Mould making and injection moulding production of technical plastic parts for automotive and other industries
NOVAPAX Kunststofftechnik Steiner GmbH & Co. KG
Berlin · Leer-HeisfeldeNew on Amplifa
About NOVAPAX
NOVAPAX Kunststofftechnik Steiner GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family business founded in 1949, headquartered in Berlin. The company manufactures technical plastic parts from thermoplastics using the injection moulding process, including multi-component injection moulding with overmoulded metal contacts, bushings and magnets. The entire process chain – process development, mould making, injection moulding production, rework, assembly and quality inspection – is under one roof. Customers include international suppliers and manufacturers from the automotive, electrical and electronics industries as well as the construction, medical technology, sanitary and household appliance sectors. For a world market leader in restraint systems, individual items are produced with over 20 million parts per year. Production takes place at the Berlin-Schätzelbergstraße site with a high-bay warehouse, central material supply and automated halls for automatic assembly, testing and packaging; a branch plant exists in Leer-Heisfelde.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- Injection moulding (technical plastic parts from thermoplastics), Mould making (toolmaking for injection moulds), Process development for plastic parts, Multi-component injection moulding (2-component clips, hybrid parts with overmoulded contacts,, Assembly of assemblies and components (automatic assembly, testing and packaging), Ultrasonic welding of plastic parts, Laser marking of plastic parts, Quality inspection with inspection cameras and metrology (QA)
- Materials
- Thermoplastics (technical plastics), High-performance plastics (water fittings), Metal contacts/magnets (overmoulded in hybrid parts), Thermoplastics, High-performance plastics, Metal contacts, bushings and magnets, Steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016 (excluding 8.3 product development), ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, EN 9100, ISO 13485
- Founded
- 1949
- Industries
- Automotive, Electrical/Electronics industry, Construction, Medical/Medical technology, Sanitary, Household appliances
- 01
Process development
- 02
Project management
- 03
Mould making
- 04
Injection moulding production
- 05
Rework
- 06
Ultrasonic welding
- 07
Laser marking
- 08
Assembly
- 09
Quality inspection
- 10
Logistics/Shipping
Materials and Processes
Thermoplastics
Technical plastics for precision injection-moulded parts, predominantly for the automotive industry.
High-performance plastics
Materials for water fitting components in household technology.
Metal contacts, bushings and magnets
Overmoulded in hybrid parts during multi-component injection moulding.
Steel
Material for the injection moulds manufactured in the company's own mould making department.
Locations
Berlin
DEHeadquarters: administration, mould making, injection moulding production, rework, warehouse
- Materials
- Thermoplastics
- Injection moulding machines
- Automated halls 1 and 2 (automatic assembly, testing and packaging)
- Central material supply with drying hoppers and conveying system in a closed loop
- High-bay warehouse with 1300 pallet spaces
- Machining equipment for mould making
- 3D design software
Leer-Heisfelde
DEBranch plant (mechanical engineering/capacity)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding (technical plastic parts from thermoplastics)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Mould making (toolmaking for injection moulds)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Process development for plastic partsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-component injection moulding (2-component clips, hybrid parts with overmoulded contacts,Plastics | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics, Metal contacts |
| Assembly of assemblies and components (automatic assembly, testing and packaging)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ultrasonic welding of plastic partsJoining | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Laser marking of plastic partsSurface | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Quality inspection with inspection cameras and metrology (QA)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rework of injection-moulded partsSurface | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Manufacture of injection moulds with high cavity counts (e.g. 16-fold)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding machines | – | – | – | – | Berlin |
| Systems for automatic assembly, testing and packaging | – | – | – | 2010 | Berlin (automated halls no. 1 and no. 2) |
| Central material supply with drying hoppers and conveying system (closed loop, | – | – | – | – | Berlin |
| High-bay warehouse (1300 pallet spaces) | – | 1 | – | 1991 | Berlin |
| Mould making machining equipment (state-of-the-art machines in mould making) | – | – | – | – | Berlin |
| 3D design software (4 workstations) | – | 4 | – | 1995 | Berlin |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
Internal quality control was introduced in 1969 based on the Ford Q101 model; today 15 employees work in quality assurance, supported by inspection cameras and metrology. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 (excluding 8.3 product development), each by DEKRA.
| Evidence | Berlin |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| IATF 16949 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| EN 9100 | |
| ISO 13485 |
Company History
- 1949
Founded by Johann Steiner in Berlin (Geneststraße 6, Schöneberg); later name NOVAPAX Apparatebau GmbH
- 1960
Purchase of a property at Neuenburger Straße, Berlin (750 m²)
- 1961
Foundation of the Leer-Heisfelde branch plant
- 1967
Wolfgang Steiner joins NOVAPAX Leer-Heisfelde
- 1969
Start of internal quality control based on the Ford Q101 model
- 1972
Wolfgang Steiner becomes works manager in Berlin, later shareholder and managing director
- 1985
Commissioning of the new building at Schätzelbergstraße 4, Berlin (14 August)
- 1991
Construction of a high-bay warehouse for 1300 pallet spaces
- 1994
Johann Steiner withdraws from the company
- 1995/96
Introduction of the first 3D design software (4 workstations)
- 1997
Establishment of the project management department
- 2000
Purchase of the neighbouring property at Schätzelbergstraße; joint venture with Greenpoint in Shenzhen, China (initiated by HELLA)
- 2008
Founding of NOVAPAX Romania (Braşov) and NOVAPAX Venus Polymers (Faridabad, India)
- 2010
Automated halls 1 and 2 equipped with automatic assembly, testing and packaging
- 2012
Construction of the 'twin hall' (logistics, production from 2019)
- 2016
Expansion by Autoliv leads to capacity expansion in mould making and new injection moulding machines
- 2019
Heinrich XVI. Prinz Reuß becomes second managing director; sale of NOVAPAX Venus Polymers (end of India engagement)
- 2023
Wolfgang Steiner dies; over 50 years of leadership in the 2nd generation
- 2024
75th company anniversary