirce Finca Helena, from 2005, has obtained one of the maximum acknowledgments to wine, the Great Gold Zarcillo (Gran Zarcillo de Oro). This wine is a bet on the quality rather than on the amount of bottles in the market: only 3,300 bottles will be put on sale. This is a wine that preserves the fruit with noble woods in a very well integrated manner, of an intense and covered colour, very expressive and very aromatic. It is a structured wine. In addition, the quality of Bodegas Imperiales has been acknowledged with two other awards: a Gold Zarcillo for Abadía de San Quince Crianza 2006 ; and a Silver Zarcillo for the variety Abadía de San Quirce Gran Reserva 2001. It is not the first time that a wine belonging to Bodegas Imperiales receives the maximum award from the Zarcillo Prizes, in 2005, Abadía de San Quirce Reserva 1999 received this prestigious award. This contest has become the second most prestigious one in the world, only overcome by the German Mundos Vini. w Did you know that... In Spain 9% of the workforce is employed in the automotive sector? This figure is 3% in United Kingdom, 10% in France and Germany, 8% in Japan and reaches 14% in Mexico. Source: Marketing-GA and General Services Dir. GA the solar panels of the headquarters parking generated 593,761 kwh. during 2008, enough energy to supply heat and electricity for 50 homes a year and prevent the generation of 682 tonnes of CO2? Summer 2008 30

Indoor Soccer Tournament On 27 th December 2008, the exciting final of our Christmas indoor soccer tournament took place. The champions of this year were the players of GA-Aragusa, whom we wish to congratulate. We would also like to congratulate the team from GA-Eurotrim, who have been finalists for the second consecutive time. Once again this year, the participants have proved their sportsmanship and fellowship in a meeting which is now traditional in our Group. w Group A G.A. Eurotrim - G.A. RyA 3-2 G.A. Ardasa - G. Antolin "A" 4-4 G.A. Ardasa - G.A. Eurotrim 0-5 G.A. RyA - G. Antolin "A" 2-7 G.A. Ardasa - G.A. RyA 7-4 G.A. Eurotrim - G. Antolin "A" 3-1 Final Classification 1º G.A. ARAGUSA 2º G.A. EUROTRIM 3º ZF ANSA LEMFORDER 4º G. ANTOLIN "B" 5º G.A. PLASBUR 6º G. ANTOLIN "A" 7º G.A. ARDASA 8º G.A. ARA 9º G.A. RYA 10º G.A. DAPSA 11º G.A. MAGNESIO Grupo Antolin junior team Top Scorer Miguel Santos (ZF Ansa Lemforder) Best Goalkeeper Roberto Sánchez (G.A.Plasbur) Group B G.A. Eurotrim - G.A. RyA 3-2 G.A. Ardasa - G. Antolin "A" 4-4 G.A. Ardasa - G.A. Eurotrim 0-5 G.A. RyA - G. Antolin "A" 2-7 G.A. Ardasa - G.A. RyA 7-4 G.A. Eurotrim - G. Antolin "A" 3-1 Group C G.A. Plasbur - G.A. Magnesio 7-1 G.A. Magnesio - G.A. Aragusa 1-17 G.A. Aragusa - G.A. Plasbur 3-3 GA Eurotrim team GA Aragusa team GAntolin B team Semifinal G. Antolin "B" - G.A. Aragusa 2-4 G.A. Eurotrim - ZF Ansa Lemforder 6-1 3 rd and 4 th Place ZF Ansa Lemforder - G. Antolin "B" 4-1 Final G.A. Aragusa - G.A. Eurotrim 6-4 Summer 2008 31

Recognition Grupo Antolin appreciates the effort of its employees who year after year contribute with their proposals to improve the Quality and to satisfy our customers Individual Prizes 1 st Rosa del Carmen Torres (G.A. Silao - Mexico). Improvement proposal: Scraps of headliners processing. 2 nd Frédéric Vignon (G.A. Iga France). Improvement proposal: Waste material management cost reduction. 3 rd Miguel López Rico (Mexican Door Company - Mexico). Improvement proposal: Insertion of the spiral into the Foam pipe. Collective Awards 1 st G.A. Ara Spain. - Francisco Javier Delgado Andrés (Leader) - Epifanio García Bartolomé - Jesus Santamaría Villate - Braulio Pontones Gómez - Tomas Tápia Santamaría - Luis Martin García Improvement proposal: Improvement of the seat frames internal production process 2 nd G.A. Vigo Spain. - Juan Antonio Rodríguez Veiga (Leader) - Juan Gabriel Conde Frías - Laura Fernández Guisande - José Fraga Rionda - Darío Rodríguez Madriñán Improvement proposal: Elimination of not added value operations during seat assembly process 3 rd G.A. Plasbur Spain. - Francisco Javier García Gutiérrez (Leader UET 013) - Pablo Escribano Andrés (Leader UET 08) - Sonia Sira Delgado Amayuelas - Arturo Izquierdo Calvo - Rodrigo Jerez Varona Improvement proposal: Improvement of machinery for the execution of production operations Total Quality Implication Awards Alcide Leonardo Batista Pirino (Intertrim) Brazil. 32 Summer 2009

Pablo Soto, Jesús Escudero, Enrique Fernández & Emma Antolin Grupo Antolin Ingeniería Responsible Innovation Light & Green Project " Climate change is one of the major threats to sustainable development, it represents one of the major environmental challenges with effects on the global economy, health and social welfare ". So resounding the Spanish Strategy of Climate Change and Clean Energy Horizon 2012 describes the problem of climate change and its effects. The answer of the International Community to the problem of climate change and the "greenhouse effect" is known as Kyoto Protocol Microscopic picture of Polyurethane Foam Even though 1 Kg of CO2 upgrades global warming 21 times less than methane, or 6500 times less than a Chlorofluorocarbon (cooler), CO2 means the greatest threat, due to the huge amount of this gas that human activity generates. The accomplishment of the Kyoto Protocol on the part of Spain, requires the decisive intervention on the diffuse emissions, coming mainly from the sectors of Transport and Residential. In fact, an average growth of the emissions is expected over the base year of +65% in coming years. The objective is to stay below 37% with respect to the base year. Moreover, the Association of European Automobile Makers (ACEA), reached a voluntary agreement with the European Commission in 1998 for the reduction of CO2 emissions in the new passenger vehicles in the following 10 years. The latest Report on the Monitoring said that the average level of emissions of the European car fleet had fallen from 185g/Km in 1995 to 161g/Km in 2005, but this drop was considered insufficient. The European Commission considers that it is essential to encourage research, development and demonstration of advanced technologies in the reduction of emissions to reach objectives for reduction below 120g CO2/Km. Grupo Antolin is betting on the development of greener and lighter products, which enshrines within the project called "Light & Green" Summer 2009 33

Initiatives from Grupo Antolin Bale of sisal fibre We are aware that our group must make its little part, collaborating with our customers, the car manufacturers, to fulfil their commitments. Therefore, in recent years, in order to reduce CO2 emissions and minimize the consumption of energy from fossil fuels, we are developing numerous products based on two premises: Light & Green. We thus commit ourselves with the environment, collaborate with the makers in the reduction of CO2 emissions and generate products technologically sustainable. The use of materials of natural origin (bio resins, bio plastics or natural fibres), which naturally absorbed CO2 from the atmosphere, leaves a Zero Carbon Footprint on the Earth. For example: 100 kg of a bio plastic as the obtained directly from starch or the PLA (polylactic acid), obtained from starch sugar have a Zero Footprint ". Starch comes from a crop that first "stole" CO2 from the atmosphere, which is the reason why the balance sheet is zero. In contrast, 100Kg. of polyester generate more than 200 Kg of CO2 and 100 kg of polypropylene, more than 300 Kg of CO2, because they are petroleum derivates (fossil carbon), this is to say, to obtain these products CO2 is emitted, not absorbed. Darker (more odorous) Whiter (less odorous) Chaff of polypropylene & Cut fibre of sisal Skeins of sisal fibres from different origins Plastic materials reinforced with vegetal fibres (sisal) for the process of moulding by injection We want to bring a new approach for plastic parts to the results obtained with the project MatFiVe, funded through the line IBEROEKA of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, which gave rise to a product that was called Agro-PP (agro-polypropylene). Due to the high temperatures of the process of injection, in addition to the protective treatment of the fibres, other aspects must be studied, such as the choice of the most appropriate type of plastic, the modification of the parameters of the process of injection and even the modification of the injection tooling, all of this on the purpose that the temperature reached by the composite is lower than that of the normal process and the fibres do not suffer a degradation, which generates a toasted look and an inadmissible smell. Therefore, this project, which aim is that the material reinforced with vegetable fibres complies with the strict rules of smell and the emission of volatiles for parts of the interior of automobiles, can generate another important product in the line "Light & Green". 34 Summer 2008

Headliner substrate with materials coming from natural sources It is a very ambitious project which has been developing in GA-Ingeniería for several years and is intended to be accelerated in 2009. It is divided into three sub-projects related to each of the three key materials that are part of a headliner substrate: foam padding, reinforcement material, and adhesive that joins them together. In the second part of this article, which will be published in the next issue, we will talk about the solutions for the reduction of weight: the "Light" part of the project. Castor Oil plant w Sisal Castor oil seeds Mixing of polyol (A) and isocyanides (B) PU foams with natural polyol Development and industrialization of polyurethane foam from polyols coming from renewable not edible natural sources: castor oil. In addition, the manufacturing process of raw materials is simpler and requires much less energy (lower energy consumption and generation of CO2) than conventional products of petrochemical origin. Currently, the first prototypes of headliners that comply with the customer expectations have been made; the next phase of the project consists on an optimization of the formulation, semi-industrial testing and subsequent industrialization. The castor oil (which contains nearly 90 per cent of ricinoleic acid), when it reacts with the glycerine (another product that comes from vegetable sources) becomes a mixture of polyols useful for making polyurethane foam. For the manufacturing of this foam, this polyol (component A) of vegetable origin is mixed with the other chemical component of the foam, the isocyanides (component B): Growing of the polyurethane foam Natural Adhesives The aim is to replace partially the raw materials from a fossil origin of the thermo stable adhesives with renewable raw materials, and in a second approximation, replace them completely with raw materials from agricultural waste. In the first part, current adhesives will be modified using a percentage of natural polyols, and in the second one the starting point will be a completely different resin. This project is also interesting because the amount of raw material available for the development of natural resin is very large (more than 156 million tons of agricultural residues, only in the U.S., for example). Natural Fibres The objective is to replace the reinforcement material currently employed in the headliners (fibreglass) with natural fibre. Studies of R&D carried out in previous years by GA-Ingeniería have allowed for the selection of the most appropriate types of sisal natural fibre (with the most similar mechanical properties as possible to those of fibreglass); and with a more appropriate treatment to prevent emissions or unpleasant odours in the final product. In the "Light & Green" project for headliners, the use of "green" foam means a great technological innovation because there is no other supplier who is using the percentage of raw material from vegetable origin that Grupo Antolin can use. On the other hand, the use of an adhesive partially or completely from renewable sources, together with the use of reinforcement natural fibres instead of fibreglass, will enable us to offer a product of great environmental value, highly valued by the clients and the final user. In addition, the elimination of fibreglass in the composition of the headliner trims can encourage the recovery of energy by cogeneration. Its use will foster the development of the rural environment improving living conditions in countries which produce fibres of sisal (Brazil and South African countries such as Tanzania or Kenya) through social assistance programmes managed by our suppliers. Summer 2008 35

report Pablo Soto. Department of Organic Materials Grupo Antolin Ingeniería Grupo Antolin in the Centre of materials MATER A new tool for innovation On 27 th November, Mater opened its doors at the offices of the FAD in Barcelona, as a Centre of materials in order to place the most innovating materials and the latest information about them at the disposal of professionals and companies, in which Grupo Antolin participates actively. After the disclosing exhibition, Mater in progress. New materials, new industry, which could be seen between 8 th February and 28 th April, 2008 and which was visited by more than 20,000 people, the FAD has started Mater, a permanent centre of materials. Mater offers its services to all those companies and professionals who are working to materialize new projects, with the innovation of materials as the point in common 36 Summer 2009

What is Mater? Mater is a project aimed at Fostering the Arts and Design (FAD-Fomento de las Artes y del Diseño), from the Ministry of Industry Tourism and Commerce, which was born as a result of the growing importance of materials and their application in the development of society. Mater, centre of materials, has been born with the purpose of becoming an area of disclosing, documentation and activism concerning materials and their associated technologies. This centre is the culminating point of a long itinerary of previous investigation with Spanish companies, among which Grupo Antolin is, in addition to universities and technological centres, with the involvement of experts from the CDTI, CSIC, the General Management of Industrial Development of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce and the Foundation Cotec. Mater is the first multi sector centre of materials in Spain. In addition to a library of materials in which 800 new materials can be seen and touched, for the manufacturing companies, Mater means a key showing place, because it comprises materials from the various industrial sectors, which can facilitate the transfer of technology between sectors and the flow of a large number of professionals. Mater is part of an international network of centres of materials, with offices in Paris, Antwerp and Prague, which offer updates on materials at a European level. Mater has contributed to this network by providing the best materials made by the Spanish companies, at the same time that allows access to innovative materials made in the rest of Europe. Mater, Centre of Materials is located at the head offices of the FAD, right in the centre of Barcelona (Pl. dels Àngels, 5-6). It has an area of 200 square metres, where users can handle both the physical materials and the database of the whole network of European centres. Mater, the exhibition The groups or families of materials shown in the exhibition are: adaptive materials, bio materials, ecological, ceramic, compounds, metals, polymers, semiconductors or textiles. Mater follows this categorical classification of the materials but shows their different applications ordered or grouped according to the various economic sectors, which are: biotechnology, pharmacy and agro-food, energy, construction, transport and textile. In order to make this centre of materials come through, more than 4,000 companies were contacted, obtaining 335 projects as a result, from which 106, selected by a group of experts, are shown outstandingly in the permanent exhibition. Two of them are projects of Grupo Antolin. Gupo Antolin in Mater Our Group participates in Mater with two of our most innovative materials: Magnesium and carbon Nanofibres. We are the first European company to produce carbon nanofibres on an industrial level at competitive prices. These carbon nanofibres have a diameter between 50 and 100 nanometres and a suitable surface to the array to which they are incorporated. Nanofibres have made their place in many industrial sectors, although they are currently outstanding in the automotive and wind energy sectors. The use of nano composites, lighter and more resistant than steel, favours the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, because it allows for the manufacturing of lighter cars and, consequently, for the consumption of less fuel. In the permanent exhibition there is a visual demonstrator, for which the electric conductivity of the nanofibres and their relation of aspect have been taken advantage of, which allows that insulating materials such as the polyester resins can conduct electricity pretty well with low percentages of carbon nanofibres. The visual demonstrator is located next to a headliner substrate fixed by a frame which has an incorporated counter of test tubes in methacrylate, the sticks of polyester with more or fewer nanofibres closing several different circuits, so that the visitor can choose a circuit with a very simple rotary switch. Depending on the chosen circuit, a voltmeter of LEDs and the bulbs and/or LEDs from the headliner illuminate more or less, thus proving the conductivity of the nanofibres. For further information: www.materfad.com & www.fadweb.org Summer 2009 37

health Department of Human Resources Medical Department Grupo Antolin Touch The Senses Grupo Antolin produces sensorial profiles of the componentes that it manufactures so the sensations transmitted by them are the most suitable for each client It is the sense which allows for the perception of the qualities of the objects and media, such as pressure, temperature, roughness, softness, hardness It is primarily located on the skin, part of the body where we can find the different kinds of nerve receptors that are responsible for transforming the various types of stimuli that come from the outside in information likely to be interpreted by the brain. 38 Summer 2009

Types of nerve receptors The corpuscles are specialized nerve cells, located in different layers of skin and the most important ones are: Corpuscles of Meissner: located in sensitive areas such as the fingertips, lips, nipples, palm of the hand and especially in areas of skin which have no hair. They are associated with the ability to identify the texture of objects. Cells or discs of Merkel: these nerve cells respond to stimuli of pressure and are predominantly located on the palms of hands and feet. Corpuscles of Pacini: they are located in the deep level of the hypodermis. They are rare and distributed mainly in the fingers and toes. The stimuli to which they respond are pressure and vibration, therefore, they allow us to notice the consistency and weight of the objects, and to know whether they are hard or soft. Corpuscles of Ruffini: they are the recipients of heat and they are distributed in the subcutaneous region and in the dermis. Corpuscles of Krause: they are responsible for collecting the sensation of cold, produced in contact with a body or space that is in a lower temperature than our body. They are extended throughout our whole body. The sense of touch and the car industry SENSOTACT SENSOTACT is a tool for the perception of quality for automobile components, which was developed by RENAULT and which has been used in Grupo Antolin since 2005. It is a reference system for the quantitative measurement of the perception of touch. The OBJECTIVES that Grupo Antolin aims with SENSO- TACT are: Introducing a sensory awareness Creating a common language shared internally and externally. Decrypting and interpreting the preferences of the end users. Getting closer to the customers objectives. Saving time by eliminating the rejections of the product. w What is SENSOTACT? Grupo Antolin has 10 trained experts, integrated into a multidisciplinary team: Laboratory, Design, Marketing, Product Management, who carry out tactile checks through pressure (orthogonal movement) or sliding (tangential movement) of the fingers on the parts, or resting the palm of the hand (static movement). Through these tests, they check qualities such as Hardness, Fibrousness, Depth, Rugosity, Slipping and thermal sensation, among others. The components of the automobile in which the SENSOTACT is applied, in order to verify the characteristics mentioned above, are the door panels, the waists and the armrests of the panels, painted parts, pillars, door handles, steering wheels, injected elements and others. In the design of a product, SENSOTACT improves the communication between different teams, especially among the departments of Research and Development and Marketing. The ultimate aim of this tool is to develop a sensory profile of the component so the sensation which it transmits suits the taste of the final user and the trends of the segment and the market. Summer 2009 39

Bentley I wanted to make a fast car, a good car; the best in its class... Walter Owen Bentley The first 3 liters Bentley It was on a visit to the DFP factory in 1913 that W.O. noticed an aluminium paperweight - and had the inspired idea of using the lightweight metal instead of cast iron to make engine pistons. The first Bentley aluminium pistons went into service in aero engines for the Sopwith Camel, in service during the Great War the history corner Marketing Departament Grupo Antolin Bentley Motors Limited is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles which was founded in England on January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley, known as W.O. He was a born engineer, but his first experience was not with motor cars - it was trains. In 1905, aged 16, he worked at the Great Northern Railway Locomotive Works in Doncaster, northern England The internal combustion engine made sweeter music to his ears than steam trains and in 1912 he joined his brother, Horace Millner (H.M.) Bentley, in a company called Bentley & Bentley to buy a small business importing French DFP sports cars, but he had always wanted to design and build his own range of cars bearing his own name. In August 1919 Bentley Motors Ltd was registered and a chassis, with dummy engine, was exhibited at the London Motor Show in October that year. An engine was built and running by December and orders taken for deliveries starting in June 1920. However, development took longer than estimated and the first cars were not ready until September 1921. 40 Summer 2009

Cricklewood at the beginning of the 20s Bentley factory in the 40s In 1924, W.O. and Burgess, formerly chief designer at Humber, designed a six-cylinder chassis intended for luxurious coachwork. The engine was enlarged to 6½ litres after a chance encounter in France with the prototype New Phantom Rolls-Royce, in which form the Big Six Bentley went into production in 1926: the year in which multi-millionaire Woolf Barnato became Bentley Motors' chairman and principal shareholder. The original model was the 3 litre, but as customers put heavier bodies on the chassis a larger 4½ litre model followed. Perhaps the most iconic model of the period is the 4½ litre "Blower Bentley", with its distinctive supercharger projecting forward from the bottom of the grille. Uncharacteristically fragile for a Bentley, it was not the racing workhorse, the 6½ litre was. It became famous as the vehicle of James Bond in the original novels, but not in film; however John Steed in the British television series in 1960s The Avengers did drive a Bentley. Frank Clement, WO Bentley and John Duff in 1924 when 3 liters of Bentley won the Le Mans 24 hours Ettore Bugatti, the greatest competitor at the time, whose lightweight, elegant, but fragile creations contrasted with the Bentley s rugged reliability and durability, referred to them as the world s fastest lorries The Rolls-Royce era Rolls-Royce had bought Bentley secretly using a company named the British Central Equitable Trust and not even Bentley himself knew the true identity of the purchaser until the deal was completed. A new company, wholly owned by Rolls-Royce, was formed called Bentley Motors Ltd (1931) employing W.O. Bentley as a development engineer. The Cricklewood factory was closed and sold and production moved to the Rolls- Royce works in Derby. W.O. left to join Lagonda in 1935, Embiricos Bentley, 1938 S1 Continental, 1956 Summer 2009 41

later working for Aston Martin and Armstrong-Siddeley before retiring. He was patron of the Bentley Drivers Club until his death in 1971. After World War II, production of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars was moved to an ex-wartime engine factory in Crewe, Cheshire. Bentleys became increasingly a Rolls- Royce without the distinctive grille and with a lower price tag and by the 1970s and early 1980s sales had fallen badly with at one time less than 5% of production carrying the Bentley badge. The parent company failed in 1970 following problems with aero engine development and the car division was floated off to become Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd and remained independent until bought by Vickers in August 1980. In the 1980s Bentley became a separate, high performance car line typified by the 1980 Mulsanne. The new sporting image created a new interest in the name and sales started to rise. In 1986 the Rolls-Royce: Bentley ratio was 60:40 and in 1991 50:50. The Bentley factory in Crewe, Cheshire, is still known in the town by the name "Royce's". VW Group ownership In 1998, Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors were purchased from Vickers by Volkswagen Group for almost 480 million. BMW had recently started supplying components for the new range of cars, notably V8 engines for the Bentley Arnage and V12 engines for the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph. The Rolls-Royce brand name was not included in VW's purchase; BMW and Volkswagen came to an agreement whereby Volkswagen would manufacture both Bentley and Rolls-Royce cars until the end of 2002, whereupon the right to build Rolls-Royce cars would be BMW's alone. From midnight on December 31st 2002 Bentley and Rolls-Royce would be separate companies once again, after 67 years together. As of 2003, BMW engines are no longer used in Bentley cars. Modern Bentleys In 2003, Bentley's 2-door convertible, the Bentley Azure, ceased production, and the company introduced the Bentley Continental GT, a large luxury coupe. The car is powered by a version of VW's V12 engine. Demand had been so great, that the factory at Crewe was unable to meet orders despite an installed capacity of approximately 9,500 vehicles per year. Consequently, production of the new Flying Spur, a four-door version of the Continental GT, was assigned to the Transparent Factory in Dresden (Germany), where the VW Phaeton luxury car is also assembled. This arrangement ceased at the end of 2006, and all car production reverted to the Crewe plant. In April 2005, Bentley confirmed plans to produce a 4- seat convertible model, the Azure, derived from the Arnage Drop head Coupe prototype, at Crewe beginning in 2006. By the autumn of 2005, the convertible version of the successful Continental GT, the Continental GTC was also presented. These two models were successfully launched in late 2006. Bentley sales continued to increase and 2007 was a milestone in the history of Bentley as it passed the 10,000 units for the first time (in 2002 it was selling only 1,000 units). 2007 set also a record of revenue of 1.37 billion with a new operating profit record of 155 million. Bentley made 7,600 cars in 2008, down 24% due to the global economic downturn. Grupo Antolin supplies headliner substrates for the complete Continental model range from the Leamington Spa plant since 2007. w Bentley Continental GT 42 Summer 2009

Cooling capacity of a Bentley s airconditioning system is equal to that of 30 domestic refrigerators. Sixty per cent more veneer is used in today s cars than was used 20 years ago as much as 6.5sq m (70sq ft) per car. A full set of veneers for a Bentley takes 13 days to produce. Veneers are cut to provide perfect symmetry either side of a Bentley s centreline. The Bentley 3-litre was the first car ever to be named for its cylinder capacity rather than its horsepower rating. Silhouette of the Speed Six, 1928 The first Bentley with automatic transmission was the R-Type in 1952. Every piece of glass in a Bentley is given its final polish with finely powdered pumice normally used to polish optical lenses. It takes at least 15 cows to provide the 400 pieces of hide needed for one Bentley. Silhouette of the R-Type Continental, 1952 Lacquer-spraying robots in the Paint Shop are programmed to stimulate a human sprayer on his best day. The paint shop has 2.2 miles (3.54 km) of track. There are 820 wires in the main distribution loom of a modern Bentley. Silhouette of the Bentley GT coupé, 2003 Specialist engineers test each engine by machine, but also by ear. They are trained to detect as many as 70 different possible faults. One could drive a modern Bentley from the Artic Circle to the Equator without having to adjust the air conditioning the interior temperature would remain constant. Summer 2009 43