Manufacturer of carbide grooving and turning tools, parting and grooving tools as well as special tools for machining.
Kemmer Hartmetallwerkzeuge GmbH
Wildberg (Baden-Württemberg) · Zella-Mehlis (Thuringia)New on Amplifa
About KEMMER Hartmetallwerkzeuge
Kemmer Hartmetallwerkzeuge GmbH is a manufacturer of cutting tools specialized in grooving and parting operations. The company produces carbide tools, parting and grooving tools, indexable inserts, special holders and custom special tools, including tipped special inserts with PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) cutting edges. In addition to tool manufacturing, the company offers HiPIMS coatings such as INOXA SX1 and CARBO SX2, which are used, among other things, for machining stainless steel, high-alloy steel and titanium. The product range includes systems such as GripLock and MULTICUT 4, including holders with internal coolant supply and axial radius grooving inserts. In addition, the company provides CAD data, a test report database with trial reports and technical consulting, and trains cutting machine operators (Zerspanungsmechaniker). The company maintains its headquarters in Wildberg (Baden-Württemberg) and a production site in Zella-Mehlis (Thuringia).
- Site
- Wildberg
- Processes
- Manufacturing of carbide tools (grooving and turning tools, parting and grooving tools,, HiPIMS coating of tools (INOXA SX1, CARBO SX2), Tipping of tools with PCD and CBN cutting edges (special inserts), Special solutions / special tools, Test report database (trial reports), CAD data, Technical consulting (TechTalk), Apprenticeship training for cutting machine operators (Zerspanungsmechaniker)
- Materials
- Carbide, PCD (polycrystalline diamond), CBN (cubic boron nitride), HiPIMS coating (INOXA SX1, CARBO SX2)
- Certificates
- QM certificate (download offered, details unknown), QM certificate
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- 51–200 (LinkedIn cat
- Industries
- Machining / Metalworking, Tool industry
- 01
Development of tool solutions including special solutions
- 02
Manufacturing of carbide and tipped tools
- 03
HiPIMS coating (INOXA SX1, CARBO SX2)
- 04
Quality assurance and trial reports
- 05
Technical consulting and sales
Materials and Processes
Carbide
Base material of the tools for parting and grooving as well as profile forming.
PCD (polycrystalline diamond)
Tipping of special inserts for maximum tool life with non-ferrous metals.
CBN (cubic boron nitride)
Tipping of special inserts for machining the most demanding ferrous materials.
HiPIMS coating (INOXA SX1, CARBO SX2)
High-performance coating of the tools, among other things for stainless steel, high-alloy steel and titanium.
Locations
Wildberg
DEHeadquarters
Zella-Mehlis
DEProduction site (Thuringia)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing of carbide tools (grooving and turning tools, parting and grooving tools,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| HiPIMS coating of tools (INOXA SX1, CARBO SX2)Surface | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Tipping of tools with PCD and CBN cutting edges (special inserts)Engineering | – | – | – | – | PCD, CBN |
Additional services
Quality
A QM certificate is available in the download area of the website. For application reliability, trial reports are provided in a test report database.
| Evidence | Wildberg | Zella-Mehlis |
|---|---|---|
| QM certificate |
History
- 1974
Founding of the company (according to LinkedIn).
- 2021
ERDF funding as part of 'EFRE bewegt Thüringen' (ERDF moves Thuringia).
- 2025
Training of international specialists; participation in Vietnam Day of the IHK Suhl (Chamber of Industry and Commerce); introduction of the TechTalk section with basic technical information on the topic of grooving.
- 2026
Product innovations GripLock/INOXA SX1 HiPIMS at the AMB; visit of the mayor of Zella-Mehlis to the site in Thuringia.