Plastics processing and toolmaking: painter's, mason's and tiler's tools, injection moulding and contract manufacturing from Kierspe
Plastika Orth & Wächter GmbH
KierspeNew on Amplifa
About Plastika Orth & Wächter
Plastika Orth & Wächter GmbH is a plastics-processing manufacturer with its own toolmaking operation in Kierspe (North Rhine-Westphalia). The company produces trade products such as painter's tools, mason's tools, tiler's tools, handgrips and special tools made of plastic, as well as components and assemblies as contract manufacturing. Value creation takes place in-house, from the initial idea through design and toolmaking to injection-moulding series production, including assembly, printing, labelling, packaging and shipping logistics. In its own tool shop, injection moulds are produced on a CNC-controlled milling machine (working area 700 x 700 x 500 mm); the machine fleet also includes lathes as well as milling, drilling, grinding and sink EDM machines. Tools are kept on hand in the fire-protected tool store and sampled on the company's own plastic injection moulding machines. In addition to plastic, metal and renewable raw materials (bioplastic) are also used; shell grips are joined using ultrasonic welding. The company produces small and medium volumes as well as large lot sizes.
- Site
- Kierspe
- Processes
- Plastic injection moulding, Toolmaking for injection moulds, CNC milling, Turning, Drilling, Grinding, Sink EDM, Ultrasonic welding (shell grips)
- Materials
- Plastics, Metal, Renewable raw materials (bioplastic), Wood (mason's floating boards), Plastic injection moulding, CNC milling, Sink EDM, Ultrasonic welding
- Industries
- Trades (painting and construction trades), Toolmaking, Plastics industry, Trades / painting and construction trades
- 01
Design and planning (CAD)
- 02
Toolmaking (milling, turning, drilling, grinding, sink EDM)
- 03
Injection moulding production
- 04
Ultrasonic welding / assembly
- 05
Printing, labelling, packaging
- 06
Shipping logistics
Materials and Processes
Plastics
Main material for trade products, grips and contract-manufactured parts produced by injection moulding.
Renewable raw materials (bioplastic)
Material option for sustainable product variants, among other things for floating boards.
Metal
Used in metal processing as well as for toolmaking from tool steel.
Plastic injection moulding
Main process for own products and contract manufacturing from the smallest series to large lot sizes.
CNC milling
Production of complex injection moulds within a working area of 700 x 700 x 500 mm.
Sink EDM
Complementary process in toolmaking for moulds.
Ultrasonic welding
Joining process for shell grips with weight savings for the user.
Printing, labelling and packaging
Finishing and refinement of the products in-house.
Locations
Kierspe
DEProduction site and administration
- Lot size
- Smallest series to large lot sizes
- Materials
- Plastics, bioplastic, metal
- CNC-controlled milling machine (700 x 700 x 500 mm)
- Lathes
- Milling machines
- Drilling machines
- Grinding machines
- Sink EDM machine
- Plastic injection moulding machines
- Fire-protected tool store
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic injection mouldingPlastics | – | – | – | Smallest series – large lot sizes | Plastics |
| Toolmaking for injection mouldsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Metal (tool steel), Plastics |
| CNC millingMachining | – | 700 mm × 500 mm | – | – | Metal |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| DrillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| GrindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Sink EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Ultrasonic welding (shell grips)Joining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Prototype and small-series productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing, labelling and packagingSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Design and planning (CAD)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract manufacturing of components and assembliesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC-controlled milling machine | – | – | 700 mm x 700 mm x 500 mm | – | Kierspe |
| Lathe | – | – | – | – | Kierspe |
| Drilling machine | – | – | – | – | Kierspe |
| Grinding machine | – | – | – | – | Kierspe |
| Sink EDM machine | – | – | – | – | Kierspe |
| Plastic injection moulding machine | – | – | – | – | Kierspe |
Additional services
Company History
- 1960er
Founded by Egon Orth and Paul Wächter in a garage; manufacture of oil level gauges
Relocation to a rented premises in Kierspe
New construction of the production site in the Wildenkuhlen industrial estate, approx. 10 years after the company was founded
- 1970er
Specialization in high-quality trade products made of plastic
Leadership of the company in its second generation