Special machinery and contract manufacturing for chipless forming: pressing, rolling, radial swaging, cutting and flanging of rotationally symmetric components.
Fichter formtec GmbH
Eichstetten am KaiserstuhlNew on Amplifa
Fichter formtec – mechanical engineering and contract manufacturing from Eichstetten
Fichter formtec GmbH, based in Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl, specialises in special machinery construction and contract manufacturing for chipless forming and machining processes. The company develops and manufactures machines such as segment rolling machines, roller forming machines, radial swaging, cutting and flanging machines for the form-fit pressing, crimping and rolling of tubes, sleeves, housings, fittings and sensors. In addition, the company offers contract manufacturing: CNC milling, turning, surface grinding as well as custom assembly, from one-off pieces to series production. The machines operate with a repeat accuracy of ± 0.05 mm and can be equipped with force-displacement monitoring as well as camera and force-displacement monitoring for process assurance; integration as a sub-station into complete systems is also possible. Customers are found mainly in sensor technology, the automotive industry, cable assembly and electromobility as well as in plastics processing and metalworking. The entire value chain from development to manufacturing takes place at the Eichstetten site.
- Site
- Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl
- Processes
- Pressing of sleeves with cables or hoses, Pressing of housings with connectors, Pressing of hoses and tubes, Pressing of sensors with cables, Flanging of connectors into sensor housings, Rolling of sleeves with cables or hoses, Rolling of housings with connectors, Rolling of hoses and tubes
- Materials
- Metal (rotationally symmetric components, tubes, sleeves, housings, fittings), Plastic, Rolling, Segment forming / Pressing, Radial swaging, Chipless cutting, Flanging, Surface grinding
- Certificates
- CE marking / hazard analysis
- Industries
- Sensor technology, Automotive, Cable assembly, Electromobility, Plastics processing, Metalworking
- 01
Engineering and special machinery construction
- 02
Cutting
- 03
Radial swaging
- 04
Pressing / Rolling / Flanging
- 05
CNC milling and turning
- 06
Surface grinding
- 07
Assembly of modules
Materials and processes
Rolling
Form-fit rolling of tubes, sleeves, housings and sensors with diameters from 10 to 50 mm for strain relief and sealing (up to IP67 possible).
Segment forming / Pressing
Motorised pressing with hardened forming jaws for sleeves with cables or hoses, connectors in housings as well as hoses and tubes, Ø 3–50 mm.
Radial swaging
Material compaction to increase component strength on rotationally symmetric workpieces.
Chipless cutting
Precise cutting cuts in a wide variety of materials for further processing.
Flanging
Reliable re-flanging of workpieces for firm connections and clean edges.
Surface grinding
Flat grinding on the FS 840 Connect surface grinding machine for exact dimensioning and high surface quality.
CNC milling and turning
Contract manufacturing to customer specifications, from one-off pieces to series production.
Plastics
Machining and processing of plastics, complementing metalworking.
Location
Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl
DEHeadquarters, engineering and manufacturing
- Part weight / size
- Ø 3–50 mm, wall thickness 0.2–2 mm
- Lot size
- One-off piece to series
- Materials
- Metal, plastic
- Roller forming machine RF50
- Segment forming machine SF50
- Segment forming machine SF25
- Radial swaging machine
- Cutting machine
- Flanging machine
- Surface grinding machine FS 840 Connect (Geibel und Hotz)
Components and manufacturing examples
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressing of sleeves with cables or hosesForming | Repeat accuracy ± 0.05 mm | – | – | – | Metals (rotationally symmetric components, tubes, sleeves) |
| Pressing of housings with connectorsForming | Repeat accuracy ± 0.05 mm | – | – | – | Metals |
| Pressing of hoses and tubesForming | – | 50 mm (diameter) | – | – | Metals |
| Pressing of sensors with cablesForming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Flanging of connectors into sensor housingsForming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Rolling of sleeves with cables or hosesForming | Repeat accuracy ± 0.05 mm | 50 mm (diameter) | – | – | Metals |
| Rolling of housings with connectorsForming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Rolling of hoses and tubesForming | – | 10 – 50 mm (diameter) | – | – | Metals |
| Rolling of sensors with cablesForming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Radial swaging (material compaction, increasing component strength)Forming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Cutting (precise cutting cuts in a wide variety of materials)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Re-flanging of workpieces (flanging)Forming | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Milling (contract manufacturing)Machining | – | – | – | One-off piece – Series | Metal |
| Turning (contract manufacturing)Machining | – | – | – | One-off piece – Series | Metal |
| Assembly of modulesAssembly | – | – | – | One-off piece – Series | – |
| Surface grinding (flat grinding, exact dimensioning, high surface quality)Machining | – | 840 (model FS 840) | – | – | Metal |
| Plastics processingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Special machinery construction (custom machines and systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roller forming machine / rolling automat | Fichter formtec Roller forming machine RF50 | – | Rolling diameter 10 – 50 mm, wall thicknesses 0.2 – 2 mm, max. groove width 5 mm | – | Eichstetten |
| Segment forming machine / pressing automat | Fichter formtec Segment forming machine SF50 | – | Pressing diameter 3 – 50 mm, wall thicknesses 0.2 – 2 mm, max. bead length 30 mm | – | Eichstetten |
| Segment forming machine / pressing automat | Fichter formtec Segment forming machine SF25 | – | Pressing diameter 3 – 25 mm, wall thicknesses 0.2 – 1 mm, max. bead length 20 mm | – | Eichstetten |
| Surface grinding machine | Geibel und Hotz FS 840 Connect | – | – | – | Eichstetten |
| Radial swaging machine | Fichter formtec | – | – | – | Eichstetten |
| Cutting machine | Fichter formtec | – | – | – | Eichstetten |
| Flanging machine | Fichter formtec | – | – | – | Eichstetten |
Additional services
Quality and standards
All functionally relevant machine processes are electronically monitored, parameters are recorded in the control system; optionally, force-displacement monitoring with a load cell as well as camera and force-displacement monitoring for pass/fail evaluation are available. The machines are delivered with documentation, hazard analysis and CE marking.
| Evidence | Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl |
|---|---|
| CE marking / hazard analysis |