Processing of PLEXIGLAS®, Makrolon® and other plastics: boat windows, custom tanks, displays and technical custom constructions.
LETO Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
Wilhelmshaven (Hildesheimer Straße 1)New on Amplifa
About LETO Kunststoff-Technik
LETO Kunststoff-Technik is an owner-managed specialist company for the thermoplastic processing of plastics, founded in 1989 and based in Wilhelmshaven. The company develops and manufactures boat windows and yacht glazing made of acrylic glass and polycarbonate based on a sample or CAD drawing, plastic tanks and containers compliant with the German Water Resources Act (including water tanks, oil drip trays and chemical containers), 3D letters and logos, product and merchandise displays as well as shop fittings and display cases. Manufacturing includes thermoforming in an in-house tempering oven (sheets up to 3050 x 2050 mm, up to 250 degrees), 5-axis CNC milling, laser cutting, cutting to size up to 4000 mm as well as bending, facetting, polishing, bonding and welding. Materials processed include PMMA GS/XT, PC, SAN, PS, PET, PET-G, PVC, PE, PP, PA, POM, PTFE, polyester and HPL. Customers come from boat building and shipbuilding, shopfitting, exhibition stand construction, plant and apparatus engineering, hotels and gastronomy as well as motorhome conversions; deliveries go to shipyards and owners in the North Sea and Baltic Sea region as well as throughout Germany.
- Site
- Wilhelmshaven
- Processes
- Thermoforming / hot forming of plastic sheets, Laser cutting of acrylic glass XT/GS, CNC milling (5-axis), Plastic cutting to size / cutting (including bevel and miter cuts), Bending / chamfering, Joining / Bonding / Welding / Assembly, Edge banding, Facetting
- Materials
- PLEXIGLAS® / Acrylic glass (PMMA) GS & XT, Makrolon® / Polycarbonate, SAN, PS / Polystyrene, PET, PET-G, Rigid PVC foam, Integral foam
- Founded
- 1989
- Industries
- Boat building/Shipbuilding (shipyards and owners), Shopfitting and retail/POS, Exhibition stand construction, Plant and apparatus engineering, Container construction (water tanks, oil drip trays, chemical containers), Hotels and gastronomy
- 01
Consultation and project inquiry
- 02
Development/Engineering (CAD)
- 03
Cutting to size/Laser cutting
- 04
Thermoforming in the tempering oven
- 05
5-axis CNC milling
- 06
Bending, facetting, polishing
- 07
Joining/Bonding/Welding
- 08
Quality control
- 09
Shipping ex works
Materials & Processes
PLEXIGLAS® / Acrylic glass (PMMA) GS & XT
A classic in yacht building with 92% light transmission; used for boat windows, displays and signs.
Makrolon® / Polycarbonate
Up to 250 times more impact-resistant than glass; suitable for high-seas applications and safety glazing.
SAN
For series parts and technical plastic applications.
PS / Polystyrene
For cost-effective series and milled parts.
PET-G
A frequently used material in the series production of plastic parts.
Rigid PVC foam and rigid PVC-U
For components such as the sand level gauge as well as lightweight assemblies.
PE / Polyethylene
Used for tanks, containers and chemically stressed parts.
PP / Polypropylene
For water tanks, oil drip trays and chemical containers compliant with the German Water Resources Act.
PA
Technical plastic parts for machine and plant engineering.
POM
For precisely milled technical components.
PTFE
For applications with high chemical and thermal stress.
HPL (tubes, sheets, hollow rods)
For stable constructions in shopfitting and plant engineering.
Locations
Wilhelmshaven
DECompany headquarters and production
- Lot size
- Prototypes, small and large series
- Materials
- PMMA, PC, SAN, PS, PET-G, PVC, PE, PP, PA, POM, PTFE, polyester, HPL
- 5-axis CNC machining center
- Tempering oven (usable area 3.7 × 2.7 × 2.1 m, up to 250 degrees)
- Laser cutting system (up to 3050 × 2050 mm)
- Cutting to size up to 4000 mm
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermoforming / hot forming of plastic sheetsPlastics | – | 3050 mm × 2050 mm | – | Single piece – Series production | PMMA, PC, Thermoplastics |
| Laser cutting of acrylic glass XT/GSPlastics | – | 3050 mm × 2050 mm | – | Individual parts – Series parts | Acrylic glass XT, Acrylic glass GS |
| CNC milling (5-axis)Plastics | – | – | – | Prototypes – Series production | Thermoplastics, Composite materials |
| Plastic cutting to size / cutting (including bevel and miter cuts)Plastics | – | 4000 mm | – | – | PMMA, PC, SAN, PS, PET, PET-G, Rigid PVC foam, PE, PP, PA, POM, PTFE, Polyester, HPL |
| Bending / chamferingPlastics | – | – | – | – | PMMA, PC |
| Joining / Bonding / Welding / AssemblyJoining | – | – | – | – | PMMA, PC, PVC-U |
| Edge bandingPlastics | – | – | – | – | PMMA, PC |
| FacettingPlastics | – | – | – | – | PMMA |
| PolishingSurface | – | – | – | – | PMMA |
| Manufacture of boat windows & yacht glazing (based on a sample or CAD drawing)Plastics | – | – | – | Single piece | Acrylic glass (PMMA), Polycarbonate (PC) |
| Production of plastic tanks, containers, oil drip trays, chemical containers according toPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plexiglas, Makrolon, Polypropylene, Polyethylene |
| Series production of acrylic glass & plastic parts (prototypes to large series)Plastics | – | – | – | Prototype – Large series | PMMA GS/XT, PC, SAN, PS, PET, PET-G, Polystyrene, Rigid PVC foam, Integral foam, PE, PP, PA, POM, PTFE, Polyester, HPL |
| Production of product/merchandise displays, shopfitting elements, display casesPlastics | – | – | – | Custom single piece – Series production | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Production of 3D letters, logos, letteringPlastics | – | – | – | – | Acrylic glass |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis CNC machining center | – | 1 | – | – | Wilhelmshaven |
| Tempering oven (thermoforming) | – | 1 | Usable area 3.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 m; sheets up to 3050 x 2050 mm; up to 250 degrees | – | Wilhelmshaven |
| Laser cutting system | – | 1 | up to 3050 x 2050 mm | – | Wilhelmshaven |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1989
Founding of LETO Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG