Development

We develop and manufacture lighting technology and electronics for premium customers such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Skoda and others. We co-create the design of the latest cars and focus on the future. The products we are developing now will be on the roads in the next few years. Read more

This includes system groups for headlight and projection module development, optics development, assembly, simulation and project management. The development also includes testing laboratories and a prototype workshop.

Development also includes a specific department for the HELLA world - electronics development - embedded hardware and software (where we have had global responsibility for tail lamp electronics development since .. among other things).

Production of assembly lines

The HELLA Autotechnik Nova production factory in Mohelnice also includes a department for the development and production of machinery and equipment.

This is the production, technology and design department, abbreviated VMK, which supports not only the Mohelnice plant but also the production factories HELLA has in other locations around the world.

Manufacturing

We have the most automation-laden plants far and wide, filled with hundreds of robots from a variety of manufacturers (including collaborative ones). That is why you will find a separate department purely for automation under technical service, and our in-house department for assembly line development and production is a great support for us. Thus, we not only have a huge machine park, but also a strong base of dozens of experienced professionals, programmers. But we are certainly not being complacent, and we are always expanding automation.

Testing

Products must undergo thorough testing to meet customer specifications as well as legal requirements. Our testing laboratories carry out for example climate, vibration, material, chemical or durability tests. Climate testing includes assessing the effect of temperature differences on our products and the overall lifetime of the headlamp. Corrosion tests examine the effect of salt on external metal parts. Vibration stress tests test the product's resistance to mechanical shock, for example. Read more

Since today's modern headlamps are packed with electronics, the functionality of individual electronic components and entire headlamps and lamps is also tested. Electromagnetic compatibility is also checked to ensure that our products do not affect other objects in the car, including themselves, and that they can withstand the effects of other devices. An important part of this is 3D measurement, which is used to verify dimensions. Some of our laboratories also fall under the ISO 17025 accreditation process.

Spare parts

We produce spare parts at our factory in Horka nad Moravou. Lines that are no longer in serial production are relocated here. We are talking about various headlights for our customers.