Development and manufacturing of CNC units, angle heads, motor spindles and tool systems for metal, wood and composite machining.
BENZ GmbH Werkzeugsysteme
Gengenbach, DE · Conover, NC, USA · Grand Rapids, MI, USANew on Amplifa
About BENZ Tooling
BENZ Tooling (BENZ GmbH Werkzeugsysteme), based in Gengenbach, develops and manufactures tool systems and CNC units for machining. The product range includes angle heads from compact to XXL versions, 5-axis heads (cartesian and cardanic, 9 to 35 kW), motor spindles with air and water cooling, multi-spindle heads, broaching units (BENZ LinTec), driven tools for turning centers, high-speed spindles (BENZ Speeder up to 40,000 rpm, BENZ Jet), the rotating tool carrier system BENZ HYBRIX as well as system components such as NC rotary axes and media-transmitting rotary unions. In addition to metalworking, the Product Center WOOD offers units for drilling, milling, sawing, grooving, grinding, cutting, chiseling and brushing on wood, composites, plastics and aluminum. Production covers series components, modular kit systems and customer-specific special units such as MULTI V21 and CATENO S. Customers come from the automotive industry, electromobility, aerospace, wind power, mechanical engineering, lightweight construction, medical technology, woodworking and the furniture industry, including Bugatti, DMG Mori and Stöber Antriebstechnik. The offering is complemented by development partnerships from idea generation to machine acceptance as well as a worldwide service with repair, motor spindle service, spare parts management and preventive maintenance. The company, with around 300 employees, has belonged to the HOMAG Group of the DÜRR Group since 2019 and delivers to more than 30
- Site
- Gengenbach
- Processes
- Angle heads for milling, drilling, countersinking, threading, 5-axis machining (5-axis heads), Multi-spindle heads (parallel multi-spindle machining), Broaching (BENZ LinTec broaching units), Driven tools for turning centers (turning, milling, drilling), High-speed spindles coolant-driven (BENZ Jet) and mechanical (BENZ Speeder, up to 40,000 rpm), Woodworking: drilling, milling, sawing, grooving, grinding, cutting, chiseling, brushing, Saw chain unit CATENO S (sawing of large cutting depths)
- Materials
- Metal, Aluminum, Wood, Composites, Plastics, Titanium (additively manufactured titanium component, customer project), Titanium
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- approx. 300
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Electromobility, Aerospace, Wind power, Mechanical engineering, Lightweight construction
- 01
Development partnership from idea generation to machine acceptance
- 02
Design of standard components, modular kit systems and special units
- 03
Manufacturing and assembly of the units and tool systems
- 04
Testing and machine acceptance
- 05
Worldwide sales and on-site service
- 06
Repair, motor spindle service, spare parts management and preventive maintenance
Materials & Machining Processes
Metal
Base material for angle heads, multi-spindle heads, motor spindles and driven tools in metalworking.
Aluminum
Machining of large-volume aluminum profiles, among other things with multi-spindle heads and angle heads with minimum quantity lubrication.
Wood
Material for the Product Center WOOD: drilling, milling, sawing, grooving, grinding, cutting, chiseling and brushing.
Composites
Machining with wood and metal units, especially in lightweight construction and aerospace applications.
Plastics
Machining with units from the wood and composites sector.
Titanium
Additively manufactured titanium component (additively printed brake caliper Bugatti Chiron), machining in the customer project WGX Slim-Line.
Locations
Gengenbach
DEHeadquarters and manufacturing (ONEnewBENZ Campus, Kinzigpark 3)
- Lot size
- Series components, modular kit systems, custom-made products
- Materials
- Metal, aluminum, wood, composites, plastics
- 5-axis heads FK-09, FK-12, FK-15, FK-24, FK-35 (9–35 kW)
- Motor spindles SL-11KH (air-cooled) and SW-24UN (water-cooled)
- Rotating tool carrier system BENZ HYBRIX (S-1, S-2, C-1)
- Multi-spindle head MULTI V21 (special unit)
- Saw chain unit CATENO S
- High-speed spindles BENZ Speeder and BENZ Jet
Conover, NC
USMetal Division USA (Schenck USA Corp., Business Unit BENZ Tooling)
Grand Rapids, MI
USWood Division USA (BENZ Inc.)
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angle heads for milling, drilling, countersinking, threadingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal, Composites |
| 5-axis machining (5-axis heads)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal, Wood, Composites, Lightweight construction materials |
| Multi-spindle heads (parallel multi-spindle machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | Aluminum, Metal |
| Broaching (BENZ LinTec broaching units)Machining | – | – | – | – | Materials with high tensile strength |
| Driven tools for turning centers (turning, milling, drilling)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| High-speed spindles coolant-driven (BENZ Jet) and mechanical (BENZ Speeder, up to 40,000 rpm)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Woodworking: drilling, milling, sawing, grooving, grinding, cutting, chiseling, brushingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Composites, Plastics, Aluminum |
| Saw chain unit CATENO S (sawing of large cutting depths)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Milling of very deep and shallow pockets (CATENO F)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Quick-change systems Solidfix / CAPTO (turning, milling, drilling, up to 100 bar coolant pressure)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Motor spindle repair service, maintenance, upkeep, spare partsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis head FK-09 (cartesian/cardanic) | BENZ Tooling FK-09-HSK63F / FK-09KK-HSKXX-BO | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
| 5-axis head FK-12 | BENZ Tooling FK-12-HSK63F / FK-12KP-HSKXX-BO | – | 12 kW (15 kW), 24,000 rpm, 400 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| 5-axis head FK-15 | BENZ Tooling FK-15-HSK63F / FK-15GP-HSKXX-BO | – | 15 kW (19 kW), 24,000 rpm, 340 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| 5-axis head FK-24 | BENZ Tooling FK-24-HSK63A / FK-24GP-HSKXX-SM | – | 24 kW (32 kW), 20,000 rpm, 500 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| 5-axis head FK-35 | BENZ Tooling FK-35-HSK80E / FK-35GP-HSKXX-ST | – | 35 kW (43 kW), 12,000 rpm, 900 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| Electric/motor spindle (air-cooled) | BENZ Tooling SL-11KH-HSKF63-PN-XX | – | 11/13.2 kW, 11,850 rpm rated speed, 24,000 rpm max, 8.9/10.7 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| Motor spindle (water-cooled) | BENZ Tooling SW-24UN-HSKA63-PN-XX | – | 24/31.5 kW, 4,890 rpm, 20,000 rpm max, 46.9/61.1 Nm | – | Gengenbach |
| Rotating tool carrier system (magazine/tool turret) | BENZ Tooling BENZ HYBRIX (S-1, S-2, C-1) | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
| Multi-spindle head vertical (special unit) | BENZ Tooling MULTI V21 | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
| Saw chain unit (special unit) | BENZ Tooling CATENO S | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
| Mechanical high-speed spindle up to 40,000 rpm (transmission ratio 1:5) | BENZ Tooling BENZ Speeder | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
| Coolant-driven high-speed spindle | BENZ Tooling BENZ Jet | – | – | – | Gengenbach |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1946
Foundation of the company BENZ by Xaver Benz: agricultural products and drawing parts
- 1950er
Manufacture of adjustment sleeves and jigs
- 1960er
Production of pneumatic cylinders
- 1970er
Development of steep taper holders
- 1980er
Manufacturing of CNC units, angle heads and large drilling heads
- 1990er
Development of special units for woodworking, foundation of the Product Center WOOD
- 2000
Foundation of the subsidiary BENZ Inc. (USA)
- 2002
Establishment of after-sales service and entry into multi-axis technology (5-axis machining)
- 2007
Introduction of HF spindle technology
- 2009
Development of the BENZ LinTec broaching technology
- 2015
Connection of service hubs in China and India
- 2017
First Industry 4.0 applications
- 2019
Integration into the HOMAG Group of the DÜRR Group
- 2020
Expansion of Industry 4.0 applications with the digital nameplate BENZ i.tag
- 2022
Use of the infrastructures in India, China and the USA
- 2023
ONEnewBENZ: Groundbreaking ceremony for the new construction project
- 2024
ONEnewBENZ: Topping-out ceremony for the new plant in Kinzigpark in Gengenbach
- 2025
ONEnewBENZ: Relocation of the company site to Kinzigpark, Gengenbach; 80 years of BENZ Tooling (1946–2026)