Design and manufacture of stamping, forming and bending tools, prototypes and fixtures with own try-out press
Fütterer Werkzeugbau GmbH
Elchesheim-IllingenNew on Amplifa
About Fütterer Werkzeugbau
Fütterer Werkzeugbau GmbH is a family-owned business founded in 1986 in Elchesheim-Illingen near Karlsruhe. The company designs and manufactures transfer, deep-drawing and progressive dies as well as stamping, forming and bending tools and processes sheet metal from 0.4 to 6 mm. Around 30 tools weighing up to 10 tonnes are produced each year; try-out is carried out on the company's own try-out press. The in-house production depth includes CNC milling, CNC turning, surface and cylindrical grinding as well as die sinking and wire EDM; hardening is outsourced. Services include method planning, forming simulation with Stampack, fixture construction including control and automation technology, and contract services such as CNC turned parts and single-part manufacturing. Customers come from the automotive, construction, household appliance and electrical industries.
- Site
- Elchesheim-Illingen
- Processes
- Stamping, forming and bending tools (toolmaking), Transfer, deep-drawing and progressive dies, Design / CAD, Forming simulation (shell and volume simulation, Stampack), CNC milling (5-axis milling), CNC turning (with driven tools), Cylindrical grinding, Surface grinding
- Materials
- Sheet metal (processed into tools), Sheet metal materials 0.4–6 mm, Tool steel
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 9001 (DIN EN ISO 9001)
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- 35
- Industries
- Automotive, Construction, Household appliances, Electrical, Construction (concrete forms for drainage)
- 01
Method planning and feasibility analysis
- 02
Forming simulation (Stampack)
- 03
Design (CAD: SolidWorks, Siemens NX)
- 04
Machining (milling, turning, grinding, die sinking and wire EDM)
- 05
External hardening
- 06
Assembly and tool try-out on own try-out press
- 07
Delivery of production-ready tools
Materials and Processes
Sheet metal materials 0.4–6 mm
Tools for sheet metal forming for transfer, deep-drawing and progressive dies; simulation for sheet thicknesses 0.4–6 mm.
Tool steel
Base material for stamping, forming and bending tools, machined and EDM'd in-house.
Site
Elchesheim-Illingen
DEHeadquarters and manufacturing (toolmaking, machining, fixture construction)
- Part weight / size
- Tools up to 10 t
- Lot size
- Toolmaking (approx. 30 tools/year), contract manufacturing as single parts.
- Materials
- Tool steel, sheet metal materials
- Hedelius Tiltenta 6 Single Magnum 5-axis machining center (X=1350/Y=600/Z=695, Heidenhain TNC 640)
- Machining center WMC1600 (X=1600/Y=800/Z=760, Heidenhain TNC 530)
- Machining center VMC2443 (X=1100/Y=610/Z=635, Heidenhain TNC 530)
- Machining center VMC2033 (X=850/Y=500/Z=500, Heidenhain TNC 426)
- Gantry milling machine WPC2000 (X=2000/Y=1600/Z=800, Heidenhain TNC 530)
- Universal milling machine (X=1100/Y=350/Z=600)
- DMG Mori CLX450 CNC lathe with driven tools (Sinumerik 840D)
- Gildemeister CTX 210 CNC lathe (Heidenhain CNC Pilot 4290)
- 3 surface grinding machines (up to 800x400 mm)
- 2 die sinking EDM machines
- 3 wire EDM machines
- Hydraulic press NEFF 400 t ram / 150 t die cushion (table 1500x1200 mm)
- Hydraulic press 150 t / 50 t (table 900x700 mm)
- Hydraulic press 40 t
- Glass bead blasting unit (table approx. 500x600 mm)
- Column drilling machines, pillar drilling machines, welding equipment
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamping, forming and bending tools (toolmaking)Engineering | – | – | up to 10 tonnes tool weight | – | Tool steel (unspecified) |
| Transfer, deep-drawing and progressive diesEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sheet metal 0.4–6 mm, Sheet metal 0.4–5 mm (tools manufactured) |
| Design / CADEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forming simulation (shell and volume simulation, Stampack)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sheet metal 0.4–6 mm |
| CNC milling (5-axis milling)Machining | – | 2000 mm × 1600 mm × 800 mm | – | – | – |
| CNC turning (with driven tools)Machining | – | 560 mm × Ø 320 mm | – | – | – |
| Cylindrical grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface grindingMachining | – | 800 mm × 400 mm × 350 mm | – | – | – |
| Die sinking EDMMachining | – | 600 mm × 500 mm × 400 mm | – | – | – |
| Wire EDMMachining | – | 400 mm × 300 mm × 255 mm | – | – | – |
| Drilling (column drilling machines, pillar drilling machines)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fixture construction (mechanical and mechatronic incl. control and automation technology)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prototype and prototype tool manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool try-out / testing on try-out pressTesting | – | – | up to 10 tonnes tool weight | – | – |
| Glass bead blastingSurface | – | 600 mm × 500 mm | – | – | – |
| Contract services: CNC turned parts, single-part manufacturing, forming simulationMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
20 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis machining center (Tiltenta 6 Single Magnum) | Hedelius Tiltenta 6 Single Magnum | 1 | X=1350 / Y=600 / Z=695, swivel range ±98°, rotary table, Heidenhain TNC 640 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Machining center | WMC1600 | 1 | X=1600 / Y=800 / Z=760, Heidenhain TNC 530 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Machining center | VMC2443 | 1 | X=1100 / Y=610 / Z=635, Heidenhain TNC 530 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Machining center | VMC2033 | 1 | X=850 / Y=500 / Z=500, Heidenhain TNC 426 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Gantry milling machine | WPC2000 | 1 | X=2000 / Y=1600 / Z=800, Heidenhain TNC 530 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Universal milling machine | – | 1 | X=1100 / Y=350 / Z=600 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| CNC lathe with driven tools | DMG Mori CLX450 | 1 | X=320 / Z=450, Siemens Sinumerik 840D | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| CNC lathe | Gildemeister CTX 210 | 1 | X=220 / Z=560, Heidenhain CNC Pilot 4290 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Surface grinding machine | – | 1 | Magnetic surface 400x300 mm, grinding height approx. 350 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Surface grinding machine | – | 1 | Magnetic surface 700x350 mm, grinding height approx. 300 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Surface grinding machine | – | 1 | Magnetic surface 800x400 mm, grinding height approx. 350 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Die sinking EDM machine | – | 1 | X=400 / Y=300 (mounting surface) | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Die sinking EDM machine | – | 1 | X=600 / Y=500 / Z=400 (mounting surface 900x900 mm) | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Wire EDM machine | – | 1 | X=400 / Y=300 / Z=255 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Wire EDM machine | – | 2 | X=320 / Y=220 / Z=180 | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Hydraulic press | NEFF | 1 | 400 t ram, 150 t die cushion, table 1500x1200 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Hydraulic press | – | 1 | 150 t ram, 50 t die cushion, table 900x700 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Hydraulic press | – | 1 | 40 t | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Glass bead blasting unit | – | 1 | Table size approx. 500x600 mm | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
| Column drilling machines / pillar drilling machines / welding equipment | – | – | – | – | Elchesheim-Illingen |
Additional services
Quality
The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001. Tool try-out on the in-house try-out press serves to verify functional properties and quality assurance; approx. 95% of tools are delivered production-ready.
| Evidence | Elchesheim-Illingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 (DIN EN ISO 9001) |
History
- 1986
Foundation of the family business in Elchesheim-Illingen
- 2001
Christian Fütterer returned to the family company and introduced software
- 2007
Christian Fütterer took over management