Development and manufacturing of digital components for welding technology – power sources, controls and interfaces.
Leipold + Co. GmbH
Rockenhausen (Kreuzwiese industrial estate)New on Amplifa
About Leipold + Co. GmbH
Leipold + Co. GmbH is an automation technology company founded in 1982, headquartered in Rockenhausen (Rhineland-Palatinate). The company develops and manufactures digital components for welding technology, including welding process controls, power sources, motor controllers, robot interfaces, handheld remote controls as well as accessories such as water coolers and gas flow sensors. Value creation takes place predominantly in-house: PCBs are populated with two fully automatic SMD placement machines, then soldered, inspected, tested and programmed; cable manufacturing comprises cutting, assembling and testing BUS and wiring cables. In mechanical manufacturing, machine housings made of aluminium sheet are punched fully automatically and bent, inserted and assembled semi-automatically; windings and insulators for flat transformers and coils are also produced on in-house-built machines. Customers include, among others, the welding technology manufacturer EWM. With the Q9S series, the digital power source LSQ4 (1999, world premiere) and the patented microMIG process, Leipold has repeatedly set its own development priorities.
- Site
- Rockenhausen
- Processes
- PCB manufacturing (population, soldering, inspection, testing, programming), SMD population (2 fully automatic placement machines, automatic inspection system), Cable manufacturing (cutting, assembling, soldering, screwing, testing), Mechanical manufacturing (punching, bending, inserting nuts and bolts), Manufacture of flat transformers and coils (windings, insulators), Electronics Development, Software Development, Welding technology (development and manufacturing of digital components: power sources, controls)
- Materials
- Aluminium sheet, SMD Population, Through-Hole Components, Aluminium Sheet, BUS and Wiring Cables, Flat Transformers and Coils, Powder Coating
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1982
- Industries
- Welding technology, Robotics/Automation technology
- 01
Electronics development
- 02
Software development
- 03
PCB manufacturing (SMD population, soldering, inspection, testing, programming)
- 04
Cable manufacturing
- 05
Mechanical manufacturing
- 06
Assembly
- 07
Testing, repair and commissioning
Materials & Processes
SMD Population
Two fully automatic placement machines with an automatic inspection system for PCB manufacturing.
Through-Hole Components
Through-hole components are populated by hand.
Aluminium Sheet
Material of the machine housings; fully automatic punching and semi-automatic bending.
BUS and Wiring Cables
Cutting, assembling, soldering, screwing and testing in-house.
Flat Transformers and Coils
Windings and insulators are produced on in-house-built machines.
Powder Coating
Carried out externally; the coated parts are returned for further processing.
Locations
Rockenhausen
DEHeadquarters, development and manufacturing
- Materials
- SMD components, aluminium sheet, cable
- 2 fully automatic SMD placement machines
- Fully automatic inspection system for SMD components
- Fully automatic punching machine (aluminium sheet)
- Semi-automatic bending machine
- Fully and semi-automatic cutting, stripping and crimping machines
- Semi-automatic testing device for BUS cables
- In-house-built machines for winding production
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCB manufacturing (population, soldering, inspection, testing, programming)Assembly | – | – | – | – | SMD components, through-hole components |
| SMD population (2 fully automatic placement machines, automatic inspection system)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cable manufacturing (cutting, assembling, soldering, screwing, testing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | BUS cables, wiring cables |
| Mechanical manufacturing (punching, bending, inserting nuts and bolts)Forming | – | – | – | – | Aluminium sheet |
| Manufacture of flat transformers and coils (windings, insulators)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electronics DevelopmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software DevelopmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding technology (development and manufacturing of digital components: power sources, controls)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of machine housings and devicesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Aluminium sheet |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully automatic placement machine (SMD) | – | 2 | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| Fully automatic inspection system for SMD components | – | 1 | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| Fully automatic punching machine (aluminium sheet) | – | – | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| Semi-automatic bending machine | – | – | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| Cutting, stripping and crimping machines (fully and semi-automatic) | – | – | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| Semi-automatic testing device (BUS cable) | – | – | – | – | Rockenhausen |
| In-house-built machines for winding production (flat transformers/coils) | In-house | – | – | – | Rockenhausen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
All PCBs are function-tested and programmed after population, soldering and inspection; BUS cables are tested with a semi-automatic testing device and cables are fully tested. The company has been certified to ISO 9001 since 2021.
| Evidence | Rockenhausen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1982
Foundation
- 1983
PROCESS-8, welding process control for reproducible robotic applications
- 1986
MULTIPROCESS-Q, welding process control with quality assurance functions
- 1988
Company moves to Wiesenstraße in Rockenhausen
- 1992
L781M motor controller, Q8i remote control
- 1993
C3004 motor controller for EWM, Q8 network, robot interfaces
- 1997
Completion of the company building in the Kreuzwiese industrial estate; patented microMIG welding process
- 1999
LSQ4, the world's first digital power source
- 2003
Construction of an office building and a warehouse
- 2017
Completion of a production building
- 2021
Q9S series; ISO 9001 certification
- 2024
ISO 9001 certification