Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. produced its 100-millionth electronic pedal-sensor module in mid-February at its plant in Recklinghausen, Germany.


Hella supplies nearly every automotive and several commercial vehicle manufacturers worldwide, with the Asia-Pacific region being a key growth market. The latest generation of pedal modules features more electronic capabilities, while being 50 percent lighter and more compact than the first units produced in 1996.

Hella was one of the first automotive suppliers to develop integrated electronic pedal-sensor modules for gasoline and diesel engines, said Winfried Menge, vice president of marketing and business development for Hella Electronics Corp. Today they are used in passenger cars, commercial vehicles and in electric vehicles.

Hella's pedal sensors record the position of the pedal and generate the vehicle-specific pedal characteristic, meaning how the pedal "feels" when operated, Menge said. "Our pedal sensors are designed so that the pedal, the pedal-force generation and signal generation are combined in one modular unit."

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