Development, manufacturing and contract production of industrial sealants, adhesives and casting resins.
E. Epple & Co. GmbH
HerrenbergNew on Amplifa
About epple
E. Epple & Co. GmbH is a family-owned company founded in 1938, now in its third generation, headquartered in Herrenberg. The company develops and produces high-performance sealants for flat gaskets as well as seam and groove sealing, industrial adhesives and one- and two-component casting resins based on epoxy and polyurethane. In addition to its standard range with over 1,800 formulations and more than 100 custom developments, epple offers contract manufacturing and contract filling of chemical-technical products and acts as a third-party manufacturer for well-known chemical corporations. Production takes place in Ex-protected halls with equipment such as 3-shaft mixers, dissolvers, planetary mixers and bead mills; batch sizes up to 2 t, processing under vacuum, heating up to 150 °C, cooling or inert gas are possible. Filling is carried out in containers from 5 ml to 1,000 litres, automated at up to 10,000 cartridges per day. Customers come from automotive and mechanical engineering, electronics, chemicals, aerospace, and renewable energies.
- Site
- Herrenberg
- Processes
- Sealants (flat gaskets, seam and groove sealing), Industrial adhesives, One- and two-component casting resins (epoxy or polyurethane base), Contract manufacturing of chemical-technical products (low-viscosity to highly viscous, under, Contract filling of chemical-technical products (containers 5 ml to 1,000 litres), Automated cartridge filling (up to 10,000 cartridges/day, coded and batched), Hot-melt filling (cartridges, flat sacks, upright pouch bags), Milling/dispersing with bead mill (particle sizes down to below 1 micron)
- Materials
- Epoxy resin (casting resin base), Polyurethane (casting resin base), Hot-melt adhesives (Hot-Melt), GRP laminating resins, Corrosion protection products, Cleaners & Thinners
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1938
- Employees
- 90
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Mechanical engineering, Electrical and electronics industry, Chemical industry, Aerospace engineering, GRP/laminating sector
- 01
Research & Development / Formulation development
- 02
Disposition (raw material and packaging procurement)
- 03
Production (mixing, milling, dispersing)
- 04
Filling & Labelling (GHS-compliant)
- 05
Quality control / Testing laboratory
- 06
Kit assembly
- 07
Logistics including hazardous goods storage
Materials & Processes
Epoxy resin (casting resin base)
Base for one- and two-component casting resins, among other things for the electrical and electronics industry.
Polyurethane (casting resin base)
Base for casting resins and encapsulation compounds with different curing properties.
Hot-melt adhesives (Hot-Melt)
Filled into cartridges, flat sacks, upright pouch bags and cans, also moisture-curing.
GRP laminating resins
Laminating resins for the GRP sector.
Corrosion protection products
Protection of metallic substrates against corrosion.
Cleaners & Thinners
For tool cleaning and thinning after processing.
Locations
Herrenberg
DEHeadquarters, production, filling, laboratory, logistics
- Part weight / size
- Batch sizes up to 2 t
- Lot size
- Containers 5 ml to 1,000 l; up to 10,000 cartridges/day
- Materials
- Low-viscosity to highly viscous chemical-technical products, epoxy, polyurethane, hot-melt
- 3-shaft mixer
- Butterfly dissolver
- Dissolvers and vacuum dissolvers
- Bead mill
- Planetary mixer
- High-speed mixer
- Z-kneader
- Heated mixers (up to 150 °C)
- Three-roll mills
- Granulator
- Hot-melt filling line
- Automated cartridge filling line
- Water treatment plant
- Label printing shop
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealants (flat gaskets, seam and groove sealing)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial adhesivesJoining | – | – | – | – | Epoxy, Polyurethane |
| One- and two-component casting resins (epoxy or polyurethane base)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Epoxy, Polyurethane |
| Contract manufacturing of chemical-technical products (low-viscosity to highly viscous, underPlastics | – | – | 2 t (batch, depending on material | – | – |
| Contract filling of chemical-technical products (containers 5 ml to 1,000 litres)Assembly | – | – | 5 ml – 1,000 litres | – | – |
| Automated cartridge filling (up to 10,000 cartridges/day, coded and batched)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot-melt filling (cartridges, flat sacks, upright pouch bags)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Hot-melt adhesives (Hot-Melt) |
| Milling/dispersing with bead mill (particle sizes down to below 1 micron)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Pigments |
| Manufacturing under vacuum, heating (up to 150 °C), cooling, inert gas applicationPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kit assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aerosol fillingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Labelling (GHS-compliant, own label printing shop)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality control/testing laboratory (viscosity, solids content, density, adhesion strength testsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Research + development (formulation development, formulation maintenance, sample production)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corrosion protection products (protection of metallic substrates)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Cleaners & thinners (tool cleaning)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coating techniquesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-shaft mixer | – | several | highly viscous masses without dead zones in the mixing vessel | – | Herrenberg |
| Butterfly dissolver | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Dissolvers and vacuum dissolvers (with/without bottom and wall scrapers) | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Bead mill (combination dissolver + bead mill) | – | 1 | particle sizes down to below 1 µm | – | Herrenberg |
| Planetary mixer | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| High-speed mixer | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Z-kneader | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Heated mixer | – | – | heating up to 150 °C | – | Herrenberg |
| Three-roll mills | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Granulator | – | – | – | – | Herrenberg |
| Hot-melt filling line | – | 1 | cartridges, flat sacks, upright pouch bags, cans | – | Herrenberg |
| Cartridge filling line (automated) | – | 1 | output up to 10,000 cartridges/day | – | Herrenberg |
| Water treatment plant | – | 1 | germ-free water | – | Herrenberg |
| Label printing shop | – | 1 | various sizes and qualities | – | Herrenberg |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
A testing laboratory with extensive analytics ensures incoming and outgoing goods inspection, process monitoring and batch traceability; adhesion strength tests are carried out, among others, according to DIN EN 26922, DIN EN 1465 and DIN EN 1464. Release is performed by the QS management; audits by DQS as well as customer audits are part of routine operations.
| Evidence | Herrenberg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1938
Company founded; family business ever since, now in 3rd generation
- 2019
Energy check of all operational processes; switch to nano stretch film with over 50% saving in film consumption