Manufacturer of tinplate packaging, aerosol cans and chemical-technical containers with its own tinplate printing and coating technology
Blechwarenfabrik Limburg GmbH
Limburg (Offheim) · Limburg · Neustadt (Wied) · Diez · Metzingen · Skarbimierz-Osiedle (PL) · Kastrup (DK)New on Amplifa
Packaging manufacturer with a 150-year tradition
Blechwarenfabrik Limburg GmbH, operating since 2023 under the brand LIMBURGER – The Packaging Group, is a family business founded in 1872 with around 500 employees that develops, manufactures and distributes packaging made of tinplate (thin-gauge sheet metal) and aluminium. The product portfolio comprises chemical-technical packaging such as canisters, bottles, ring cans, conical pails, lid-seal cans, 2-K packaging, combo cans as well as aerosol cans with fill volumes from 125 ml to 36 litres, some with UN or RID/ADR hazardous goods approval. In addition to manufacturing, the company offers finishing services such as 4-colour UV tinplate printing, tinplate coating and tinplate lamination with PET film (LIFOKA), as well as prepress and contract printing services. The value chain extends from lithography through stamping and forming to inline-inspected final production. The containers are primarily purchased by the paint and coatings industry, for chemical-technical filling goods, in the food and cosmetics sectors as well as in the aerosol field. In addition to the parent plant in Limburg, the group includes production sites in Neustadt (Wied), Skarbimierz (Poland) and Metzingen, a logistics centre in Diez as well as companies in Denmark.
- Site
- Limburg
- Processes
- Manufacture of packaging made of tinplate (chemical-technical packaging: cans, canisters,, Canister manufacturing (oblong, cylindrical, conical), Bottle manufacturing (tinplate bottles with plastic closure), Manufacture of ring cans/ring pails, Manufacture of conical pails, Manufacture of conical pails series Ø285 (UN-approved), Manufacture of 2-K packaging (two components), Manufacture of lid-seal cans/pails, cylindrical
- Materials
- Tinplate, Thin-gauge sheet metal, Aluminium, Stainless steel, Plastic (PP), PET film, Tinplate (thin-gauge sheet metal)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 45001:2018, BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 7 (MB Metallverpackungen GmbH, Grade A+), EcoVadis Silver, BRCGS Packaging Materials (Grade A+)
- Founded
- 1872
- Employees
- ca. 500
- Industries
- Chemical-technical filling goods, Paint and coatings industry, Food packaging, Cosmetics, Aerosols
- 01
Lithography/prepress (CTP)
- 02
Tinplate printing (4-colour UV)
- 03
Tinplate coating/tinplate lamination
- 04
Stamping
- 05
Forming (cans, pails, canisters, bottles)
- 06
Inline quality inspection
- 07
Storage and logistics
Materials and finishing processes
Tinplate (thin-gauge sheet metal)
Main material for chemical-technical packaging, aerosol cans and food packaging.
Aluminium
Processed into packaging as well as used in tinplate printing as printable sheet.
Stainless steel
Stamped and formed into cans, bottles and closures at the Metzingen site.
Plastic (PP)
Body material of the combo can and material for closures.
PET film
Used in LIFOKA tinplate lamination as interior and exterior coating.
Sites of the LIMBURGER Group
Limburg (Offheim)
DEHeadquarters and main plant
- Materials
- Tinplate, aluminium
- 4-colour UV tinplate printing press (format up to 1145 × 968 mm)
- 6-colour printing press
- Kodak Magnus VLF CTP imagesetter
- REWA clamping-ring seaming machine
- Stamping centre
- Camera system for 100 % inline inspection
Limburg (Manufactory)
DEBlechwaren Manufaktur GmbH – manufacture and distribution of packaging made of thin-gauge sheet metal and aluminium as
- Materials
- Thin-gauge sheet metal, aluminium, plastic
Neustadt (Wied)
DEProduction site with approx. 7,500 sqm of usable floor space and photovoltaic system (352.8 kWp)
Diez
DELogistics centre (Blechwaren Logistik GmbH, 5,400 sqm)
Metzingen
DEFacility MB Metallverpackungen GmbH – stamping and forming of closures and containers
- Materials
- Tinplate, stainless steel, aluminium
Skarbimierz-Osiedle
PLProduction site FPS Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Materials
- Thin-gauge sheet metal
Kastrup (Copenhagen)
DKBaltic Packaging ApS – manufacture and distribution of thin-gauge sheet metal packaging
- Materials
- Thin-gauge sheet metal
Product range
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of packaging made of tinplate (chemical-technical packaging: cans, canisters,Forming | – | – | – | – | Tinplate, Aluminium, Plastic |
| Canister manufacturing (oblong, cylindrical, conical)Forming | – | – | – | 0.25 litre fill volume – 12.0 litre fill volume | Tinplate |
| Bottle manufacturing (tinplate bottles with plastic closure)Forming | – | – | – | 0.125 l – 1.5 l | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of ring cans/ring pailsForming | – | – | – | 0.125 litre – 6.0 litre | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of conical pailsForming | – | – | – | 5.0 litre – 32.0 litre | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of conical pails series Ø285 (UN-approved)Forming | – | – | – | 10 l – 25 l | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of 2-K packaging (two components)Forming | – | – | – | – | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of lid-seal cans/pails, cylindricalForming | – | – | – | 0.25 litre – 5.0 litre | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of aerosol cansForming | high requirements for dimensional accuracy | – | 150 ml – 750 ml | – | Tinplate |
| Manufacture of combo cans (plastic body, PET-coated sheet metal)Forming | – | – | – | – | Tinplate, Plastic (PP) |
| Tinplate printing (4-colour UV printing press, contract printing)Surface | – | 1145 mm × 968 mm | – | – | Steel, Aluminium |
| Tinplate coating (full-surface, omitting and scroll coatings, interior and exterior coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Tinplate, Steel, Aluminium |
| Tinplate lamination / LIFOKA (coating with PET film, contract laminating with film)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Tinplate |
| Prepress services (CTP printing plate exposure)Engineering | – | 1803 mm × 1422 mm | – | – | Printing plates (0.15 mm to 0.5 mm) |
| Stamping (stamping centre)Machining | – | – | – | – | Tinplate, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Beading and flanging of closures and lidsForming | – | – | – | – | Tinplate, Aluminium |
| Material testing (tensile test in accordance with DIN EN ISO 6892-1, layer thickness measurement,Testing | – | – | – | – | Tinplate |
| Development of packaging and manufacturing processesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lithography (in-house prepress: design, layout, concept)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Resistance tests for customised packaging solutionsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-colour UV tinplate printing press | – | – | max. sheet format 1145 x 968 mm, min. 710 x 510 mm, sheet thickness 0.14–0.39 mm | – | Limburg |
| 6-colour printing press | – | – | – | – | Limburg (2nd floor cross building) |
| CTP system (printing plate exposure) | Kodak Magnus VLF imagesetter | – | Negative printing plates 393 x 482 mm to 1803 x 1422 mm, thicknesses 0.15–0.5 mm | – | Limburg |
| Clamping-ring seaming machine (universal) | REWAtechnik | – | Conversion to different diameters possible | – | Limburg |
| Camera system for 100 % inline inspection | – | – | – | – | Limburg |
Additional services
Quality and certification
Incoming goods inspection of the tinplate includes, among other things, tensile tests in accordance with DIN EN ISO 6892-1; in production, production-accompanying inspections are carried out partly 100 % inline, including layer thickness measurement, coating adhesion, inline leak testing of every container, seam measurement using a camera system as well as 100 % inline inspection of the semi-finished parts in the stamping centre.
| Evidence | Limburg (Offheim) | Limburg (Manufactory) | Skarbimierz-Osiedle | Kastrup | Metzingen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |||||
| ISO 14001:2015 | |||||
| ISO 50001:2018 | |||||
| ISO 45001:2018 | |||||
| BRCGS Packaging Materials (Grade A+) |
Chronicle
- 1872
Founded by Joseph Heppel as a tin-smith's workshop
- 1898
Construction of the first factory building (approx. 4,700 sqm) at the current site
- 1904
Sale to Friedrich Obenauer, Albert Obenauer and Carl Deidesheimer; the company is thereafter called Blechwarenfabrik Limburg GmbH
- 1944
75 % of the buildings destroyed in air raids
- 1992
Construction of plant 2 (2,057 sqm)
- 1997
First certification of quality management in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001
- 1999
Production hall for the can department (7,000 sqm)
- 2003
Construction of the logistics centre in Diez (5,400 sqm)
- 2007
Founding of I.C.E. Innovative Canmakers Europe SE with Giorgio Fanti SpA; plant I.C.E. Russia LLC in Tver
- 2008
Production site Neustadt (Wied), approx. 7,500 sqm
- 2010
Site Skarbimierz (Poland), founding of FPS Polska Sp. z o.o.; environmental management system ISO 14001
- 2012
Expansion of the IMS to include OHSAS 18001 and ISO 50001
- 2014
Joint project ADL Aerosol Dosen Limburg GmbH with Massilly Group
- 2018
Occupancy of the new headquarters in Limburg/Offheim
- 2020
German Environmental Award
- 2021
Transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001:2018; EcoVadis Silver
- 2023
Can of the Year Award for NEOCAN (manufactured without natural gas)
New brand presence as LIMBURGER – The Packaging Group