Industrial painting of metal and plastic surfaces – from prototypes to fully automated series of over 400,000 parts per year.
LAC Berger GmbH
Großreifling 85, 8931 Großreifling (AT)New on Amplifa
About LAC Berger
LAC Berger GmbH in Großreifling (Styria) is a specialized company for industrial wet painting of metal and plastic components. Its service portfolio includes functional painting with corrosion protection, precision painting with exact coating thicknesses, design painting, and pretreatment processes such as grinding, sandblasting, wet-chemical cleaning with passivation and phosphating, as well as plasma surface activation. Production ranges from individual sample parts to series with more than 400,000 parts per year; part weights handled range from 3 grams to over 1 tonne, and geometries from flat surfaces to highly complex shapes. Key customers come from the automotive, aviation, rail and defense industries as well as mechanical engineering; reference customers include Seisenbacher, WECUBEX, Ritz Instrument Transformers, Alu Menziken Euromotive, Exel Composites and WEBER-HYDRAULIK. In addition to painting, the company offers assembly kitting, assembly, project management, industrial engineering and supply chain management with JIT/JIS delivery. Production takes place at the Großreifling site with a semi-automatic painting line (H-Line), fully automatic robotic painting (R-Line) and a dedicated area for small series and prototypes (C-Line). The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
- Site
- Großreifling
- Processes
- Wet painting / functional painting, Fully automated robot-assisted series painting, Semi-automatic series painting (H-line), Painting area for pre-series and small-series production (C-Line, surface manufactory), Precision painting (exact coating thickness), Design painting (marking, optical coatings without technical function), Manual painting, Mechanical pretreatment (grinding, sandblasting)
- Materials
- Metal (metallic surfaces), Plastic (plastic-based surfaces), Steel, Aluminum (aluminum components), Metallic surfaces, Aluminum, Plastic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 2016
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Aviation industry, Rail industry, Defense industry, Mechanical engineering, Special projects/wholesale and retail
- 01
Feasibility check and kickoff meeting
- 02
Mechanical pretreatment (grinding, sandblasting)
- 03
Wet-chemical cleaning, passivation, phosphating
- 04
Washing and pretreatment
- 05
Painting (H-Line, R-Line, C-Line)
- 06
Quality inspection with documented inspection plans
- 07
Component post-processing, kitting and assembly
- 08
Storage and delivery (JIT/JIS)
Materials and Processes
Metallic surfaces
Main substrate for functional and corrosion-protection coatings, including steel and aluminum components.
Steel
For example, steel components with a visually flawless surface and reliable corrosion protection.
Aluminum
Aluminum components, among others, from the automotive and rail industries.
Plastic
Plastic-based surfaces, among others pretreated with plasma surface activation.
Sites
Großreifling 85
ATProduction, administration, logistics (headquarters)
- Part weight / size
- 3 g to >1 t
- Lot size
- 1 to >400,000 parts/year
- Materials
- Metal, plastic, steel, aluminum
- Semi-automatic painting line H-Line
- Fully automatic robotic painting line R-Line with 2 robots
- C-Line for small series and prototypes
- Large-volume paint booth (500 m³)
- In-line plasma pretreatment system
- 3-stage washing and pretreatment system (H-line)
- Fully automatic 4-stage in-line washing and pretreatment system (R-Line)
- Conveyor system
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet painting / functional paintingSurface | – | – | 3 g – >1 tonne | 1 – >400,000 parts/year | Metal, Plastic, Steel, Aluminum |
| Fully automated robot-assisted series paintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Semi-automatic series painting (H-line)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Painting area for pre-series and small-series production (C-Line, surface manufactory)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Precision painting (exact coating thickness)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Design painting (marking, optical coatings without technical function)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Manual paintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Mechanical pretreatment (grinding, sandblasting)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Wet-chemical cleaning (passivation, phosphating)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Surface activation with plasmaSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Metal |
| Component post-processing and assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Kitting and assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic |
| Project management, industrial engineering, supply chain managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-automatic painting line | H-Line | 1 | – | 2000 | Großreifling |
| Fully automatic robotic painting line | R-Line | 1 | – | 2005 | Großreifling |
| Painting robot | – | 2 | – | 2019 | Großreifling |
| In-line plasma pretreatment system | – | 1 | – | 2015 | Großreifling |
| 3-stage washing and pretreatment system | – | 1 | – | 2017 | Großreifling |
| Fully automatic 4-stage in-line washing and pretreatment system | – | 1 | – | 2021 | Großreifling |
| Large-volume paint booth | – | 1 | 500 m³ | – | Großreifling |
| Painting area for small series and prototypes | C-Line | 1 | – | 2022 | Großreifling |
| Manual paint booth | – | 1 | – | 1999 | Großreifling |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality assurance includes inspection plans, accompanied sample approvals and documented inspection scopes for projects and series; the coatings are documented in a traceable manner. The company has been certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 since 2018.
| Evidence | Großreifling 85 |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1973
Founding of the Berger car dealership as predecessor company
- 1999
Start with a large-volume manual paint booth for industrial goods as a subsidiary operation of the Berger car dealership
- 2000
First own production hall with semi-automatic painting line (H-Line)
- 2005
Hall extension; first expansion stage of the fully automatic robotic painting (R-Line)
- 2015
Hermann Berger takes over management; expansion of the robotic system with in-line plasma pretreatment
- 2016
Founding of the independent LAC Berger GmbH through spin-off from Autohaus Berger GmbH
- 2017
Expansion of the H-line with a 3-stage washing and pretreatment system
- 2018
Initial certifications to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- 2019
Capacity doubling: second robot for the R-line, conversion of the conveyor system
- 2021
Fully automatic 4-stage in-line washing and pretreatment system for the R-Line
- 2022
Dedicated area for small-series and prototype production (C-Line)
- 2024
New construction of the logistics warehouse and the office area in Großreifling