Contract enameling of components made of steel, stainless steel and cast iron – from degreasing to sale-ready assembly.
Bergheimer Emaillierwerk GmbH & Co. KG
Bergheim (Glescher Str. 126, 50126)New on Amplifa
About Bergheimer Emaillierwerk
Bergheimer Emaillierwerk GmbH & Co. KG is a contract enameling plant founded in 1949 and based in Bergheim (Rhein-Erft district, North Rhine-Westphalia). The company enamels components made of degreased or pickled steel, stainless steel and cast iron and, as a specialist for cost-effective large-scale series, produces on two electrostatic systems operated in parallel; smaller series are run in manual spray booths. The enamel is fired in gas-fired recirculation ovens at around 850 °C; components up to approx. 1500 × 900 mm can be enameled. In addition to conventional enameling with a ground-coat layer, the plant offers direct-white enameling as a single-coat process with up to 45 % lower coating thickness. Supplementary services include screen-printing decors, laser engraving into enameled surfaces, degreasing and pickling (parts up to 2200 × 1200 × 1000 mm), assembly, packaging and interim storage. An in-house laboratory formulates custom enamel colors. Customers come from the consumer goods, household appliances and outdoor sectors, such as signage and facade cladding.
- Site
- Bergheim
- Processes
- Enameling (electrostatic), Enameling (manual spray booths), Conventional enameling (with ground-coat layer), Direct-white enameling (single-coat process, coating thickness up to 45 % lower, approx. 0.1–0.2 mm), Screen printing (decors, lettering, images on enamel), Laser engraving into enameled surface, Degreasing (pretreatment), Pickling (pretreatment)
- Materials
- Steel (degreased or pickled), Stainless steel, Cast iron, Enamel (silicates/oxides, inorganic glass), Sheet metal parts (sheet metal), Electrostatic enameling, Direct-white enameling, Screen printing
- Certificates
- EEA Quality Seal, EEA Quality Seal (European Enamel Authority)
- Founded
- 1949
- Industries
- Consumer goods, Household appliances, Outdoor (signage, facade cladding), Contract manufacturing, Manufacturing
- 01
Degreasing and pickling (pretreatment)
- 02
Electrostatic application or manual spray booths (enamel coating)
- 03
Firing in the gas-fired recirculation oven (approx. 850 °C)
- 04
Screen printing / laser engraving
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Packaging and interim storage
- 07
Shipping
Materials & Processes
Steel (degreased or pickled)
Base material for enameling, pretreated by degreasing or pickling.
Stainless steel
Enamelable base material for demanding applications.
Cast iron
Base material for enameled castings.
Enamel (silicates/oxides, inorganic glass)
Is chemically-physically bonded to the base material at approx. 850 °C; layer approx. 0.1–0.2 mm thick.
Electrostatic enameling
Two systems operated in parallel for cost-effective large-scale series production.
Direct-white enameling
Single-coat process without ground coat; coating thickness up to 45 % lower (approx. 0.1–0.2 mm).
Screen printing
Application of decors, lettering and images onto enamel.
Laser engraving
Lettering and simple logos engraved into enameled surfaces, from prototype to large-scale series.
Degreasing & pickling
Pretreatment in a system for parts up to 2200 × 1200 × 1000 mm.
Locations
Bergheim
DEProduction and administration
- Lot size
- Large-scale series (electrostatic) to smaller series (manual spray booths)
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, cast iron
- 2 electrostatic systems
- Manual spray booths
- Gas-fired recirculation oven (approx. 850 °C)
- Pretreatment system (degreasing/pickling)
- Laser system (laser engraving)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enameling (electrostatic)Surface | – | 1500 mm × 900 mm | – | Large-scale series | Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron |
| Enameling (manual spray booths)Surface | – | 1500 mm × 900 mm | – | Smaller series | Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron |
| Conventional enameling (with ground-coat layer)Surface | – | 1500 mm × 900 mm | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron |
| Direct-white enameling (single-coat process, coating thickness up to 45 % lower, approx. 0.1–0.2 mm)Surface | – | 1500 mm × 900 mm | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron |
| Screen printing (decors, lettering, images on enamel)Surface | – | – | – | – | Enamel |
| Laser engraving into enameled surfaceSurface | – | – | – | – | Enamel |
| Degreasing (pretreatment)Surface | – | 2200 mm × 1200 mm × 1000 mm | – | – | Steel, Sheet metal parts |
| Pickling (pretreatment)Surface | – | 2200 mm × 1200 mm × 1000 mm | – | – | Steel, Sheet metal parts |
| Assembly and packaging (sale-ready)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house enamel laboratory custom color formulation / product development (engineering)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Enamel |
| Interim storage of finished packaged partsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrostatic system | – | 2 | Components up to approx. 1500×900 mm | – | Bergheim |
| Manual spray booth | – | – | – | – | Bergheim |
| Gas-fired recirculation oven (firing oven, approx. 850 °C) | – | – | – | – | Bergheim |
| Pretreatment system (degreasing/pickling) | – | – | max. part size 2200 x 1200 x 1000 mm | – | Bergheim |
| Laser system (laser engraving) | – | – | – | – | Bergheim |
Additional services
Quality
Since June 2011 the plant has been certified with the EEA quality seal by the European Enamel Authority; regular quality audits confirm the certification. An in-house laboratory formulates custom enamel colors and optimizes substrate and enamel before production.
| Evidence | Bergheim |
|---|---|
| EEA Quality Seal (European Enamel Authority) |
History
- 1949
Founded by Rolf Herken in Bergheim, with the start of production of enameled products at the time of the currency reform.
- 1960
Due to the expansion of the lignite open-cast mining, the operation was rebuilt a few hundred meters away, modernized and enlarged.
2nd generation: son-in-law Peter Huber took over the entrepreneurial and technical management.
- 2011
Certification with the EEA Quality Seal of the European Enamel Authority (June 2011).
3rd generation: the brothers Philipp and Felix Huber run the company.