At AEA 2025 held in Yokohama, the company showcased its latest technological innovations and developments designed to reduce vehicle weight, improve structural performance, and optimize production processes.
27 May 2025 | 966 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk
Gestamp, which specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, recently participated in the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025, a key event for the Asian automotive industry, which took place from May 21-23 in Yokohama.
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Gestamp, which specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, recently participated in the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025, a key event for the Asian automotive industry, which took place from May 21-23 in Yokohama.
At AEA 2025, the company showcased its latest technological innovations and developments designed to reduce vehicle weight, improve structural performance, and optimize production processes.
Through its participation, Gestamp underlined three of its strategic pillars: innovation, safety, and sustainability. By driving innovation, the company promotes the creation and development of products that are designed from the outset to protect occupants, reduce emissions, and optimize production in terms of both time and cost. Drawing on its leadership in hot stamping and proprietary tailored technologies, Gestamp develops lighter, safer, and more efficient solutions to meet the challenges of the new mobility.
Ges-Gigastamping: a new family of structural products
Gestamp presented Ges-Gigastamping to the Japanese market, an innovative product family of large-format structural components that integrate multiple body parts into a single unit. These products are designed to enhance efficiency, reduce material weight and thickness, simplify production and assembly processes, and improve overall safety.
Its Body-in-White (BIW) design strategy aligns with their modular concept, in which Ges-Gigastamping components serve as the foundation for assembling other modules, tailored to the preferences of each OEM's assembly line. The products presented include Ges-One Piece Floor, a single-piece floor panel that enhances impact performance and simplifies assembly, and also Wave Rocker, which maximizes energy absorption and controlled deformation in the event of a side impact.
With these solutions, the company ensures optimal energy absorption and structural performance in crash, contributing to the safety and comfort of both occupants and passengers.
Advanced chassis solutions: Highpertube and Control Arm
Gestamp also had on display its latest chassis innovations in Yokohama. The Highpertube chassis, made from high-strength tubular materials, is designed to enhance vehicle safety and performance in the event of a collision, while significantly reducing weight. This highly engineered product is manufactured using state-of-the-art processes, such as hydroforming technology, to deliver optimal quality and cost efficiency.
In addition to this innovation, Gestamp also presented for the first time at the Automotive Engineering Exposition in Yokohama its new Control Arm — a chassis component developed from high-strength steel that combines its lightweight design with exceptional fatigue resistance. Its efficient design reduces emissions by up to 15%, contributing to more sustainable mobility.
Edscha’s Active Frunk system for EVs
Edscha Gestamp introduced its innovative Active Frunk system, specifically developed for electric vehicles. This mechanism combines the automatic opening and closing of the front hood with an active pedestrian protection system, reinforcing its position as a strategic partner for Japanese manufacturers.
Innovation in welding technologies
Gestamp unveiled its proprietary laser welding technologies, developed to optimize weld thickness distribution, enable lighter structures, and enhance component performance. These advanced solutions reduce the number of parts and shorten assembly times, thereby improving efficiency and competitiveness in manufacturing.
Ges-Wired, a proprietary laser welding technology, uses a specialized filler wire that enables the creation of high-quality joints without removing material coatings. This improves durability and minimizes intermediate processes.
G-Weld Overlap, meanwhile, is an alternative to traditional spot welding for patch and overlap patch blanks. It delivers up to five times the welding speed, simplifies assembly, and lowers overall process costs.
These technologies are part of Gestamp’s custom-engineered solutions, designed to meet OEMs requirements for lightweight construction, cost reduction, and efficient development.
Gestamp began its operations in Japan in 2009 and operates a production plant in Matsusaka, equipped with state-of-the-art hot stamping lines, as well as an R&D centre in Tokyo that works closely with local manufacturers.