Belt-making manufactory for leather round belts, drive belts and technical leather goods for industry and technology

Bantlin GmbH

Erwin-Seiz-Straße 7, 72764 ReutlingenNew on Amplifa

1875Founded

1 location in ReutlingenManufactory and administration

Manufactory for leather in industry and technology

Founded in 1875 in Reutlingen, Bantlin GmbH is a belt-making manufactory and one of the last manufacturers in Germany to offer core-leather round belts produced using the wet-stretching technique. The company processes chrome-tanned and vegetable-tanned leathers such as cowhide, buffalo and kangaroo leather as well as polyamide/chrome-split combinations and rubber fabric into round belts, flat belts and technical custom-made products such as coupling sleeves, brake linings, sealing rings and guide plates for printing presses. In addition, Bantlin manufactures custom contract work such as keder and pleat tapes for the automotive industry, PVC wedge strips for screen manufacturers in the paper industry, as well as interior design and furnishing objects. Repair and reassembly of transmission belts and conveyor belts in southern Germany round off the offering. The products are made predominantly by hand in Reutlingen from carefully selected raw materials of European origin.

Site: Reutlingen
Processes: Manufacture of leather round belts (sold by the meter, various diameters, endless), Manufacture of leather drive belts (flat belts, endlessly welded or customer-specific), Technical custom-made products made of leather (coupling sleeves, brake linings, sealing rings,, Custom contract work: borders for floor mats, keder/pleat tapes for, Repair and reassembly of transmission belts and conveyor belts (southern Germany), Manufacture of truck tarpaulins (lorry covers), Linear or endless circular cutting (spiral cutting method) of leather hides into strips, Sewing of PVC wedge strips (guide strips)
Materials: Core leather, Chrome leather, Chrome split leather, Polyamide/chrome-split combination, Rubber fabric, Cowhide, Buffalo leather, Kangaroo leather
Certificates: In-house product inspections (100 % production inspection)
Founded: 1875
Industries: Automotive industry, Paper industry (screen manufacturers), Printing machinery engineering / sheet printing industry, Furniture industry, Jewelry industry, Arts and construction trades

01
Raw material selection (European tanneries, cooperation with Leder Reinhardt
02
Cutting (linear or circular using the spiral cutting method)
03
Wet stretching of core-leather round belts
04
Manufacturing and stitching (sewing and saddlery work)
05
Endless welding or customer-specific adaptation
06
Assembly/repair at the customer's site

Materials and processes

Kernleder

Core leather

Base material for round and flat belts, processed at Bantlin using the wet-stretching technique.

Chromleder

Chrome leather

Carefully selected chrome-tanned leathers for classic drive belts in premium quality.

Chromspaltleder

Chrome split leather

Split leather for flat belts and combinations with polyamide.

PA/Chromspalt

Polyamide/chrome-split combination

Material combination for high-performance flat belts.

NCS

Synthetic chrome split (NCS belt)

High-performance flat belts with a synthetic chrome-split construction.

Gummigewebe

Rubber fabric

Material for rubber-fabric belts and conveyor belts.

PVC

Processed into sewn wedge strips as guide strips for screen manufacturers as well as into truck tarpaulins.

Rindsleder

Cowhide

Heavy-duty technical leather for industrial applications.

Büffelleder

Buffalo leather

High-quality raw material for technical leather products.

Känguruleder

Kangaroo leather

Very robust, tear-resistant leather used in the fashion and craft sectors.

Location

Reutlingen

Manufactory and administration

Lot size: Prototypes and small series, custom-made one-off pieces
Materials: Core leather, chrome leather, chrome split leather, polyamide/chrome split, rubber fabric, PVC

Components and products

**Leather round belts**Wet stretching · drive technology

**Drive belts (flat belts)**Endless welding · mechanical engineering

**Coupling sleeves and brake linings**Technical custom manufacturing · special-purpose machinery engineering

**PVC wedge strips (guide strips)**Sewing · paper industry

**Guide plates with leather laminating**Laminating · printing machinery engineering

**Carrying straps for wine vats**Sewing and saddlery work · craftsmanship

Inside the production

Interior design and furnishings made of leather

Industries

Automotive industryPaper industry (screen manufacturers)Printing machinery engineering / sheet printing industryFurniture industryJewelry industryArts and construction tradesSawmills and wood-processing companiesSpecial-purpose and printing machinery engineeringHydropower and recycling plantsTechnical wholesaleCraft tradesIndustrial museumsDog sports and equestrian sports

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of leather round belts (sold by the meter, various diameters, endless)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Core leather, Leather (natural, dark brown, black, other color variants)
Manufacture of leather drive belts (flat belts, endlessly welded or customer-specific)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Core leather, Chrome leather, Polyamide/chrome-split combinations, Synthetic chrome split (NCS), Rubber fabric
Technical custom-made products made of leather (coupling sleeves, brake linings, sealing rings,Plastics	–	–	–	–	Leather
Custom contract work: borders for floor mats, keder/pleat tapes forPlastics	–	–	–	–	Leather, PVC
Repair and reassembly of transmission belts and conveyor belts (southern Germany)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Leather, Rubber fabric
Manufacture of truck tarpaulins (lorry covers)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Tarpaulin fabric (PVC)
Linear or endless circular cutting (spiral cutting method) of leather hides into stripsMachining	–	–	–	–	Leather hides
Sewing of PVC wedge strips (guide strips)Joining	–	–	–	–	PVC
Interior design and furnishing (room dividers, chair upholstery, trim strips, ornamentation)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Leather
Industrial assembly for drive belts, transport belts and conveyor beltsAssembly	–	–	–	–	Leather, Rubber/fabric
Wet stretching of core-leather round belts (only manufacturer in Germany)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Core leather

Additional services

Custom contract workAssembly service (repair and reassembly of transmission belts and conveyor belts)Sewing and saddlery workConsultingContract work (keder/pleating)Leather laminatingCutting of leather hides linear or circularSewing of PVC wedge stripsManufacture of truck tarpaulins during capacity bottlenecks

Reference customers

Leder Reinhardt GmbH (cooperation partner, raw materials)

Quality

Quality is ensured through the selection of carefully chosen raw materials of European origin, low manufacturing tolerances and continuous strict product inspections. Every handcrafted product undergoes thorough checks before delivery.

Evidence	Reutlingen
In-house product inspections (100 % production inspection)

Company history

1410
The name of the Reutlingen Bantlin family can be traced back to the year 1410
1752
Georg David Bantlin opens a leather goods shop on Nikolaiplatz in Reutlingen
1875
Paul Wilhelm Bantlin founds the company Bantlin on Emil-Adolff-Straße: tannery and factory for drive belts and saddlery goods
1930
Great Depression: work only one to two days per week
1940
A 'plea journey' to Berlin saves Paul Bantlin from being drafted into military service
1958
Paul Lothar Bantlin hands the business over to his sons Hans and Paul
1961
New construction of the company building on Bismarckstraße; reorganization into a GmbH
2001
Acquisition by Dr. Rigo Herrmann and Martin Janessa