COMMITTED AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTISE
Through close collaboration and early involvement in your design we increase your efficiency. We share our ideas and look forward to new challenges every day.
Automotive industry design and development support
Our design and development experts meet with customers during technical seminars, courses and development projects. Together, we develop products that can improve crashworthiness, lower weight and contribute to Life Cycle Assessment.
Ways we support you:
- Material selection
- Modeling and forming Simulations
- Fatigue calculations
Prototyping and verification support
As your design enters the prototyping and production start-up phase, our specialists help ensure a smooth production process.
Ways we support you:
- Welding recommendations
- Forming recommendations
- Tooling advice
- Workshop verification
- Trial material
Industrialization and production support
Our experts can answer your questions about forming and joining, or provide insight into new production techniques, equipment or other related issues.
Ways we support you:
- Industrialization support and problem solving
- Forming and joining recommendations
- Advice on new production techniques
The Docol® success index
This is how you can reach success in your projects.
Maintain high performance in your applications as well as cost efficiency, low weight and the lowest possible environmental impact, as shown by the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
Docol® will allow for high performance and clever material utilization that can provide you with a competitive edge.
Why early involvement?
By being involved at the early stages of product development and design, we create a productive and cost-efficient project. When we work closely together, share knowledge and experiences, we go further.
Boost your knowledge
As one of our customers, you have access to our Tech Support for your everyday needs. If you need help to take your design or product to the next level, you can rely on our Knowledge Service Center.
We share our knowledge
Welding of AHSS/UHSS steel
This thorough guide presents a detailed overview of the most common welding methods in the automotive industry: resistance spot welding, laser welding and arc welding. It provides a special focus on welding with ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS), and reveals detailed test results and best-practice recommendations for both coated and uncoated AHSS and UHSS steels.
Free webinars
Stay ahead by watching our free webinars on advanced high strength steel in the automotive industry.
5 myths and 5 truths about advanced high-strength steel
We’d like to debunk some of the top myths and highlight the benefits of advanced high-strength steel.
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Automotive insights
Want to know more about recent developments and future trends in the automotive industry? Automotive Insights, from Docol®, brings you hand-picked articles, news and more.
