Manufacturing of precision round components: shafts, rotors, axles, rollers and plain bearings for the machine industry
Kaufmann & Vettorel AG, Maschinenfabrik
Frauenfeld (Headquarters / Machine Factory)New on Amplifa
About Kaufmann & Vettorel AG
Kaufmann & Vettorel AG, Maschinenfabrik (K&V) is a supplier to the machine industry based in Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau. The company manufactures demanding machined parts and complete assemblies – from small parts and single pieces to shafts, beams, plates and cubic milled parts with lengths up to 10 meters. The focus is on round components: shafts, rotors, axles and rollers up to 12 m in length as well as rings, plates and plain bearings up to 1.5 m in diameter, manufactured with accuracies in the micrometer range. Further focal points are complex 3D machining, cryogenic parts manufacturing for low-temperature applications, prototype construction as well as the trading of machines, apparatus and equipment. Customer industries include, among others, gas turbine construction, combustion engine construction, rail technology (rolling stock) and plain bearing manufacturing. The company is registered as a public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft) in the commercial register and belongs to the TreeCone Group in Frauenfeld.
- Site
- Frauenfeld
- Processes
- Turning of rotationally symmetric parts (shafts, rotors, axles, rollers), Manufacturing of rings, plates and plain bearings, Cryogenic parts manufacturing (low-temperature applications), Milling (cubic milled parts, complex 3D machining), Manufacturing of long shafts, beams and plates, Mechanical bearings and plummer block bearings / plain bearings (white metal casting), Manufacturing of demanding machined parts and complete assemblies, Fine boring of metal
- Materials
- Metal, White metal (plain bearings), White metal (white metal casting)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1975
- Industries
- Machine industry/supplier industry, Gas turbines, Combustion engines, Rolling stock (rail technology), Cryogenic applications/low-temperature technology
- 01
CNC turning and CNC milling (complex 3D machining)
- 02
Fine boring, polishing
- 03
Manufacturing of plain bearings (white metal casting)
- 04
Assembly of complete units
- 05
Prototype building / sample construction
Processes and Materials
Metal
Base material for turned parts, milled parts, fine boring and polishing work.
White metal (white metal casting)
Material for plain bearings and bearing bushes.
Locations
Frauenfeld
CHHeadquarters / Machine Factory
- Lot size
- Single pieces to series
- Materials
- Metal, white metal
Components
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning of rotationally symmetric parts (shafts, rotors, axles, rollers)Machining | µm range | 12 m × 1.5 m diameter | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of rings, plates and plain bearingsMachining | µm range | 1.5 m diameter | – | – | – |
| Cryogenic parts manufacturing (low-temperature applications)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Milling (cubic milled parts, complex 3D machining)Machining | – | 10 m | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of long shafts, beams and platesMachining | – | 10 meters | – | – | – |
| Mechanical bearings and plummer block bearings / plain bearings (white metal casting)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of demanding machined parts and complete assembliesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fine boring of metalMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Polishing of metalSurface treatment | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Prototype building / sample constructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | Metal |
Additional services
Quality
Manufacturing with accuracies in the micrometer range; according to the Kompass record, an ISO 9001 certification (2008 version) was held.
| Evidence | Frauenfeld |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1971
Founding year according to Kompass entry
- 1975
Commercial register entry of Kaufmann & Vettorel AG, Maschinenfabrik (entry date 21.03.1975)