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Program, quality, logistics

Quality assurance based on strict testing procedures

Endurance test Bosch eXchange starter for passenger cars in test center

  • Consistent quality management worldwide
  • Experienced Bosch team defines and monitors the entire product release process
  • Specifications and interfaces based on existing original equipment products
  • Rigorous product testing and release according to original equipment specifications

Remanufacturing in Europe

  • More than 60 years of experience in remanufacturing
  • Bosch remanufacturing plants for starters and alternators are certified according to the OE standard IATF 16949 
  • Uncompromising quality thanks to stringent performance and function tests
  • All product tests and approvals in Bosch's own test centers
Remanufacturing of a Bosch eXchange alternator in the factury

Our plants for series remanufacturing

The performance test checks the function and performance in the test center

Performance test

Vibration test in the test center

Vibration test

Endurance test is carried out in the Bosch test center

Endurance test

Salt spray test in the test center to test the corrosion protection system

Salt spray test

Data on the temperature change test is shown on a display

Temperature change test

The performance test checks the function and performance in the test center
Vibration test in the test center
Endurance test is carried out in the Bosch test center
Salt spray test in the test center to test the corrosion protection system
Data on the temperature change test is shown on a display

High quality thanks to extensive testing

Before the new and exchange parts are launched on the market, they are tested under extreme conditions. This ensures that they will reliably start the vehicle in everyday use and ensure a stable energy supply.

  • Performance test to check functionality and performance according to manufacturer specifications
  • Vibration test to prove durability against shaking loads
  • Endurance test on the simulation test bench to prove durability
  • Salt spray test to prove the effectiveness of the corrosion protection system
  • Temperature change test to investigate part aging and material strength

Program

Tips for professionals

What to do if the number of teeth on the starter pinion differs?
Check the earth connection, earth cable and correct polarity of the +/- connections
Check the condition of the ring gear
Non-disengaging starter as a possible cause of failure for a defective starter
Defective starter due to too long activation
Starter damage due to battery being too small or too large

Expertise for over 100 years

When selecting the program, Bosch draws on its more than 100 years of experience in the development and production of starters and alternators as well as over 60 years of experience in the remanufacturing of vehicle parts and therefore knows exactly what matters.

  • The first Bosch alternator from 1913
    1913: First alternator from Bosch
  • The first electric starter motor from Bosch from 1914
    1914: First electric starter from Bosch

Videos

Downloads

Brochure: Starters and alternators
Brochure: Bosch eXchange starters and alternators
Brochure: Bosch eXchange return criteria for starters and alternators
Brochure: Starters and alternators for commercial vehicles
Brochure: Spare parts for OE starters and alternators
Flyer: Quality management for starters and alternators
Flyer: Quality of remanufactured starters and alternators
Flyer: Advantages of remanufactured starters and alternators compared to repairing a unit
Poster: Starter technically explained
Poster: Alternator technically explained
Magazine article: Bosch plant Krakowez - Remanufacturing of starters
Magazine article: Bosch plant Bernolákovo - Remanufacturing of alternators
Magazine article: Specifying and testing regulators for the workshop market
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