Precision plates, press tools and wear-resistant process parts for plate, extruder and pelletizing technology
Carl Aug. Picard GmbH
Remscheid · Monschau-Imgenbroich · Bönen · Battle Creek, Michigan · Bangkok · Hong Kong · Jiangmen · Suzhou · Saitama · KobeNew on Amplifa
About C.A.PICARD®
Carl Aug. Picard GmbH was founded in 1876 by Carl August Picard in Remscheid as a grinding shop and has been operating to this day as a family-run company, now in its 5th and 6th generation. The company manufactures precision plates, highly wear-resistant press and forming tools as well as wear-resistant process parts for segmented twin-screw and single-screw extruders, pelletizer knives and die plates for underwater pelletizing. Three business divisions form the portfolio: Plate Technology (wear parts for foundry machinery, sand-lime brick presses, scrap baling presses, press tools for multi-daylight presses, punching and base plates, safety steel HC Protect®), Extruder Technology, and Industrial Services with its own hardening shop (carburizing using the Carbodrop process up to 1050 °C, quench hardening), contract grinding and contract straightening. Materials include high-alloy steels and stainless steels such as RHCS 40/50, AISI 630 and AISI 420. Around 100,000 extruder process parts are produced each year. More than 500 employees work worldwide at sites in Germany (Remscheid, Monschau, Bönen), the USA, China, Japan and Thailand.
- Site
- Remscheid
- Processes
- Heat treatment (carburizing using the Carbodrop process, hardening up to 1050 °C, quench, Carburizing (Carbodrop process, surface carbon contents above 2.5%, retort furnaces Ø 1400 x 2900, Contract grinding / surface grinding, Machine contract straightening (automatic straightening lines), Manual straightening (by hammer), Reconditioning service (grinding technology for worn plates/tools, also third-party products), Manufacture of punching and base plates (punched plates to customer contour, OEM specification), Production of safety steel HC Protect® (safety/ballistic steel)
- Materials
- HC Protect® 160, HC Protect® 160 L, HC Protect® 175, HC Protect® 175 L, RHCS 40 (X10CrNi 18-8, 45±2 HRC), RHCS 50 (X20CrMo 13, 50±2 HRC, Mo addition), AISI 630, AISI 420
- Founded
- 1876
- Employees
- more than 500
- Industries
- Foundry technology, Sand-lime brick industry, Recycling, Packaging industry, Sheet and printed circuit board manufacturing, Plastics extrusion
- 01
Material analysis and consulting
- 02
Design using 3D CAD
- 03
CNC manufacturing
- 04
Heat treatment (own hardening shop)
- 05
Straightening
- 06
Grinding
- 07
Inspection / metrology
- 08
Assembly
- 09
Service and reconditioning
Materials & Processes
Safety steel HC Protect® 160 / 160 L / 175 / 175 L
In-house developed safety and ballistic steel for military, civil protection and armored cash-in-transit vehicles.
RHCS 40 (X10CrNi 18-8, 45±2 HRC)
Stainless steel for separator and press plates with high wear and corrosion resistance.
RHCS 50 (X20CrMo 13, 50±2 HRC)
Molybdenum-alloyed stainless steel for press plates in technical laminates at operating temperatures up to 400 °C.
AISI 630
Hardenable stainless steel for high-load sheet and press applications.
AISI 420
Martensitic stainless steel for wear-exposed tool parts.
Carburizing (Carbodrop process)
Own hardening shop with retort furnaces Ø 1400 x 2900 mm, heat treatment up to 1050 °C and hardening under constraint (quench pressing).
CRT60 wear plate technology
Manufacturing technology for scrap baling press wear plates with a surface hardness of 62+ HRC and a field-proven service life increase of up to 300%.
Locations
Remscheid
DEHeadquarters, Plate Technology production, own hardening shop
- Lot size
- Single-part and series production
- Materials
- Structural steel, tool steel, safety steel, stainless steel
- Segment grinding machine (4000 x 900 mm, up to 60 mm thickness)
- Electrically heated retort furnace Ø 1400 x 2900 mm
- Force-controlled straightening press
- Automatic straightening line (flat parts up to 20 x 2000 x 3000 mm)
- 3D measuring machine
Monschau-Imgenbroich
DEPlant / Production
Bönen
DEC.A. Picard Pelletizing GmbH – Pelletizing technology
Battle Creek, Michigan
USC.A. Picard, Inc. – Manufacturing and sales
Bangkok
THCarl Aug. Picard GmbH – Branch office (sales)
Hong Kong
CNC.A. Picard Far East Ltd. – Sales and manufacturing
Jiangmen
CNC.A. Picard (Jiangmen) Co., Ltd. – Manufacturing
Suzhou
CNRepresentative office
Saitama
JPC.A. Picard Japan Co., Ltd. – Sales
Kobe
JPC.A. Picard Japan Co., Ltd. – Sales office
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat treatment (carburizing using the Carbodrop process, hardening up to 1050 °C, quenchHeat treatment | – | 4900 mm × 1720 mm | – | – | Structural steel, Tool steel |
| Carburizing (Carbodrop process, surface carbon contents above 2.5%, retort furnaces Ø 1400 x 2900Heat treatment | – | 2900 mm × 1400 mm (Ø) | – | – | Steel |
| Contract grinding / surface grindingSurface | Thickness 0.05 mm · Ra 0.8 µm | 4000 mm × 900 mm × 60 mm (thickness) | – | Single parts – Series parts | Steel materials |
| Machine contract straightening (automatic straightening lines)Forming | – | 3000 mm × 2000 mm × 20 mm | – | – | Steel |
| Manual straightening (by hammer)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Reconditioning service (grinding technology for worn plates/tools, also third-party products)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of punching and base plates (punched plates to customer contour, OEM specification)Machining | Parallelism ≤ 0.02 mm; flatness 0.20 mm · Surface finish N7 | 3900 mm × 1750 mm × 15 mm (thickness) | – | – | Steel |
| Production of safety steel HC Protect® (safety/ballistic steel)Surface | Thickness tolerance -0/+0.1 mm (HC 160/175), -0/+0.3 mm | 2500 mm × 1250 mm | – | – | Safety steel HC Protect® 160, HC Protect® 160 L, HC Protect® 175, HC Protect® 175 L |
| Manufacture of wear parts for foundry machinery (using straightening and grinding processes)Machining | – | – | – | – | High-alloy materials |
| Manufacture of wear parts for sand-lime brick pressesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of wear parts for scrap baling pressesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of press plates and carrier plates for multi-daylight pressesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of vulcanization molds from hardened special steelForming | – | – | – | – | Hardened special steel |
| Manufacture of process parts for segmented single-screw extruders (screw elements, barrels,Machining | – | – | – | around 100,000 components per year | Wear-resistant materials |
| Manufacture of wear-resistant spare parts for twin-screw extruders (OEM quality)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wear-resistant materials |
| Manufacture of pelletizer knives and pelletizing die plates (underwater pelletizing)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wear-resistant materials |
| Material analysis and consulting (examination of hardness, microstructure, wear, corrosion in theTesting | – | – | – | – | Various materials including exotic materials |
| Laser marking / laser cutting of registration openings in separator platesMachining | Pitch tolerance ± 0.1 mm / ± 0.5 mm | 2.0 mm (thickness) | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Service for twin-screw extruders / maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment grinding machine | – | – | 4000 x 900 mm, thickness up to 60 mm | – | Remscheid |
| Straightening press (force-controlled) | – | – | – | – | Remscheid |
| Automatic straightening line | – | – | Flat parts up to 20 x 2000 x 3000 mm | – | Remscheid |
| 3D measuring machine | – | – | – | – | Remscheid |
| Electrically heated retort furnace (carburizing) | – | – | Ø 1400 x 2900 mm | – | Remscheid |
| CNC-controlled machine tools | – | – | – | – | worldwide |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1876
Founded as a grinding shop by Carl August Picard in Remscheid
- 1970er
Entry into Extruder Technology – process parts for twin-screw and single-screw extruders
- 1973
Establishment of the Monschau plant (50th anniversary in 2023)
- 2006
Market launch of the safety steel HC Protect®
- 2025
Opening of the branch office in Bangkok
- 2026
150th company anniversary on 24 November