Custom electric heating plates, cooling and temperature-control plates as well as press tools made of aluminium, copper and steel.
Busse Heizplattentechnik GmbH
Espelkamp (DE-32339)New on Amplifa
Specialist in Temperature Control
Busse Heizplattentechnik GmbH in Espelkamp is a medium-sized family business founded in 1986 and forms the core business of the Busse Group. Around 50 employees develop, design and produce custom electric heating plates, combination heating plates, medium heating plates, cooling plates and temperature-control plates with welded flow-through coils for liquid heat transfer media or steam. The tube systems inside the plates are made of aluminium, copper or steel. In addition to heating plate technology, the portfolio includes press tools made of aluminium, wood or steel for the wood-processing industry, preheating stations and heating tables, tool and control cabinet construction, aluminium processing as well as reverse engineering with CAD/CAM design. Core industries are woodworking and formwood presses, automotive, food and sports industry, composite materials and lightweight construction as well as adhesive technology and 3D printing. Around 3,000 components leave the plant in Espelkamp in East Westphalia each year, some with component sizes of up to 9,200 x 2,800 mm.
- Site
- Espelkamp
- Processes
- Manufacture of electric heating plates and combination heating plates (custom-made), Manufacture of cooling plates (medium cooling plates), Temperature-control plates with liquid heat transfer media or steam (welded flow-through coil), Preheating stations and heating tables (stationary or mobile, height-adjustable, multiple, Heating and cooling plates for adhesive technology (sandwich construction, also XXL format), Manufacture of press tools (metal press tools, tools made of aluminium, wood or steel), Flexible heating plates for press tools for series production and one-off production, Reverse engineering
- Materials
- Aluminium, Copper, Steel, Wood, CNC milling
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- 50
- Industries
- Woodworking/wood processing, Automotive, Food industry, Sports industry (e.g. skis), Wing/bicycle frame construction, Electronics manufacturing
- 01
Design/CAD-CAM (4 CAD/CAM workstations)
- 02
CNC milling and turning
- 03
Welding of flow-through coils
- 04
Press for flat heating plates
- 05
Assembly and testing
- 06
Shipping
Materials and Processes
Aluminium
Material for heating plates, isolation pressure plates, press tools and tube systems; CNC machining in the company's own plant.
Copper
Tube systems in temperature-control plates for heat transfer oil and water.
Steel
Material for press tools and tube systems in temperature-control plates.
Wood
Material for press tools of the wood-processing industry.
CNC milling
11 CNC milling machines incl. the matec-30 p gantry machining centre (7500 x 2900 x 1200 mm) for large-format components.
Locations
Espelkamp
DEHeadquarters and production plant, Nord industrial park
- Part weight / size
- up to 9,200 x 2,800 mm heating plate
- Lot size
- One-off production to series production
- Materials
- Aluminium, copper, steel, wood
- 11 CNC milling machines
- matec-30 p gantry machining centre (7500 x 2900 x 1200 mm)
- Press for flat heating plates 6000 x 2200 mm
- 4 CAD/CAM workstations
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of electric heating plates and combination heating plates (custom-made)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Manufacture of cooling plates (medium cooling plates)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Temperature-control plates with liquid heat transfer media or steam (welded flow-through coil)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Copper, Steel |
| Preheating stations and heating tables (stationary or mobile, height-adjustable, multipleEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heating and cooling plates for adhesive technology (sandwich construction, also XXL format)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of press tools (metal press tools, tools made of aluminium, wood or steel)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Wood, Steel |
| Flexible heating plates for press tools for series production and one-off productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reverse engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool and control cabinet constructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aluminium processingMachining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC milling machine (computer-controlled milling machine) | – | – | – | 1989 | Espelkamp |
| CNC milling machine | – | 11 | – | 2014 | Espelkamp |
| Gantry machining centre | matec matec-30 p | 1 | 7500 x 2900 x 1200 mm | 2014 | Espelkamp |
| Press for flat heating plates | – | 1 | 6000 x 2200 mm | 2014 | Espelkamp |
| CNC machine tools for drawing parts | – | – | – | 2016 | Espelkamp |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The company has been certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 since 1994. Production takes place at its own site in Espelkamp with CAD/CAM design and computer-assisted CNC machining.
| Evidence | Espelkamp |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1986
Founded by Rosel and Horst Busse; 8 employees manufacture heating plates and press tools for woodworking in a rented workshop.
- 1989
First computer-controlled CNC milling machine for press tools.
- 1991
New production facility in the Nord industrial park in Espelkamp: 2,400 m² production, 400 m² office.
- 1994
First CAD system; DIN EN ISO 9001 certification; new warehouse with 840 m².
- 1999
Production area +375 m²; 3 more CNC milling machines; founding of the Acryl-Decor business unit.
- 2003
Additional production hall with 2,500 m².
- 2007
Thorsten Busse is appointed to the management board.
- 2014
Machine fleet with 11 CNC milling machines; matec-30 p gantry machining centre (7500 x 2900 x 1200 mm); press 6000 x 2200 mm.
- 2015
Rosel and Horst Busse leave the company; Petra Hoffmeyer becomes managing director.
- 2016
Founding of Busse Fertigungstechnik GmbH.
- 2018
Acryl-Decor becomes an independent subsidiary (acryl-decor Busse GmbH & Co. KG); new 1,600 m² production hall in Espelkamp.
- 2019
Manufacturing of heating plates measuring 9,200 x 2,800 mm.