Special machines, tools and testing systems for the aluminium packaging industry as well as precision metalworking
Leuthold Mechanik AG
Zürichstrasse 63, CH-8840 Einsiedeln, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About HLM
Leuthold Mechanik AG (HLM) is a Swiss mechanical engineering company founded in 1974 and headquartered in Einsiedeln. From the small mechanical workshop of its founding years, the company has grown into an enterprise with 175 employees and worldwide connections. HLM designs and manufactures custom special machines, tools and testing systems, specializing in systems for producing thin-walled aluminium packaging. Its core competence encompasses metalworking with turning, milling/drilling, grinding and EDM at machining accuracies below 0,002 mm, complemented by toolmaking, contract manufacturing and series production in 3-shift operation. In its own Competence Center, systems can be tested in a monitored test environment before integration at the customer's site. Customers come from the packaging, food, automotive, aerospace and medical technology industries. On 20'000 m² of operating space, development, manufacturing, assembly, installation and training are offered from a single source.
- Site
- Einsiedeln, Switzerland
- Processes
- Toolmaking, Special machine construction, Contract manufacturing, Series production, Turning, Milling / Drilling, Grinding, EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining)
- Materials
- Aluminium (packaging foil, coated), Metal (general, core competence metalworking), Aluminium (coated packaging foil), Metal in general, Turning, Milling / Drilling, Grinding, EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, BRCGS Packaging (Global Standard for Packaging Materials, Issue 6), BRCGS Packaging (Issue 6), IATF 16949
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- 175
- Industries
- Packaging industry (aluminium packaging), Food industry, Automotive industry, Aerospace industry, Medical technology
- 01
Design and development
- 02
Metalworking (turning, milling/drilling, grinding, EDM)
- 03
Toolmaking
- 04
Special machine construction
- 05
Assembly and installation
- 06
Commissioning and training
- 07
Competence Center (test environment)
- 08
Series production
Materials & Processes
Aluminium (coated packaging foil)
Coated aluminium foils are punched and deep-drawn into heat-sealable trays and containers for direct food contact.
Metal in general
Metalworking has always been HLM's core competence, among other things for tools, machine components and testing systems.
Turning
Precision turning of metal components with accuracies below 0,002 mm.
Milling / Drilling
Milling and drilling of metal components with tolerances below 2 µm.
Grinding
Grinding processes to achieve the highest surface and dimensional accuracy.
EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining)
EDM processes for complex contours in tools and metal components.
Locations
Einsiedeln
CHHeadquarters, toolmaking, special machine construction, series production, contract manufacturing
- Lot size
- Prototype to large-scale series
- Materials
- Metal, aluminium
- Lathes
- Milling and drilling machines
- Grinding machines
- EDM machines
- Measuring equipment
- 30 12-lane systems (4'000 m of foil each per 8-hour shift)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToolmakingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special machine constructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract manufacturingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series productionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| TurningMachining | < 0,002 mm (2 µm) | – | – | – | Metal |
| Milling / DrillingMachining | < 0,002 mm (2 µm) | – | – | – | Metal |
| GrindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Measuring (testing)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Punching and deep drawing of heat-sealable trays and containers from coated aluminium foilsForming | – | – | – | – | coated aluminium foil |
| Design, development, manufacturing, assembly, installation and training for special machinesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-lane systems (can/packaging production) | – | 30 | 4'000 m of foil per 8-hour shift per system | – | Einsiedeln, Switzerland |
Additional services
Quality
HLM is certified according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 (SQS, reg. no. 39340); for series production, BRCGS Packaging (Issue 6, reg. no. 45747) for metal forming additionally applies. A dedicated machine park area includes high-precision measuring equipment for checking tolerances below 0,002 mm.
| Evidence | Einsiedeln |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 45001:2018 | |
| BRCGS Packaging (Issue 6) | |
| IATF 16949 |
History
- 1974
Founded as a small mechanical workshop; since then continuous growth into a company with worldwide connections.