Injection-moulded and deep-drawn parts as well as plastic packaging — developed and manufactured in Bad Salzuflen since 1907.
Licefa GmbH & Co. KG
Bad Salzuflen (Lemgoer Straße, since 1962)New on Amplifa
Packaging with a system — from idea to series
LICEFA (Lippische Celluloidwaren Fabrik) is a family-owned manufacturer of plastic packaging and technical plastic parts based in Bad Salzuflen. Using injection moulding and deep drawing, the company produces round boxes, rectangular boxes, membrane boxes, assortment cases, cases, transport boxes, enclosure cabinets, SMD and ESD packaging, dental boxes as well as deep-drawn and foam inserts — more than 2,000 standard products ex stock. In addition, LICEFA offers customised special productions from 3D-CAD design through 3D-printed prototypes and first samples to series production. Materials processed include thermoplastics such as PP, PS, ABS, PE, SAN and PC as well as conductive (ESD) and food-grade compounds; PCR recyclates available on request. Finishing by screen, pad and digital printing as well as assembly, kitting and shipping are carried out in-house. Customers come from electronics & ESD, dental & medical, industry & manufacturing and optics. Development and production have been located on Lemgoer Straße since 1962; quality management has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 since 2006.
- Site
- Bad Salzuflen
- Processes
- Injection moulding, Deep drawing (thermoforming), Assembly and kitting, Prototypes / 3D printing, Screen printing, Digital printing, Pad printing, Foam insert manufacturing (cut/kitting foam inserts)
- Materials
- Polyethylene (low density), Polyethylene (high density), Polypropylene, Polypropylene copolymer, Polypropylene, conductive, Polystyrene, High-impact polystyrene, Polystyrene, conductive
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1907
- Industries
- Electronics & ESD, Dental & Medical, Industry & Manufacturing, Optics, Packaging
- 01
Requirements clarification and consulting
- 02
Design in 3D-CAD
- 03
Prototypes via 3D printing
- 04
Toolmaking preparation and first samples
- 05
Injection moulding or deep drawing (series)
- 06
Finishing (screen, pad, digital printing)
- 07
Assembly and kitting incl. 100 % visual inspection
- 08
Logistics centre and shipping
Bad Salzuflen site
Bad Salzuflen
DEDevelopment, production (injection moulding, deep drawing), finishing, assembly, logistics and shipping on one site
- Lot size
- Small to large series (injection moulding); small to medium series (deep
- Materials
- PP, PS, ABS, PE, SAN, PC, PVC, conductive and food-grade compounds, PCR recyclates
- Injection moulding machines (since 1951)
- Deep-drawing systems
- 3D printers for prototypes
- Screen, pad and digital printing
- Kitting department
- Logistics centre (since 2015)
- Photovoltaic system
Products and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection mouldingPlastics | – | – | – | Small series – Large series | PP, PS, ABS, PE, SAN, PC, ESD-capable compounds, food-grade compounds, PCR recyclates |
| Deep drawing (thermoforming)Plastics | – | – | – | small quantities – medium/several series | PP, PS, conductive PS (ESD), PVC |
| Assembly and kittingAssembly | – | – | – | smaller lots – larger series | – |
| Prototypes / 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | individual samples | – |
| Screen printingSurface | – | – | – | medium runs – larger runs | Plastic surfaces |
| Digital printingSurface | – | – | – | small runs | Plastic surfaces (flat areas) |
| Pad printingSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastic (including curved/uneven surfaces) |
| Foam insert manufacturing (cut/kitting foam inserts)Plastics | millimetre-precise | – | – | Small series – Large-scale production | various foams in various densities and, ESD-capable foams |
| Custom manufacture of customer-specific plastic parts and packagingEngineering | – | – | – | Small series – Large-scale production | a wide variety of plastics |
| Design/development (3D-CAD drafting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 % visual inspection / final inspectionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality management
Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (TÜV NORD, certificate no. 44 100 061507, valid until 2027-07-01) and operates preventively from sample approval through to series production. Prior to delivery, a 100 % visual inspection is carried out, including completeness and pack pattern checks.
| Evidence | Bad Salzuflen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
From a celluloid goods factory to a packaging manufacturer
- 1907
Founded in Ohrsen as “Lippische Celluloidwaren Fabrik” by the Wellmeier family.
- 1937
Heinrich Horstmann merges three celluloid companies.
- 1951
First injection moulding machine — switch from celluloid to plastic.
- 1962
Relocation to Lemgoer Straße in Bad Salzuflen, the current site.
- 1983
Heinrich Horstmann joins as managing partner.
- 2006
First certification of quality management to ISO 9001.
- 2007
100 years of LICEFA.
- 2015
Commissioning of the company's own logistics centre.
- 2019
Renaming to “Licefa GmbH & Co. KG”.
- 2025
Christian Schmidt takes over management.