Manufacture of rating plates, front panels and labels made of aluminium, stainless steel, brass and PVC in Leipzig

City Werk Leipzig GmbH

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1949Founded

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About City Werk Leipzig

City Werk Leipzig GmbH is a company in the sign and label industry based in Leipzig that manufactures rating plates, anodised aluminium plates, printed plates, etched stainless steel plates, front panels, labels and circuit identification plates. Production includes the anodised sub-surface printing process, etching, offset printing, screen printing and digital printing as well as punching processes for circuit identification plates made of aluminium. Materials processed include aluminium (0.3 to 2.0 mm), stainless steel and brass (0.5 to 1.0 mm), PVC and various films. The plates are produced in single- or multi-colour and single- or double-sided versions; front panels can be provided with mounting holes, countersinks and cut-outs. Customers include electrical engineering, electronics, and mechanical and plant engineering. Founded in 1949, the company supplies customers in Germany and abroad and offers advice on design and execution as well as quotation preparation on customer request.

Site: Leipzig
Processes: Anodised sub-surface printing (anodised aluminium plates), Offset printing (printed plates), Screen printing (printed plates), Etching process (etched stainless steel plates), Front panel manufacturing (anodised sub-surface printing, etching, offset printing, screen, Label printing (offset printing, digital printing), Punching process (circuit identification plates), Design/design consulting
Materials: Aluminium, Stainless steel, Brass, PVC, Films, PVC (white/yellow), Anodised sub-surface printing, Etching process
Founded: 1949
Industries: Sign and label industry, Electrical engineering/Electronics, Mechanical engineering/Plant engineering, Electrical engineering/Electronics (circuit identification plates), Mechanical engineering/Plant engineering (front panels, rating plates)

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Design/design consulting
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Quotation preparation
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Manufacturing (anodised sub-surface printing, etching, offset, screen or
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Machining (holes, countersinks, cut-outs)
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Shipping

Materials and Processes

Aluminium

Material for anodised aluminium plates, printed plates, front panels and circuit identification plates in thicknesses of 0.3 to 2.0 mm.

Edelstahl

Stainless steel

Used for etched plates with stove enamel that resist mechanical influences.

Brass

Processed into high-quality plates using the etching process.

PVC

PVC (white/yellow)

Base material for printed plates and front panels in offset and screen printing.

Folie

Films

Material for labels in matt or glossy, single- or multi-colour versions.

Eloxal-Unterdruck

Anodised sub-surface printing

Process for single- or multi-coloured plates usable on both sides with high resistance to external influences.

Ätzen

Etching process

For demanding stainless steel and brass plates with stove enamel.

Siebdruck

Screen printing

Printing process for printed plates and front panels made of aluminium and PVC.

Offsetdruck

Offset printing

Printing process for printed plates, front panels and labels.

Digitaldruck

Digital printing

Printing process for labels.

Stanzen

Punching process

Production of cut-out circuit identification plates with punched-out numerals made of aluminium.

Locations

Leipzig

Headquarters and production

Materials: Aluminium, stainless steel, brass, PVC, films

Plates and Components

**Anodised aluminium plates**Anodised sub-surface printing · Sign and label industry

**Printed plates**Offset/screen printing · Sign and label industry

**Etched stainless steel plates**Etching process · Mechanical and plant engineering

**Front panels**Anodising/etching/printing processes · Electrical engineering

**Labels**Offset/digital printing · Labelling

**Circuit identification plates**Punching process · Electrical engineering

Inside the production

Industries

Sign and label industryElectrical engineering/ElectronicsMechanical engineering/Plant engineeringElectrical engineering/Electronics (circuit identification plates)Mechanical engineering/Plant engineering (front panels, rating plates)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Anodised sub-surface printing (anodised aluminium plates)Surface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Offset printing (printed plates)Surface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, PVC
Screen printing (printed plates)Surface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, PVC
Etching process (etched stainless steel plates)Surface	–	–	–	–	Stainless steel, Brass
Front panel manufacturing (anodised sub-surface printing, etching, offset printing, screenSurface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, Stainless steel, PVC
Label printing (offset printing, digital printing)Surface	–	–	–	–	Films
Punching process (circuit identification plates)Forming	–	–	–	–	Aluminium

Additional services

Design/design consultingLaser/punching processes (circuit identification plates)Etching processAnodised sub-surface printingOffset printingScreen printingDigital printingMounting holes/countersinks/cut-outsManufacturing on customer request with quotation preparation

History

1949
Foundation of the company by Karl Lieberwirth, manufacture of scales.
1955
Start of plate production due to shortages in the GDR at that time.
1962
Scale production spun off; City Werk manufactures plates only.
1971
Expropriation and conversion into state ownership (VEB); City Werk becomes the largest plate manufacturer in the GDR.
1992
Return of the company to the widow Johanna Lieberwirth and realignment of production.
2006
Johanna Lieberwirth dies; the company is taken over by managing director Günter Badura.
2020
Handover of the company to the new managing director Birgitt Marx.