Vacuum suction cups, gripper systems and drive technology for industrial automation – including engineering and in-house gripper manufacturing
Krautloher GmbH Industrieautomation
Feldgeding (Dachau), GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Krautloher Industrieautomation
Krautloher GmbH Industrieautomation, based in Feldgeding near Dachau, is a medium-sized company for industrial automation with the three areas of competence vacuum technology, gripper systems and drive technology. The product range includes vacuum suction cups in several thousand variants, vacuum components such as pumps, side-channel blowers, ejectors, filters, valve technology and sensor technology, as well as gearboxes and motors. In addition to product consulting and supply, the company offers engineering services: consulting, planning and design of simple to highly complex gripper systems, testing and optimization of complete systems as well as documentation. Custom solutions are produced in the company's own gripper manufacturing, since 2009 also in carbon fiber; a gripper construction kit with an extensive parts assortment enables customer-side in-house designs. Manufacturing includes turning and milling as well as cutting of hardened profile rails; a vacuum test bench serves for system testing. Products for industrial automation are permanently in stock, complemented by an eShop with over 300,000 items for pneumatics, hydraulics and industrial supplies. Customers come from the chemical, food, medical, packaging and automotive industries.
- Site
- Feldgeding
- Processes
- Design of gripper systems (simple to highly complex), In-house gripper manufacturing / custom solutions, Gripper construction kit – parts assortment for gripper solutions, Vacuum components (vacuum pumps, side-channel blowers, vacuum ejectors, filters, valve technology,, Drive technology (gearboxes and motors), Testing and optimization of complete systems, Turning, Milling
- Materials
- Carbon fiber, Hardened profile rails (steel)
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1996
- Industries
- Chemicals, Food, Medical, Packaging, Automotive
- 01
Consulting and product selection
- 02
Planning and design (CAD)
- 03
In-house gripper manufacturing / turning and milling
- 04
Vacuum testing on the test bench
- 05
Testing, optimization and documentation
- 06
Warehousing and delivery
- 07
Assembly (contract for work)
Materials and Processes
Carbon fiber
Used for gripper systems, first shown as a trade fair novelty at Fakuma 2009.
Hardened profile rails (steel)
Material for profile rails, which are processed on an in-house cutting machine.
Location
Feldgeding
DEHead office with engineering, gripper manufacturing, production and warehouse
- Materials
- Carbon fiber, steel
- Lathe
- Milling machine
- Cutting machine for hardened profile rails
- Vacuum test bench
- CAD workstations
- ERP system
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design of gripper systems (simple to highly complex)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Carbon fiber |
| In-house gripper manufacturing / custom solutionsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gripper construction kit – parts assortment for gripper solutionsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum components (vacuum pumps, side-channel blowers, vacuum ejectors, filters, valve technology,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drive technology (gearboxes and motors)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing and optimization of complete systemsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cutting of hardened profile railsMachining | – | – | – | – | hardened profile rails (steel) |
| Vacuum testing (vacuum test bench)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting, planning and design for industrial automationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathe | – | – | – | 2006 | Feldgeding |
| Milling machine | – | – | – | 2006 | Feldgeding |
| Cutting machine for hardened profile rails | – | – | – | 2007 | Feldgeding |
| Vacuum test bench | – | – | – | 2005 | Feldgeding |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The company is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001; the audit for recertification according to the internationally recognized standard took place in December 2021. Complete systems are tested and optimized, supported by an in-house vacuum test bench.
| Evidence | Feldgeding |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1996
Founded as a commercial agency focused on drive technology and vacuum technology.
- 2003
Contract distributor for FIPA, focus on vacuum technology and gripper systems.
- 2004
Founding of Krautloher GmbH Industrieautomation with 2 employees, in-house gripper manufacturing.
- 2005
Move into a 450 m² company building, vacuum test bench, investment in an ERP system.
- 2006
4 employees, investment in a lathe and milling machine as well as 3D design software.
- 2007
Expansion of gripper manufacturing, tripling of stock levels, cutting machine for hardened profile rails.
- 2008
New corporate design with logo, signage and website.
- 2009
Gripper systems in carbon fiber as a trade fair novelty at Fakuma.
- 2010
Contract partner of ASS-Maschinenbau GmbH.
- 2012
Launch of the eShop for pneumatics, hydraulics and industrial supplies.
- 2013
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, training company for technical product designers.
- 2014
New ERP software, 10 employees, second CAD workstation.
- 2021
Audit for recertification according to the internationally recognized standard in December.