Tool and fixture making, CNC milling and turning, sheet metal working, welding and wire EDM from Dornstadt-Tomerdingen.
Max Hilscher GmbH
Dornstadt-TomerdingenNew on Amplifa
Tool making, welding, turning, milling – since 1945
Max Hilscher GmbH is an owner-managed metalworking company based in Dornstadt-Tomerdingen near Ulm. Founded in 1945, with a family tradition dating back to 1851, the company manufactures precision parts and assemblies for mechanical engineering, the automotive, aerospace and defense industries, as well as for textile machinery manufacturing. The range of services includes CNC milling (3- and 5-axis, 3D and hard milling, cast part machining), CNC turning, sheet metal working with laser cutting, folding and punching from coil, tool and fixture making, wire EDM, and certified welding on three robot cells. Materials processed include steel, stainless steel, special alloys, aluminium, aluminium castings, titanium, copper, brass and plastics. Through its 100% service, Hilscher organizes the complete production process including procurement, rework such as vibratory finishing and blasting, assembly, inspection with inspection report, and just-in-time delivery to the assembly line. The company combines these processes with a high degree of in-house production depth on a modern machine park including coordinate measuring technology.
- Site
- Dornstadt-Tomerdingen
- Processes
- CNC milling, CNC turning, Laser cutting, Folding, Punching, Bending (sheet metal), Wire EDM, Start-hole EDM
- Materials
- Steel, Stainless steel, Special alloys, Aluminium, Titanium, Copper, Brass, Plastics
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, EN 9100:2018 (equivalent to AS9100D), DIN EN ISO 3834-2 (welding), EN 9100:2018 (AS9100D)
- Founded
- 1945
- Industries
- Mechanical engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Defense industry, Textile machinery manufacturing
- 01
Design (SolidWorks, 3DQuickPress, SolidCAM)
- 02
Cut-to-length sawing (up to Ø 335 mm)
- 03
CNC milling/turning
- 04
Wire EDM
- 05
Sheet metal working (laser cutting, punching, folding)
- 06
Welding (robot cells)
- 07
Surface treatment (vibratory finishing, glass bead blasting, ultrasonic
- 08
Assembly and preservation
- 09
Inspection with inspection report
- 10
Just-in-time delivery
Materials and processes
Steel
Base material for machining, sheet metal working and welded assemblies.
Stainless steel
For corrosion-exposed components in milling, turning, sheet metal and welding production.
Aluminium
Lightweight material for CNC machining, laser cutting (0.5–15 mm) and punching.
Aluminium casting
Machining of cast parts supplied by customers on machining centers.
Titanium
High-strength material for demanding applications, including aerospace.
Copper
Machinable material for electrically and thermally stressed parts.
Brass
For precise milled and turned parts.
Special alloys
Machining of demanding special materials to customer specifications.
Plastics
Machining of engineering plastics for parts and assemblies.
Hard ceramics/hard glass
Materials for thread guides and thread brakes in textile machine accessories.
Location
Dornstadt-Tomerdingen
DEHeadquarters with design, manufacturing and measuring room
- Part weight / size
- Milling up to 2,100 × 1,000 × 760 mm / 1,500 kg;
- Lot size
- Individual parts to large-series production
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, special alloys, aluminium, aluminium castings, titanium, copper, brass, plastics
- Hermle C400 U and C250 U (5-axis machining centers)
- Haas UMC 750SS/750, VF9, VF4-SS and others
- Mikron VCE and VCP machining centers
- AgieCharmilles wire EDM machines (4×) with start-hole EDM machine Drill 20
- Cloos compact cells QR-CC-6.1 (3× welding robots, MIG/MAG, 6-axis)
- Lorch welding equipment MIG/MAG and TIG
- Presses 35–200 t including coil feed line (PME PE200/1400L)
- Mitutoyo Crysta Apex S 9106 coordinate measuring machine
- Faro Gage Max measuring arm
- Mitutoyo Quick Vision ACTIVE 202 measuring microscope
- MEBA and MEBAmat band saws
Components and services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC millingMachining | – | 2,100 mm × 1,000 mm × 760 mm | 1,500 kg | Single-part production – Series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Special alloys, Aluminium, Titanium, Copper, Brass, Plastics, Aluminium castings |
| CNC turningMachining | – | 1,500 mm × Ø 500 mm | – | Prototypes, single-part production – Series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Special alloys, Aluminium, Titanium, Copper, Brass, Plastics, Aluminium castings |
| Laser cuttingMachining | – | – | – | Single-part production – Large-series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| FoldingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| PunchingForming | – | – | – | Single-part production – Series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Bending (sheet metal)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Wire EDMMachining | – | 1,200 x 700 mm × 400 mm | 300 kg | Contract EDM single parts – Contract EDM series | – |
| Start-hole EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding (MIG/MAG)Joining | – | 3,000 mm (assembly) | 500 kg (assembly) | Single-part production – Series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Welding (TIG)Joining | – | 3,000 mm (assembly) | 500 kg (assembly) | Single-part production – Series production | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Tool making (punching, bending, piercing and progressive dies)Engineering | – | – | – | One-offs | – |
| Fixture making (welding, assembly, inspection, clamping, machining and checking fixtures)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cut-to-length sawingMachining | – | Ø 335 mm | – | – | – |
| Trowalizing (vibratory finishing)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glass bead blastingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ultrasonic cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| PreservationSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly (customer-specific assembly, ready-to-install assemblies)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspection/measurement with inspection reportInspection | – | 900 x 1,000 x 600 mm (CMM) | – | – | – |
| Textile machine accessories (thread guides, thread brakes, hard ceramic parts, assemblies incl.Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Hard ceramics, Hard glass |
| Tube bendingForming | – | 3,000 mm (tube feed length) | – | – | – |
54 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis machining center (milling machine) | Hermle C400 U | 4 | 850 x 700 x 500 mm, swivel rotary table Ø440/Ø650x540 | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 5-axis machining center (milling machine) | Hermle C250 U | 2 | 600 x 550 x 450 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 5-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas UMC 750SS | 2 | 762 x 508 x 508 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 5-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas UMC 750 | 1 | 762 x 508 x 508 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas VF9 | 1 | 2134 x 1016 x 762 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | AWEA AF-1460 | 1 | 1400 x 620 x 620 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Mikron VCE1400-Pro | 1 | 1400 x 650 x 675 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas VF4-SS | 4 | 1270 x 508 x 635 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Mikron VCE 1000-Pro | 1 | 1,020 x 560 x 600 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas VM3-HE | 1 | 1,016 x 660 x 635 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Haas VF3 BHE | 2 | 1,016 x 508 x 635 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Mikron VCE 800 Pro | 1 | 800 x 500 x 540 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| 3-axis machining center (milling machine) | Mikron VCP600 | 1 | 600 x 450 x 450 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Lathe | Pinacho S-90 VS/200 | 1 | Ø 400 x 1150 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Wire EDM machine | AgieCharmilles | 4 | Working area 1,200 x 700 x 400 mm, cutting height 400 mm, max. workpiece weight 300 kg | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Start-hole EDM machine | AgieCharmilles Drill 20 | 1 | 300 x 200 x 300 mm; max. workpiece size 400 x 300 x 200 | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Surface grinding machine | SAEILO KENT KGS 84-WM1 | 1 | 800 x 400 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Surface grinding machine | G&H FS 40 Primus SA | 1 | 400 x 200 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Band saw machine | MEBA ECO335G | 1 | 500 x 335 mm; round Ø335; miter 90°-30° | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Band saw machine | MEBAmat 300 | 1 | 350 x 330 mm; round Ø330 | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding robot cell (MIG/MAG) | Cloos Kompaktzelle QR-CC-6.1 | 3 | Radius 1540 mm, 6-axis, max. table load 250 kg per table | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Spot welding machine | Dalex PMS 10/4 T | 1 | 32 KVA | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Spot welding machine | Dalex PL63_EHK | 1 | 63 KVA | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Eccentric press/press with coil feed line | PME PE200/1400L | 1 | 200 tons; table size 1400 x 800 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Kieserling Pedru 100 | 1 | 100 tons; table size 1050 x 600 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Dunkes HZS 63 | 1 | 63 tons; table size 620 x 520 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Dunkes HZES63 | 1 | 63 tons; table size 620 x 520 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Müller CD 63.12.32 | 1 | 63 tons; table size 560 x 490 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Schuler CBL40a | 1 | 40 tons; table size 650 x 480 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Press | Edelhoff EPR/H 350 | 1 | 35 tons; table size 500 x 380 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (MIG/MAG) | Lorch S3 SpeedPulse | 7 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (MIG/MAG) | Lorch M3070 | 3 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (MIG/MAG) | Lorch M3050 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (MIG/MAG) | Lorch Saprom 905 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (MIG/MAG) | Lorch Saprom S3 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (TIG) | Lorch Handy Tig 180 DC BP | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (TIG) | Lorch H180 T | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Welding machine (TIG) | Lorch T-Pro 300 AC/DC | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Thread tapping machine | Microtap Megatap II-G 14 | 3 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Thread tapping machine | Microtap Megatap II-G 16 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Drilling machine | Ixion BT 13 | 4 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Drilling machine | Ixion | 8 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Tube bending machine | Mewag RB32CNC | 1 | Tube feed length 3,000 mm, max. mean radius 180 mm, min. inner radius 12 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Vibratory finishing system (vibratory bowl) | Walter Trowal Circlon-Vibrator CB600 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Vibratory finishing system | Walter Trowal CC 215 PN/PU | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Coordinate measuring machine | Mitutoyo Crysta Apex S 9106 | 1 | 900 x 1,000 x 600 mm, motorized, rotary/swivel head, scanning probe, PolyWorks | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Measuring microscope | Mitutoyo Quick Vision ACTIVE 202 | 1 | 250 x 200 x 150 mm, resolution 0.1 μm, CMOS color camera | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Measuring arm (portable measuring arm) | Faro Gage Max | 1 | max. radius 1.5 m | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Height gauge | Tesa Micro-Hite 600 | 1 | 600 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Height gauge | Tesa Micro-Hite+M 600 | 1 | 600 mm, touchscreen, motorized | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Height gauge | Tesa W1 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Height gauge | Tesa Micro-Hite 350 | 1 | 350 mm | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Surface roughness tester | Mitutoyo SURFTEST-SJ210 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
| Tool presetting device | Zoller Smile 420 | 1 | – | – | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certification
The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and EN 9100:2018 (AS9100D) by DQS GmbH; welding is certified to DIN EN ISO 3834-2. For inspection, a Mitutoyo Crysta Apex S 9106 coordinate measuring machine (900 × 1,000 × 600 mm, scanning probe, PolyWorks), a Quick Vision ACTIVE 202 measuring microscope (resolution 0.1 µm), a Faro Gage Max measuring arm, and further measuring and inspection equipment are available; deliveries are accompanied by an inspection report.
| Evidence | Dornstadt-Tomerdingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| EN 9100:2018 (AS9100D) | |
| DIN EN ISO 3834-2 (welding) |
History
- 1851
Foundation of the company G. Hilscher in Chemnitz by Gottfried Martin Hilscher; Hilscher cotton machines formed the foundation of the German hosiery industry for almost 100 years.
- 1945
On 1 August, Max Hilscher founded the company specializing in textile machine accessories in Tomerdingen near Ulm.
- 1975
After the death of Max Hilscher, his wife Gisela Hilscher continued to run the company.
- 1987
Under Stephan and Maria Hilscher, expansion into tool and fixture making; recognition as a supplier to the automotive sector.
- 1991
New production hall with 500 m² floor area.
- 1998
Construction of the modern welding shop with 600 m² floor area.
- 2000
Move into the two-story building (production hall, warehouse, office) at Lauteracher Weg 4.
- 2010
Christoph Hilscher joins the company after completing his business studies.
- 2012
Opening of the new production hall with design office (2,200 m²) at Lauteracher Weg 7.
- 2020
75th company anniversary.