Family-owned company for wear-resistant sliding and pivot bearings as well as hardening technology, surface and heat treatment.
Dr.-Ing. Folz Gleitlagertechnik GmbH
Püttlingen-Köllerbach (Saarland)New on Amplifa
About Dr.-Ing. Folz Gleitlagertechnik GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Folz Gleitlagertechnik GmbH is a family-owned company founded in 1989 and based in Püttlingen-Köllerbach in the Saarland that develops, manufactures and distributes wear-resistant and maintenance-free or low-maintenance sliding and pivot bearings for swiveling motions. The bearings are made from various metallic material groups and delivered worldwide. Customers include companies from the iron and steel industry, the construction and cement industry, mining, shipbuilding, general mechanical engineering and the automotive sector. In addition, the company offers modern hardening technologies as well as surface and heat treatments as a service provider, including vacuum and pulse plasma technology; the pulse plasma nitriding process was introduced in southwestern Germany in the early 1990s. With four pulse plasma nitriding and nitrocarburizing systems, vacuum and induction hardening systems and robot-linked production, the products are manufactured with a high level of in-house production depth from a single source. The company sees its sliding bearings as a sustainable alternative to conventional sliding bearings and was awarded the Innovation Prize “Sustainable Business” of the Economic Club Saar-Pfalz-Moselle e.V.
- Site
- Püttlingen / Saar
- Processes
- Pulse plasma nitriding, Pulse plasma nitrocarburizing, Vacuum hardening, Induction hardening, Case hardening, Through hardening, Surface treatment, Heat treatment
- Materials
- various metallic material groups (for sliding bearings), Pulse Plasma Nitriding, Pulse Plasma Nitrocarburizing, Vacuum Hardening, Induction Hardening, Case and Through Hardening, Surface and Heat Treatment
- Founded
- 1989
- Industries
- Iron and steel industry, Construction and cement industry, Mining, Shipbuilding, General mechanical engineering, Automotive industry
- 01
Development and design (sliding bearing technology / Tribological Systems)
- 02
Robot-linked production of the sliding and pivot bearings
- 03
In-house hardening and heat treatment (pulse plasma nitriding, vacuum and
- 04
Surface treatment
- 05
Quality inspection and sales
Materials and Processes
Pulse Plasma Nitriding
Environmentally friendly nitriding process for metallic workpieces, introduced in southwestern Germany in the early 1990s.
Pulse Plasma Nitrocarburizing
Nitrocarburizing process using pulse plasma technology for wear reduction of metallic components.
Vacuum Hardening
Case and through-hardening processes using vacuum technology for modern heat treatment.
Induction Hardening
Process for case hardening of metallic components in the company's own system.
Case and Through Hardening
Further modern hardening processes for wear-resistant components.
Surface and Heat Treatment
Service offering for a large number of customers, also in vacuum and pulse plasma technology.
Locations
Püttlingen-Köllerbach
DEHead office with production and administration
- Materials
- Metallic material groups for sliding bearings
- 4 pulse plasma nitriding and nitrocarburizing systems
- Vacuum hardening system
- Induction hardening system
- Robot cell (robot-linked production)
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse plasma nitridingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | metallic materials |
| Pulse plasma nitrocarburizingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | metallic materials |
| Vacuum hardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Induction hardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Case hardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Through hardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface treatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heat treatmentHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of wear-resistant and maintenance-free/low-maintenance sliding bearings for swivelingAssembly | – | – | – | – | various metallic material groups |
| Manufacture of pivot bearings for swiveling motionsAssembly | – | – | – | – | various metallic material groups |
| Development and design (sliding bearing technology / Tribological Systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robot-linked productionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse plasma nitriding and nitrocarburizing system | – | 4 | – | – | Püttlingen-Köllerbach |
| Vacuum hardening system | – | – | – | – | Püttlingen-Köllerbach |
| Induction hardening system | – | – | – | – | Püttlingen-Köllerbach |
| Robot cell (robot-linked production) | – | – | – | – | Püttlingen-Köllerbach |
Additional services
History
- 1989
Emergence of Dr.-Ing. Folz Gleitlagertechnik GmbH from the engineering office “Dr.-Ing. Folz Gleittribologie GdbR” in the Püttlingen entrepreneur center.
- Anfang der
Introduction of the environmentally friendly pulse plasma nitriding process for metallic workpieces in southwestern Germany.
- Mitte der
Purchase of a larger company site; construction of a production hall and office building in the “Etzenhofen” industrial park in Püttlingen-Köllerbach.
- 2017
After several expansions, there are five production and warehouse halls with approx. 2,000 m² of production area as well as two office complexes; robot-linked production with in-house hardening and heat treatment systems.
- 2020
Purchase of a new plot of land for further growth plans.
- 2022
Handover of management to the next family generation.