
Industrial surface finishing: painting, pad printing, screen printing, laser marking and hot stamping from Herford.

Jürgen Bode GmbH
Herford · Herford (KMV GmbH) · Herford (OVB GmbH)New on Amplifa
About Jürgen Bode GmbH
Jürgen Bode GmbH is a contract manufacturer based in Herford, specializing in surface finishing. The company offers painting, pad printing, screen printing, laser marking and hot stamping, thereby finishing the surfaces of virtually all materials, from large-area precision painting to fine printing on small component edges. In addition to large series, the company also produces prototypes; in cooperation with suppliers, 3-D printed parts can also be provided. Its customer base comes from the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, furniture manufacturing, medical technology and electrical engineering industries; assembly work was carried out in the lighting sector and in the busbar product line. With 5500 m² of production space, of which around 2250 m² is the painting area, and around 2000 m² of warehouse space, the company has been operating since 2021 as legally separate entities via its subsidiaries KMV GmbH and OVB GmbH at the Herford site. The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (DEKRA).
- Site
- Herford
- Processes
- Painting, Pad printing, Screen printing, Laser marking, Hot stamping, Mirror welding, Assembly (lighting sector and busbar product line), Production of 3-D printed parts (in cooperation with suppliers)
- Materials
- Painting, Pad printing, Screen printing, Laser marking, Hot stamping, Mirror welding, 3-D printing
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1984
- Employees
- 28–35 (as of 1994)
- Industries
- Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Furniture manufacturing, Medical technology, Electrical engineering
- 01
Order clarification and prototype development
- 02
Painting (spindle painting line with UV curing)
- 03
Pad printing
- 04
Screen printing
- 05
Laser marking
- 06
Hot stamping
- 07
Mirror welding
- 08
Assembly
- 09
Testing and quality control
Materials & Processes
Painting
Precision painting of surfaces of virtually all materials, including a painting area of approximately 2250 m².
Pad printing
Fine printing on tiny edges and small component surfaces.
Screen printing
Large-area screen printing on industrial components, including on a fully automatic 6-color machine.
Laser marking
Contact-free marking of components, part of the service portfolio since 1994.
Hot stamping
Hot stamping of surfaces, one of the company's original processes.
Mirror welding
Joining process with which the company's operations began in 1984.
3-D printing
Production of 3-D printed parts in cooperation with suppliers, especially for prototypes.
Sites

Herford
DEHeadquarters / Production (painting, printing, stamping, laser marking)
- Spindle painting line with two paint booths and integrated UV curing (2012)
- Fully automatic 6-color screen printing machine (2018)
Herford (KMV GmbH)
DESubsidiary: painting, printing, stamping, laser marking
Herford (OVB GmbH)
DESubsidiary: pad printing, screen printing, stamping
Components


Inside the production

Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pad printingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Screen printingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser markingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot stampingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mirror weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly (lighting sector and busbar product line)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of 3-D printed parts (in cooperation with suppliers)Additive | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spindle painting line with two paint booths and integrated UV curing | – | 1 | – | 2012 | Herford |
| Fully automatic 6-color screen printing machine | – | 1 | – | 2018 | Herford |
Additional services
Quality
In the quality assurance area, layer thickness measurement, gloss level and hue determination as well as climate change tests are performed; parameters such as temperature, humidity and air flow are continuously monitored. The QM system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (DEKRA) – also for the subsidiaries KMV GmbH and OVB GmbH.
| Evidence | Herford | Herford (KMV GmbH) | Herford (OVB GmbH) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1984
Founded as a sole proprietorship by Jürgen Bode in a rented workshop space of 50 m²; operations began with hot stamping and mirror welding.
- 1989
Purchase of the building at Grüne Str. 146 with 2500 m² of production space and 1000 m² of warehouse; screen and pad printing, hot stamping, assembly in the lighting sector and busbar product line.
- 1991
Establishment of Jürgen Bode GmbH with Jürgen Bode as sole shareholder/managing director.
- 1994
Production area 1000 m² with approximately 28–35 employees; addition of laser marking.
- 1997
Acquisition of an additional 4000 m² of production space, of which approximately 1000 m² is a painting area.
- 2000
Acquisition of a further site of 10,000 m² with approximately 1000 m² warehouse; total of 5500 m² of production area.
- 2004
Expansion of the painting area by 1250 m².
- 2012
Commissioning of a spindle painting line with two paint booths and integrated UV curing.
- 2018
Expansion of the machine fleet with a fully automatic 6-color screen printing machine.
- 2019
Introduction of a custom-programmed ERP and management system; re-establishment of the subsidiaries KMV GmbH and OVB GmbH.