Development and production of polishing compounds, polishing emulsions as well as car and boat polishes since 1888.
menzerna polishing compounds GmbH & Co. KG
Ötigheim (DE)New on Amplifa
About Menzerna
Menzerna develops and produces solid polishing compounds, polishing emulsions as well as car and boat polishes for industry and trade. The family business, founded in 1888 and headquartered in Ötigheim (district of Rastatt), supplies more than 200 active formulations to industries such as automotive suppliers, fittings industry, household goods, furniture, musical instruments, jewellery and watches, electronics as well as boat and caravan. In addition to its product business, Menzerna is a process partner for industrial companies: with the Fingerprint process, a technical centre with a robot cell, process and formulation development, cost optimisation, investment consulting and laboratory services, the company optimises its customers' polishing and grinding processes. Polishes for automotive clear coats are a pillar of the business; more than half of production is exported, to a total of 70 countries. Products are formulated without silicones and fillers. Manufacturing takes place as complex batch production on systems developed over decades and continuously modernised; in the laboratory, Menzerna works with state-of-the-art measuring and preparation technology.
- Site
- Ötigheim
- Processes
- Industrial polishing (polishing compounds/polishing emulsions for surface treatment), Solid polishing compounds (manufacture), Polishing emulsions (liquid polishing compounds, manufacture), Car polishes (manufacture, 4-step polishing system: Heavy Cut, Medium Cut, Finish, Protection), Boat polishes (manufacture, polishing system for all gelcoat types), Polishing of fittings (sanitary, brass, prior to electroplating), Polishing of automotive trim parts (aluminium trim strips, roof rails, radiator grilles, wheels,, Polishing of household goods (cookware, cutlery, kitchen sinks)
- Materials
- Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum), Painted surfaces/wood, Plastic, Gelcoat, Titanium
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, VDA 6.4, DIN EN ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1888
- Employees
- 60
- Industries
- Automotive industry/automotive suppliers, Fittings/sanitary, Household goods, Furniture, Musical instruments, Jewellery/watches
- 01
Process and formulation development in laboratory/technical centre (Fingerprint
- 02
Raw material qualification and supplier audits
- 03
Batch production of solid polishing compounds and polishing emulsions
- 04
Quality inspection
- 05
Filling, labelling and private-label production
- 06
Distribution via branches, dealers and online shops worldwide
- 07
Technical consulting, polishing training and process optimisation at the
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Aluminium
Polishing emulsions and solid compounds for automotive trim parts, wheels, roof rails, household goods and electronics housings.
Brass
High-quality polishing minerals for fittings prior to electroplating as well as for cutlery, musical instruments and sanitary parts.
Stainless steel
Emulsions and solid compounds for household goods, railings, boat-specific parts and electronics with mirror-gloss results.
Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum)
Solid compounds for the watch and jewellery industry with minimal material removal.
Painted surfaces / wood
Solid compounds, emulsions and pastes for furniture up to piano finish as well as painted interior parts.
Plastic
Polishing solutions for device housings, painted plastic parts and ventilation nozzles.
Gelcoat / GRP
Polishing system for all gelcoat types in boat and caravan building as well as for GRP structural parts.
Titanium
Efficient polishing agents for housings and frames of electronic devices.
Glass
Glass polish for screen edges and components in electronics.
Copper, chromium and non-ferrous metals
Metal Polish polishes and cleans stainless steel, aluminium, chromium, copper and silver.
Locations
Ötigheim
DEHeadquarters, production, laboratory/technical centre
- Materials
- Aluminium, stainless steel, brass, painted surfaces, gelcoat, titanium, glass, plastic, precious metals
- Polishing system (robot cell in the technical centre for the Fingerprint process)
- Batch production systems
- Laboratory with modern measuring and preparation technology
Products and Applications
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial polishing (polishing compounds/polishing emulsions for surface treatment)Surface | Ra, Rz, Rmax measured in the | – | – | – | Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum), painted surfaces/wood, Plastic, Gelcoat, Titanium, Glass, Copper, Chromium, Non-ferrous metals |
| Solid polishing compounds (manufacture)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Precious metals, painted surfaces, Wood, Plastic |
| Polishing emulsions (liquid polishing compounds, manufacture)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Stainless steel, Brass, Gelcoat, painted surfaces |
| Car polishes (manufacture, 4-step polishing system: Heavy Cut, Medium Cut, Finish, Protection)Surface | – | – | – | – | Automotive clear coat |
| Boat polishes (manufacture, polishing system for all gelcoat types)Surface | – | – | – | – | Gelcoat, painted parts, Stainless steel, painted wood |
| Polishing of fittings (sanitary, brass, prior to electroplating)Surface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Polishing of automotive trim parts (aluminium trim strips, roof rails, radiator grilles, wheels,Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Stainless steel, painted plastic, painted wood |
| Polishing of household goods (cookware, cutlery, kitchen sinks)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Aluminium, Brass |
| Polishing of furniture (PU/PE paint, piano finish)Surface | – | – | – | – | PU paint, PE paint, Aluminium, Stainless steel, painted wood |
| Polishing of musical instruments (piano finish, brass and woodwind instruments)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood, Brass, Sheet metal |
| Polishing of jewellery/watches (precious metals, low material removal)Surface | – | – | – | – | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Stainless steel |
| Polishing for electronic devices (fully automatic CNC polishing, manual polishing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Stainless steel, Titanium, Glass, Plastic |
| Polishing for boat and caravan (incl. trains, aircraft, truck loaders, shower trays, whirlpools,Surface | – | – | – | – | Gelcoat, painted parts, Stainless steel, painted wood, GRP |
| Process development (grinding and polishing processes, Menzerna Fingerprint process)Engineering | Ra, Rz, Rmax | – | – | – | – |
| Formulation development (individual special formulations, solid and liquid polishing compounds)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cost optimisation of polishing processes (service life studies of polishing rings and grindingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Evaluation of investment processes (profitability calculation of grinding/polishing systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratory service contract measurements (polishing-physics assessment, gloss and material removalTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Polishing training / process development & trainingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Private label production of polishes (formulation, filling, labelling)Surface | – | – | – | – | Automotive clear coat |
| Barrel polishing of small parts (mechanical engineering historically, 1945-1995)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metal Polish (polishes and cleans stainless steel, aluminium, chromium, copper, silver, plastic)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Aluminium, Chromium, Copper, Silver, Plastic |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polishing system (robot cell in the Menzerna technical centre for the Fingerprint process) | – | – | – | – | Ötigheim |
| Machines for barrel polishing of small parts (historical production) | Menzerna | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Menzerna works according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and VDA 6.4 as well as according to its own quality policy with supplier audits, continuous system updates and transparent management systems. In its own laboratory, gloss and material removal measurements as well as benchmarks are carried out; the Fingerprint process measures Ra, Rz and Rmax on standardised samples.
| Evidence | Ötigheim |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001 | |
| VDA 6.4 | |
| DIN EN ISO 50001 |
History
- 1888
Founded by Friedrich Menzer in Pforzheim; first polishing compounds for precious metals, customers in the local watch and jewellery industry.
- 1918–1945
Expansion of the product range of Chemische Fabrik Friedrich Menzer to metal-processing companies; purchase of the company by Ludwig Burkart in the 1920s.
- 1945–1995
Under Dr. Walter Burkart, scientific methods are introduced; construction of barrel polishing machines; one of the first suppliers of liquid polishing agents in Germany; export share over 50 %.
- 1995–heute
Relocation of the site to Ötigheim, renewal and automation of production facilities; polishes for automotive clear coats become a pillar of the business.