Manufacturer of low-profile hydraulic and electromechanical lifting tables for ergonomic workplace design
FLEXLIFT Hubgeräte GmbH
Bielefeld (Plant 1/2/3) · Jiaxing, Zhejiang (CN)New on Amplifa
About FLEXLIFT Hubgeräte GmbH
FLEXLIFT Hubgeräte GmbH is a manufacturer of lifting tables for lifting and conveying, founded in Bielefeld in 1982. The company originated from Gotthard Heide's development of extremely flat lifting tables with heights from 65 mm and load capacities up to 10 t. The product range includes low-profile lifting tables, compact lifting tables, spindle lifting tables with electromechanical drive, belt-driven lifting tables, and the Rolli-Lift for bridging height differences. Production takes place in Bielefeld with around 100 employees: full-steel scissor mechanisms made of St 52 are joined using computer-controlled welding equipment, platforms are made from 6–8 mm steel sheet, machined on CNC sawing and drilling centers, and finally inspected for function and safety in a final assembly area with a test zone. Custom designs are engineered using AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (3D); special lifting tables reach load capacities up to 45,000 kg. Customers come predominantly from the automotive industry as well as plant engineering and conveying technology; a subsidiary has existed in Jiaxing, China since 2013.
- Site
- Bielefeld
- Processes
- Hydraulic lifting tables (scissor lift tables) in low-profile design, Spindle lifting tables (electromechanical spindle drive), Belt lifting tables (electromechanical belt drive), Welding (computer-controlled welding equipment, scissor mechanisms), CNC sawing (CNC sawing center), CNC drilling (drilling centers), Sheet metal processing (delivery/processing of sheet metal, 6-8 mm steel sheet platforms), Final assembly with test area and final goods inspection (function and safety testing)
- Materials
- Steel (full-steel scissor mechanisms), Steel sheet (table platform), C45 (runner wheels), Polyamide (runner wheels), Aluminum (safety railing Rolli-Lift), V2A (safety railing Rolli-Lift), Steel (bar stock, raw material plant 2), Steel St 52
- Certificates
- EN 1570-1 (spindle lifting tables), 12-month device warranty
- Founded
- 1982
- Employees
- 100
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Plant engineering, Conveying technology, Ergonomic workplace design, Ergonomic workplace design (all industries)
- 01
CNC sawing of bar stock
- 02
CNC drilling
- 03
Welding of the scissor mechanisms (computer-controlled)
- 04
Pre-assembly incl. hydraulics/electrical department
- 05
Final assembly
- 06
Test area and final goods inspection
- 07
Warehouse, picking and shipping
Materials and Processes
Steel St 52
Full-steel scissor mechanisms of the low-profile lifting tables
Steel sheet 6–8 mm
Impact-resistant table platform of the lifting tables
C45
Runner wheels of the lifting tables
Polyamide
Alternative runner wheel material
Aluminum
Safety railing of the Rolli-Lift
Stainless steel V2A
Safety railing of the Rolli-Lift
Locations
Bielefeld Plant 1
DEAdministration and manufacturing
- Part weight / size
- up to 10 t (standard), up to 45,000 kg (special)
- Lot size
- Single-part to series production
- Materials
- Steel, steel sheet
- CNC sawing center
- 2 CNC drilling centers
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
Bielefeld Plant 2
DERaw material steel/bar stock, goods receiving, returns
- Materials
- Steel, bar stock
Bielefeld Plant 3
DERaw material sheet metal
- Materials
- Steel sheet
Jiaxing (Yaozhuang, Jiashan County), Zhejiang
CNSubsidiary FLEXLIFT Machinery Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic lifting tables (scissor lift tables) in low-profile designAssembly | – | – | 300 kg – 10 t | approx. 800 – 1,200 units p.a. | Steel, St 52, Steel sheet 6-8 mm, C45, Polyamide |
| Spindle lifting tables (electromechanical spindle drive)Assembly | – | Lifting heights 100 to 5000 mm | 12000 kg | approx. 900 – 1,400 units p.a. | – |
| Belt lifting tables (electromechanical belt drive)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding (computer-controlled welding equipment, scissor mechanisms)Joining | – | – | – | – | St 52 |
| CNC sawing (CNC sawing center)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Bar stock |
| CNC drilling (drilling centers)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Sheet metal processing (delivery/processing of sheet metal, 6-8 mm steel sheet platforms)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel sheet |
| Final assembly with test area and final goods inspection (function and safety testing)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering with AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (3D), custom designsEngineering | – | – | 45000 kg (special lifting table Airbus) | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC sawing center | – | 1 | – | – | Bielefeld |
| CNC drilling center | – | 2 | – | – | Bielefeld |
| Computer-controlled welding equipment | – | – | – | – | Bielefeld |
Additional services
Quality
Every lifting table undergoes continuous quality control from welding through final assembly to goods dispatch; every function and every safety feature is tested and approved. The spindle lifting tables comply with EN 1570 and the extended safety regulations of the automotive industry.
| Evidence | Bielefeld |
|---|---|
| EN 1570-1 (spindle lifting tables) | |
| 12-month device warranty |
History
- 1981
Gotthard Heide develops extremely flat lifting tables (heights from 65 mm, load capacity up to 10 t) – the cornerstone of the company's founding
- 1982
Founding of FLEXLIFT Hubgeräte GmbH in Bielefeld; the low-profile lifting tables are built more than 100,000 times
- 1992
Start of production of lifting tables with electromechanical spindle drive
- 2000
Development of a new generation of belt-driven lifting tables according to the requirements of automotive manufacturers
- 2013
Founding of the subsidiary Flexlift Machinery Co. Ltd. in Shanghai/Jiaxing, China