Manufacture of pipes, hose lines, manifolds, distributors and connecting elements for hydraulic systems.
Hydrauflex GmbH Schlauchleitungen
Plauen (Am Hohen Berg 2) · Plauen (Am Hohen Berg 1) · Plauen (Plant 3 Machining)New on Amplifa
Hydrauflex – System Supplier for Hydraulic Connection Systems
Hydrauflex GmbH, based in Plauen, is a producer of hydraulic connection systems with around 200 employees on approx. 10,000 m² of shop floor area. The product range includes pipes made from steel and stainless steel tube, hose lines for all pressure ranges, manifolds and distributors, as well as connecting elements and special fittings. Tube processing is performed on CNC sawing and bending technology; special connections are manufactured in the in-house machining department on CNC turning and milling machines. Tube ends are prepared for connection fittings to DIN, EN or SAE standards by soldering, welding or tube-end forming (VOSSFORM, WALFORMplus, beading, flaring). The company supports customers in design with 3D models, functional samples and prototypes through to series introduction and delivers cleaned or defined-clean products. Hydrauflex is a system supplier to the construction and agricultural machinery industry, the industrial truck industry, mechanical engineering, municipal technology and machine tool manufacturing.
- Site
- Plauen
- Processes
- Pipe manufacturing (steel tube), Pipe manufacturing (stainless steel tube), CNC sawing, CNC tube bending technology, Tube-end forming (VOSSFORM, WALFORMplus, beading, flaring, brake tube flaring), Soldering, Welding (metric, inch, JIC, ORFS, SAE flange, bolt circle), Special connection manufacturing (CNC turning)
- Materials
- steel tube, stainless steel tube, steel (connecting elements), synthetic rubber compounds, NBR (nitrile rubber), FPM (fluoro rubber), ECO (epichlorohydrin rubber), CR (chloroprene rubber)
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1944
- Employees
- 200
- Industries
- Construction and agricultural machinery industry, Industrial truck industry, Mechanical engineering, Municipal technology, Machine tool manufacturing, Machine tools
- 01
Design support and 3D modelling
- 02
Prototype and sample construction
- 03
CNC tube processing (sawing, bending)
- 04
Machining of special fittings (turning/milling)
- 05
Soldering and welding
- 06
Tube-end forming
- 07
Cleaning
- 08
Measurement inspection and assembly
- 09
Delivery
Sites
Plauen – Plant 1
DEMain plant (Am Hohen Berg 2, since 2012)
- Lot size
- Prototype to large series
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, rubber, thermoplastics
- CNC machining machines
- CNC sawing and bending technology
Plauen – Plant 2
DEProduction plant (Am Hohen Berg 1, since 2015)
- Lot size
- Medium to large series
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel
- CNC machining machines
Plauen – Plant 3
DEMachining turning/milling (since 2019)
- Lot size
- Small to large series
- Materials
- Steel
- CNC lathes
- CNC milling machines
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe manufacturing (steel tube)Joining | – | – | – | – | steel tube |
| Pipe manufacturing (stainless steel tube)Joining | – | – | – | – | stainless steel tube |
| CNC sawingMachining | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| CNC tube bending technologyForming | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| Tube-end forming (VOSSFORM, WALFORMplus, beading, flaring, brake tube flaring)Forming | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| SolderingJoining | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| Welding (metric, inch, JIC, ORFS, SAE flange, bolt circle)Joining | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| Special connection manufacturing (CNC turning)Machining | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Special connection manufacturing (CNC milling)Machining | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Hose line manufacturing (all pressure ranges: low, high, ultra-high pressure, thermoplastic,Joining | – | – | – | – | synthetic rubber, NBR, FPM, ECO, CR, polyamide, polyester elastomer, polyurethane, steel, textile, aramid |
| Manufacture of manifolds (collection pipes, hydraulic return, pressure up to approx. 20 bar, baseJoining | – | – | – | – | steel, stainless steel |
| Manufacture of distributors (high-pressure hydraulics, pressure up to 500 bar, prismatic milledJoining | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Manufacture of connecting elements and special fittings (DN04 to DN50)Machining | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Electroplated zinc plating (surface protection)Surface | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Inspection on tactile and optical measuring machinesInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development of hydraulic systems (3D models, functional samples, prototypes, pre-series)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC machining machines | – | – | – | – | Plauen |
| CNC sawing and bending technology | – | – | – | – | Plauen |
| CNC lathes | – | – | – | – | Plauen |
| CNC milling machines | – | – | – | – | Plauen |
| Tactile and optical measuring machines | – | – | – | – | Plauen |
Additional services
Quality
The series products are permanently inspected on tactile and optical measuring machines and measuring instruments. The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001.
| Evidence | Plauen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1936
Prehistory; founded as 'Techno Chemie Kessler & Co. KG' in Berlin in 1944
- 1944
Founded as 'Techno Chemie Kessler & Co. KG' in Berlin
- 1958
Relocation of operations to Nidda near Frankfurt/Main and Barthmühle/Vogtland; 14 employees at the Barthmühle site
- 1962
Relocation to Plauen as 'Techno-Chemie, Kessler & Co. KG' with state participation; 60 employees
- 1972
Expansion of production area, extension to the production facility at Wielandstraße 31; 120 employees
- 1990
Renamed 'VEB Hydrauflex Plauen'; 280 employees
- 1994
Conversion into 'Hydrauflex GmbH'; 320 employees in three operating units (Plauen, Lauter near Aue, Stelzen near Plauen)
- 2005
Conversion into 'Hydrauflex GmbH Schlauchleitungen'; 31 employees; move to Schenkendorfstraße 14
- 2012
Commissioning of Plant 1, move to the company building 'Am Hohen Berg 2'; 95 employees
- 2015
Commissioning of Plant 2, company building 'Am Hohen Berg 1'; 180 employees
- 2019
Commissioning of Plant 3 (outsourcing of all turning/milling machining); construction of an additional warehouse