Stud welding systems, welding heads, stud sorters and welding studs for the automotive industry – development and manufacturing in Germany.
IVOSTUD GmbH
Breckerfeld (Headquarters) · Radevormwald · Argenteuil · Aylesbury · Tianjin · Brook Park, Ohio · Puebla · ItupevaNew on Amplifa
Stud welding since 1939
IVOSTUD is a manufacturer specializing in stud welding technology with its headquarters in Breckerfeld. The company develops and manufactures stud welding power sources, servoelectrically monitored welding heads, stud sorters, stud holders and welding studs for the automotive industry. The systems process steel, aluminum and sandwich materials and meet performance level 'd' of the European Machinery Directive. With the proprietary Speedport, up to 60 welds per minute are possible. Stud production is certified to IATF 16949, and occupational safety management is certified to ISO 45001. In addition to the headquarters and a second German site in Radevormwald, IVOSTUD maintains branches in France, Great Britain, China, the USA, Mexico and Brazil and supplies automotive manufacturers and their suppliers worldwide. In 2023, the production area was expanded by a logistics and assembly hall of more than 2000 m².
- Site
- Breckerfeld
- Processes
- Stud welding, Short-time lift ignition process, TARC welding, TARC nut welding, Stud production (manufacturing of welding studs/stud holders), Automated stud welding systems with robots (rotatable robot module 0°-90°), Commissioning, Training
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminum, Sandwich materials, Welding studs (all common base materials of the automotive industry), Short-time lift ignition process, TARC welding, TARC nut welding
- Certificates
- IATF 16949, ISO 45001
- Founded
- 1967 (pred
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Automotive suppliers, Metal processing industry, Metal processing industry
- 01
Development and design
- 02
Manufacturing of welding studs and stud holders
- 03
Manufacturing of power sources, sorters and welding heads
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Commissioning, training, maintenance and spare parts supply
Materials and Processes
Steel
Base material for stud welded joints in body construction.
Aluminum
Processable with IVOSTUD welding systems for lightweight applications.
Sandwich materials
Processable with the IVOSTUD stud welding solutions.
Short-time lift ignition process
Standard process for all known studs in the N4s system.
TARC welding
Face welding of non-rotationally symmetric components in one operation with robotic handling.
TARC nut welding
Can be performed with the same power source as stud and TARC welding.
Locations
Breckerfeld
DEHeadquarters, development and manufacturing
- Materials
- Steel, aluminum, sandwich materials
- N4s INVERTER
- N4s-AC
- FSE 1000s
- FSE 5000s
- KSE 1000s
- KSE 1055s
- Speedport
- TARC welding head for robotic use
Radevormwald
DEGerman site
Argenteuil
FRBranch IVOSTUD SAS
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
GBBranch IVOSTUD UK
Tianjin
CNBranch IVOSTUD (Tianjin) International Trading CO., LTD
Brook Park, Ohio
USBranch IVOSTUD LLC
Puebla
MXBranch IVOSTUD MÉXICO SA DE CV
Itupeva, SP
BRBrazil branch
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stud weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminum, Sandwich materials |
| Short-time lift ignition processJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| TARC weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| TARC nut weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stud production (manufacturing of welding studs/stud holders)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated stud welding systems with robots (rotatable robot module 0°-90°)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stud welding power source (inverter) N4s | IVOSTUD N4s INVERTER | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Stud welding power source with AC module (150A-1800A, 0-500Hz) | IVOSTUD N4s-AC | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Stud sorter | IVOSTUD FSE 1000s | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Stud sorter for T-studs | IVOSTUD FSE 5000s | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Stud welding head (without support foot, servoelectric path monitoring) | IVOSTUD KSE 1000s | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Stud welding head (reduced overall length) | IVOSTUD KSE 1055s | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| Speedport (up to 60 welds per minute) | IVOSTUD Speedport | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
| TARC welding head for robotic use | IVOSTUD | – | – | – | Breckerfeld |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
Stud production is certified to IATF 16949. Occupational safety and health management was converted from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 in 2020; the certificate was issued by DEKRA Certification GmbH on 23.06.2020.
| Evidence | Breckerfeld |
|---|---|
| IATF 16949 | |
| ISO 45001 |
Company History
- 1939
Ted Nelson invents the stud welding process in shipbuilding for the US Navy in California
- 1954
Introduction of stud welding technology in Europe
- 1967
Founding of Nelson Bolzenschweiß-Technik GmbH & Co. KG; TRW acquires the Nelson Stud Welding Group
- 2000
Sale to FastenTech, Inc.
- 2007
FastenTech, Inc. is acquired by the British Doncasters Group
- 2018
Doncasters sells the industrial division of Nelson to Stanley Black & Decker; the automotive stud welding business remains with Doncasters, initially as 'Nelson Automotive', later IVOSTUD
- 2020
Conversion of occupational safety management from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001, certificate issued by DEKRA on 23.06.2020
- 2021
Acquisition of the welding stud division and end-customer business of OBTEC (subsidiary of the OBO Bettermann Group, founded 1911), including takeover of the workforce
- 2023
Expansion of the production area by an additional site with more than 2000 m² logistics and assembly hall