Develops and manufactures seals, insulation, expansion joints and composite materials for industry and mobility.
Frenzelit GmbH
Bad Berneck · Himmelkron · Dolni Rychnov (CZ) · Bangalore (IN) · Lexington, NC (USA)New on Amplifa
About Frenzelit
Frenzelit GmbH is an independent family-owned company headquartered in Bad Berneck (Bavaria) and has been developing materials and products for demanding industrial applications since 1881. The portfolio includes sealing materials and gaskets (among others based on graphite, mica, PTFE and fibers), high-temperature-resistant technical textiles for thermal, acoustic and electrical insulation, customized fabric, elastomer, rubber and steel expansion joints for plant engineering, as well as the hicoTEC composite platform with heating films, LFT materials and carbon nonwovens. Manufacturing is carried out with a high level of in-house value creation: calendering, wet-laid and needle-felt processes, dispersion and screen printing technologies, die-cutting of elastomers and metal, finishing and coating, milling of molded parts, as well as design using CAD and 3D simulation. Customers include machinery and plant engineering, the power plant and process industries, chemicals, the steel and glass industries, automotive and rail vehicle construction, shipbuilding, and future fields such as hydrogen technology, e-mobility and fire protection. With more than 600 employees at five production and sales locations in Germany, the Czech Republic, India and the USA, Frenzelit supplies customers in over 65 countries.
- Site
- Bad Berneck
- Processes
- Calendering process (production of fiber-based sealing materials), Dispersion coating (automotive series gaskets), Screen-printed gaskets / CIPG (cured-in-place gaskets), Wet-laid nonwoven process (technical textiles / nonwovens), Needle-felt production, Die-cutting of elastomers and metal (die-cut parts, die-cutting line), Application of gasket contours / converting of gaskets, Coating / finishing of technical textiles (e.g. silicone, intumescent, PTFE)
- Materials
- Expanded graphite (novaphit, novatec), Stainless steel (gasket insert), Elastomer-bound fiber materials with aramid fibers (novapress), EPDM (novaone BLUE, fiber gasket), Phlogopite mica (novamica), PTFE, modified and expanded (ePTFE) (novaflon), PTFE laminate multilam 100/150/300 (expansion joints), PTFE-coated glass woven fabric texlam 1250/1500
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016 (mobility), DNV Type Approval (fabric expansion joints, RAL-GZ 719), RAL quality mark for elastomer expansion joints (RAL GZ-719), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, IATF 16949, RAL GZ-719
- Founded
- 1881
- Employees
- more than 600
- Industries
- Machinery and plant engineering, Process industry, Power plant technology (CCGT, waste-to-energy/biomass power plants), Chemicals/petrochemicals, Steel, iron, aluminum and glass industry, Automotive/E-mobility
- 01
Application consulting and project engineering
- 02
Material development (R&D, in-house laboratories)
- 03
Engineering/design (CAD, 3D simulation)
- 04
Material manufacturing (calendering, wet-laid nonwoven, needle-felt, coating)
- 05
Converting and manufacturing (die-cutting, screen printing, milling, expansion
- 06
Testing and quality assurance (in-house laboratories)
- 07
Installation service, repair and maintenance
Locations
Bad Berneck (Frankenhammer)
DEHeadquarters, administration, production and finishing of sealing and insulation materials, surface heating materials
- Lot size
- Prototypes to series production
- Materials
- Graphite, fibers, mica, PTFE, nonwovens, hicoTEC
- Calender
- Nonwoven line (wet-laid)
- Die-cutting presses for elastomers and metal
Himmelkron
DEExpansion joint production, production and finishing of technical textiles, insulation parts
- Lot size
- One-off production to series
- Materials
- Special woven fabrics, PTFE laminate, elastomer, steel
- Die-cutting presses for elastomers and metal
- Screen printing lines
Dolni Rychnov (Frenzelit s.r.o.)
CZProduction of expansion joints, technical textiles, insulation parts, modular assemblies
Bangalore/Nelamangala (Frenzelit India Pvt. Ltd.)
INDesign, sales, production and assembly of expansion joints; technical textiles, gaskets, insulation materials
Lexington, NC (Frenzelit Inc.)
USDesign, sales, production and assembly of expansion joints; technical textiles, gaskets, insulation materials
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendering process (production of fiber-based sealing materials)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Aramid fibers, EPDM, Functional fillers |
| Dispersion coating (automotive series gaskets)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Elastomers, Elastomer compounds |
| Screen-printed gaskets / CIPG (cured-in-place gaskets)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Liquid sealant, Elastomer compound |
| Wet-laid nonwoven process (technical textiles / nonwovens)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Glass fiber, Carbon fiber, Aramid, Ceramic fiber |
| Needle-felt productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Glass fiber, isoTHERM, isoGLAS |
| Die-cutting of elastomers and metal (die-cut parts, die-cutting line)Forming | – | – | – | – | Elastomer compound, Metal, Insulation material |
| Application of gasket contours / converting of gasketsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Graphite, PTFE, Mica, Fibers, Elastomer compound |
| Coating / finishing of technical textiles (e.g. silicone, intumescent, PTFE)Surface | – | – | – | – | Glass woven fabric, Aramid woven fabric, Technical textiles |
| Milling of insulation finished parts (precisely fitting milled parts)Machining | – | – | – | – | Insulation material, Nonwoven, Technical textiles |
| Manufacture of fabric/elastomer expansion joints (customized, multi-layer)Joining | – | – | – | – | isoGLAS, isoTHERM, novatex, PTFE laminate (multilam, texlam), Silicone, Aluminum foil, Isowool HT 1200, Isowool 750, Steel |
| Manufacture of steel expansion joints (bellows single-/multi-layer, round and rectangular,Joining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, heat-resistant steels, structural steels |
| Manufacture of rubber expansion joints / elastomer expansion jointsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Rubber, Elastomer |
| Installation service / complete installation of expansion joints (SCC-certified installation teams,Assembly | – | – | – | – | Expansion joints (fabric, elastomer, steel) |
| Engineering / design (CAD, 3D models, simulation, expansion joint and gasket design)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house laboratory testing (resistance and leakage tests, e.g. H2-Approved, tightness testingTesting | – | – | – | – | Sealing materials, Expansion joints |
| Production of heating films / hicoTEC composite materials (patented process, finishing,Plastics | – | – | – | – | Carbon fiber, Glass fiber, Aramid, Ceramic fiber, Thermoplastics (LFT) |
| Production of metal corrugated gaskets (novaform GB) and dispenser gaskets (novaform FDV)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Elastomer compound, Elastomer |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die-cutting presses for elastomers and metal | – | – | – | – | Bad Berneck / Himmelkron |
| Calender (fiber gasket production) | – | – | – | – | Bad Berneck |
| Highly modern and flexible nonwoven line (wet-laid) | – | – | – | 2018 | Bad Berneck |
| Screen printing lines (gasket contours / CIPG) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
Frenzelit operates its own testing and test laboratories, including resistance and leakage tests for hydrogen applications ("H2 – approved by Frenzelit" seal) as well as tightness tests according to RAL GZ-719. The locations are certified according to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001 as well as IATF 16949 for the mobility sector; expansion joints carry DNV type approval and the RAL quality mark.
| Evidence | Bad Berneck (Frankenhammer) | Himmelkron | Dolni Rychnov (Frenzelit s.r.o.) | Bangalore (Frenzelit India Pvt. Ltd.) | Lexington, NC (Frenzelit Inc.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |||||
| ISO 14001 | |||||
| ISO 45001 | |||||
| ISO 50001 | |||||
| IATF 16949 | |||||
| RAL GZ-719 |
History
- 1881
Founded by Guido Frenzel, production of wood pulp and grey cardboard
- 1920
Start of the production of sealing materials
- 1953
Start of the production of technical textiles
- 1961
The company is taken over by the Wagner family
- 1963
Start of the production of fabric expansion joints
- 1982
Market launch of the world's first asbestos-free sealing materials
- 1990
Foundation of Frenzelit Inc., USA
- 1996
Foundation of Frenzelit s.r.o., Czech Republic
- 2003
Start of the production of hicoTEC®
- 2008
Foundation of the finished gaskets business unit for passenger and commercial vehicles
- 2012
Foundation of Frenzelit Expansion Joint Pvt. Ltd., India
- 2018
Expansion of production capacities in the nonwoven area through a new line
- 2019
Realignment of Frenzelit GmbH by markets
- 2021
Start of investments to increase production capacity for fiber-reinforced sealing materials