Series production and prototype development of surgical instruments, optics and precision mechanics components
BAK Kohler Medical KG
Neuhausen ob Eck · SchwandorfNew on Amplifa
About BAK Kohler
BAK Kohler is a family-owned company from Neuhausen ob Eck in the district of Tuttlingen that has been developing, designing and producing instruments, optics and accessories for minimally invasive surgery since 1989. The product range includes scissors, forceps, special instruments, endoscopes, trocars, HF instruments, retractors, wound spreaders, bone implants as well as oscillating instruments such as saw blades and suction and irrigation instruments. Production is carried out as series production and prototype manufacturing from special steels and plastics. In addition to medical technology, the company supplies components for precision mechanics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering and the automotive industry. The range of services includes design, manufacturing, quality assurance and testing as well as finishing with coating, hardening, tempering, chrome plating, nickel plating, anodizing and electropolishing. Production, design and administration are located at the headquarters in Neuhausen ob Eck; surface treatment and assembly take place at the Schwandorf branch. Since 2022 the company has traded as BAK Kohler Medical KG; the previously registered business BAK Kohler Medizintechnik e.K. (HRA 450990, Stuttgart District Court) was deleted on 07.01.2022.
- Site
- Neuhausen ob Eck
- Processes
- Manufacture of surgical instruments (scissors, forceps, special instruments, trocars, HF, Endoscopes, optics and accessories for minimally invasive surgery, Bone implants, Coating, Hardening, Tempering, Chrome plating, Nickel plating
- Materials
- Special steels, Plastics, Hardening, Tempering, Chrome plating, Nickel plating, Anodizing, Electropolishing
- Founded
- 1989
- Employees
- 35
- Industries
- Medical technology, Precision mechanics, Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Electrical engineering, Automotive industry
- 01
Design and prototype development
- 02
Manufacturing (machining and precision mechanics)
- 03
Heat treatment (hardening, tempering)
- 04
Surface treatment (coating, chrome plating, nickel plating, anodizing,
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Quality assurance and testing
Materials and Processes
Special steels
Material basis for surgical instruments such as scissors, forceps and saw blades.
Plastics
Used for components in instrument and accessory manufacturing.
Hardening
Heat treatment to increase the hardness and wear resistance of instruments.
Tempering
Heat treatment for targeted adjustment of material properties.
Chrome plating
Surface finishing for corrosion protection and low-wear surfaces.
Nickel plating
Electroplating coating for protection and smoothing of component surfaces.
Anodizing
Anodic oxidation for wear-resistant, decorative surfaces.
Electropolishing
Electrochemical smoothing and passivation of component surfaces.
Coating
Surface coating for functional protection and adaptation to application requirements.
Sites
Neuhausen ob Eck
DEHeadquarters: production, design, administration
- Materials
- Special steels, plastics
Schwandorf
DEBranch: surface treatment and assembly
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of surgical instruments (scissors, forceps, special instruments, trocars, HFManufacturing | – | – | – | Series production | Special steels, Plastics |
| Endoscopes, optics and accessories for minimally invasive surgeryManufacturing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bone implantsManufacturing | – | – | – | – | – |
| CoatingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| HardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| TemperingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chrome platingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nickel platingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| AnodizingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| ElectropolishingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface treatment (Schwandorf branch)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly work (Schwandorf branch)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and development of prototypesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance and testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1989
Foundation; specialization in the development, design and production of instruments and optics for minimally invasive surgery
- 2001
Registration of BAK Kohler Medizintechnik e.K. (08.08.2001), initially based in Neuhausen/Erzgebirge
- 2007
Andreas Kohler becomes owner and personally liable partner; Bruno Kohler PLP
- 2008
Bruno Kohler leaves the position of personally liable partner
- 2013
New business address: Siemensring 15, 78579 Neuhausen ob Eck
- 2015
Daniela Kohler becomes sole authorized officer (Prokuristin)
- 2022
Deletion of BAK Kohler Medizintechnik e.K. (07.01.2022); continuation as BAK Kohler Medical KG