The company that produces Lemforder parts was founded by Ulderup's father and son in 1947. Although almost all activities were carried out by his son Jürgen, he went down in history as the founder of the company's success. As the founder himself said, in the post-war period, business in Germany looked like "buy, trade, sell". But since 1953, the production of auto parts has been the main activity. Production continued to develop, the number of plants, including foreign ones, grew, and supplies to the car manufacturers' conveyors increased.
In 1984, the founders sold the controlling interest in ZF. In 2003, the concern also bought all the remaining shares.
As part of ZF, Lemforder not only supplies spare parts for car manufacturers' suspensions, but is also directly involved in their development. Their chassis parts roll off the production line of Mercedes, BMW, VW Group, Volvo, GM and Ford cars. Their customers include MAN, Volvo, Mercedes, IVECO, DAF.
The quality of Lemforder parts is not an issue for customers all over the world. The manufacturer's plants are not only certified according to the general quality management standard ISO 9000, but also meet the requirements of ISO / TS 16949. This is an industry standard specifically for the automotive industry.
By the way, all technological processes are always developed in a fully automated production facility in the German city of Diepholz. It is also known as the "elite plant". And only after all processes have been perfected and all errors have been corrected, are they transferred to other plants around the world. Lemforder says this is an approach that allows them to always stay on the cutting edge of manufacturers and stay ahead of the competition.
The same high level of quality is maintained in all factories and the Lemforder suspension and steering parts guarantee reliable operation. Especially that Lemforder spare parts are 100% the same as original Lemforder parts for vehicles that are equipped with factory parts.
This brand is also supported by specialists in the field of car service, especially those specializing in German cars. Often you can hear from them "if you want reliability and comfort, it's just Lemph".
All Lemforder spare parts are thoroughly tested during the design process. Scientists test all parts for different forces and road conditions, in laboratory tests and on real roads. The high quality of the products is also evidenced by the fact that all parts are tested twice - to meet industrial and automotive standards.
Before we move on to the Lemforder suspension parts range, we debunk one popular myth that can be found on the websites of many online spare parts stores.
It goes like this: "Only five Lemforder factories, opened by the founding father, are allowed to label their products with the" owl "logo. Other plants only use an L in the triangle." It is recommended to use this statement to identify counterfeit products. For example, if in China you make a silent block with an "owl" on it, it is a fake. Well, or vice versa - if the letter L in a triangle, then this is only a spare part, not from a German factory.
We asked the representatives of ZF in Ukraine to comment on this information. "This is not real information. The terms of use of the" owl "or the letter L are much more complicated. The L in the triangle stands for parts that are made for the group by external suppliers. mark parts on conveyor and aftermarket and produce them in different plants. But the "owl" stands exactly on all the parts that have gone and go to the original assembly.
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