Manufacturing and distribution of metal bellows, bellows components, expansion joints and corrugated tubes for industry.
HEITZ GmbH Metallbälge – Kompensatoren
RheinstettenNew on Amplifa
About us
HEITZ GmbH Metallbälge – Kompensatoren is a mid-sized specialist company founded in 1945 for the manufacture and worldwide distribution of flexible pipe components. Its product range comprises custom-manufactured metal bellows (convoluted bellows), bellows components with connecting parts and guide elements, expansion joints as well as corrugated tubes and special-shaped parts. Production is largely customer-specific, starting as early as the product development and engineering phase in a technical advisory role, including product design and tooling and plant construction with CNC turning and milling centres as well as automated production systems in the metal bellows department. The materials used are predominantly stainless steel, and in some cases steel, non-ferrous metals and bronze. Customer industries include mechanical and plant engineering, piping construction, measurement and control technology, vacuum technology, heating, plumbing and solar, automotive, drive technology, medical technology as well as pump and valve manufacturing. The company is based in Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe and trains precision mechanics.
- Site
- Rheinstetten
- Processes
- Manufacturing of metal bellows (convoluted bellows), Manufacturing of expansion joints, Manufacturing of corrugated tubes, Manufacturing of bellows components (bellows with connecting parts, guide elements), Manufacturing of special-shaped parts (custom, incl. product development and engineering), CNC machining (operation and programming of CNC turning and milling centres in tooling and, Tooling and plant construction (maintenance, hydraulics), Technical consulting in product development and engineering
- Materials
- Stainless steel (high-temperature resistant), Stainless steel, Steel, Non-ferrous metal, Bronze
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1945
- Industries
- Mechanical & plant engineering, Piping construction, Measurement & control technology, Vacuum technology, Heating, plumbing & solar, Automotive
- 01
Technical consulting in product development and engineering
- 02
Product design
- 03
Tooling and plant construction
- 04
CNC machining
- 05
Metal bellows manufacturing (forming)
- 06
Joining and assembly into bellows components and expansion joints
- 07
Worldwide distribution
Materials and Processes
Stainless steel
Main material for metal bellows, bellows components and expansion joints, also high-temperature resistant for industrial plants.
Steel
Used for bellows elements, e.g. in combination with stainless steel.
Non-ferrous metal
Material for bellows elements in measurement and control technology.
Bronze
Used for bellows components as special-shaped parts for solar technology.
Locations
Rheinstetten
DEHeadquarters, manufacturing and distribution
- Materials
- Stainless steel, steel, non-ferrous metal, bronze
- CNC turning centres
- CNC milling centres
- Automated and mechanised production systems (metal bellows department)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing of metal bellows (convoluted bellows)Forming | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Steel, Non-ferrous metal |
| Manufacturing of expansion jointsJoining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacturing of corrugated tubesForming | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacturing of bellows components (bellows with connecting parts, guide elements)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Steel, Non-ferrous metal, Bronze |
| Manufacturing of special-shaped parts (custom, incl. product development and engineering)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Bronze |
| CNC machining (operation and programming of CNC turning and milling centres in tooling andMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tooling and plant construction (maintenance, hydraulics)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC turning centres | – | – | – | – | Rheinstetten |
| CNC milling centres | – | – | – | – | Rheinstetten |
| Automated and mechanised production systems (metal bellows department) | – | – | – | – | Rheinstetten |
Additional services
Quality
Production follows a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, certified by TÜV SÜD for the areas of manufacturing and distribution of metal bellows, bellows elements, corrugated tubes and expansion joints.
| Evidence | Rheinstetten |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 1945
Company founded by Max Gustav Heitz, a pioneer of metal bellows development in Germany.
- 2020
Honoured by the Karlsruhe Chamber of Crafts for outstanding achievements in vocational training; by then 87 apprentices had successfully completed their training.
- 2024
Recertification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 by TÜV SÜD (valid until 30.05.2027).