Special machinery manufacturing for the textile, pharmaceutical and paper industries as well as plants for automated fibre processing and composite production.
M&A Dieterle GmbH Maschinen- und Apparatebau
Neuhofstr. 26, 73113 OttenbachNew on Amplifa
Competence since 1964
M&A Dieterle GmbH Maschinen- und Apparatebau is a Swabian family business founded in 1964, headquartered in Ottenbach near Göppingen with around 90 to 100 employees. The core competence lies in the development, design and assembly of special machinery and custom-built plants. The company is organised into three business units: metalworking, plant engineering for technical process belts and spiral screens, and Open Fiber Systems with plants and process systems for the automated processing of fibres for composite production. The product range includes UD FixedTow machines, the CROSSLAYER for automated preforming and the multifunctional Torque-Fiber-Winding technology awarded the JEC Innovation Award 2016. In addition to plant engineering, the company offers material production as a service (FixTow, SizedTow, Preforms), co-development of components and plant modules as well as its own preforming laboratory for process validation. Supply markets include general mechanical and plant engineering, the textile, pharmaceutical and paper industries, and automation technology.
- Site
- Ottenbach
- Processes
- Development and design of special machinery, Plant engineering for technical process belts / spiral screens, Production of covering materials (screens, felts, fabrics) - including the corresponding plants, Metalworking (as a business unit), Fibre spreading, Fibre impregnation, Fibre laying (dry and prepreg), UD FixedTow / UD tape production (spread and powder-tacked tow/tapes)
- Materials
- Aluminium, Steel, Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Basalt fibres, Natural fibres, Thermosets, Thermoplastics
- Certificates
- Visual analysis (microscopy, metallography)
- Founded
- 1964
- Employees
- ca. 90–100
- Industries
- Textile industry, Paper industry, Pharmaceutical industry, General mechanical and plant engineering, Automation technology, Fibre composites/composites (lightweight construction)
- 01
Development and design
- 02
Metalworking
- 03
Machinery and plant assembly
- 04
Material production (FixTow, SizedTow, Preforms)
- 05
Preforming laboratory for process validation
- 06
Co-development with customers
Locations
Ottenbach
DEHeadquarters, production, development and preforming laboratory
- Lot size
- Prototype, small series (plants and material production)
- Materials
- Aluminium, steel, glass, carbon, basalt and natural fibres, thermosets and thermoplastics, GFRP/CFRP
- UD FixedTow machine
- CROSSLAYER (automated 2D dry fibre or prepreg lay-up)
- Torque-Fiber-Winding plant (1.50 x 2.00 m)
- Modular R&D plants for fibre processing (sizing, spreading, impregnating)
- Custom fibre-laying machines (e.g. robot-integrated, multi-head machines)
- Pilot plants for natural fibre processing
- Preforming laboratory
Plants and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and design of special machineryEngineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Steel, Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Basalt fibres, Natural fibres, Thermosets, Thermoplastics |
| Plant engineering for technical process belts / spiral screensAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of covering materials (screens, felts, fabrics) - including the corresponding plantsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metalworking (as a business unit)Machining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Steel |
| Fibre spreadingTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Basalt fibres, Natural fibres |
| Fibre impregnationTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Natural fibres |
| Fibre laying (dry and prepreg)Textile technology | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Natural fibres |
| UD FixedTow / UD tape production (spread and powder-tacked tow/tapes)Textile technology | – | – | – | – | Carbon fibres, Glass fibres |
| Preforming (automated with prepreg or dry fibre laying, CROSSLAYER)Textile technology | – | – | – | – | Carbon fibres, Glass fibres, Natural fibres |
| Multifunctional Torque-Fiber-Winding for UD prepreg productionTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics, Carbon fibres, Glass fibres |
| Production of textile unidirectional UD prepregs (tapes, thin drapable fabrics withTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics, Carbon fibres, Glass fibres |
| Material production as a service (FixTow, SizedTow, Preforms)Textile technology | – | – | – | – | Carbon fibres, Glass fibres |
| Co-development (components, plant modules)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natural fibre processing and production of natural fibre semi-finished productsTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Natural fibres, Polymer gypsum |
| Automated processing of fibres for composite production (modular plants, Open FiberTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Basalt fibres, Natural fibres |
| Nonwoven and mat productionTextile technology | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Carbon fibres, Natural fibres |
| Visual analysis (e.g. microscopy, metallography)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant engineering and automation technology, handling technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UD FixedTow machine | M&A Dieterle UD FixedTow | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
| Crosslayer (automated 2D dry fibre or prepreg lay-up) | M&A Dieterle CROSSLAYER | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
| Torque-Fiber-Winding plant | M&A Dieterle Multifunctional Torque-Fiber-Winding | – | 1.50 x 2.00 m | – | Ottenbach |
| Modular R&D plants for fibre processing (sizing, spreading, impregnating) | M&A Dieterle | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
| Custom fibre-laying machines (e.g. robot-integrated, multi-head machines) | M&A Dieterle | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
| Pilot plants for natural fibre processing | M&A Dieterle | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
| Preforming laboratory | M&A Dieterle | – | – | – | Ottenbach |
Additional services
Quality
Processes are validated in the company's own preforming laboratory; visual analysis includes, among other things, microscopy and metallography in research and development.
| Evidence | Ottenbach |
|---|---|
| Visual analysis (microscopy, metallography) |
History
- 1964
Founded as a Swabian family business with core competence in the development and design of special machinery.
- 2016
On 22.09.2016, JEC Innovation Award in the Semi-Product Equipment category for the multifunctional Torque-Fiber-Winding at Experience Composites in Augsburg.
- 2016
Since around 2010/2016, development of modular plants for automated fibre processing (Open Fiber Systems); supplier to the textile, pharmaceutical and paper industries as well as automation technology.
Project partner in the bioeconomy project ERNA (recyclable natural-fibre polymer gypsum composites and automated processing methods for hybrid lightweight structures).