Joinery for custom-made solid wood kitchens and solid wood furniture – planning, manufacturing and installation from a single source.
Schreinerei Bals
FürstenfeldbruckNew on Amplifa
Family business for solid wood kitchens and solid wood furniture
Schreinerei Bals is a family business from Fürstenfeldbruck that manufactures exclusive kitchens and solid wood furniture in its own workshop. The company combines traditional cabinetmaking craftsmanship such as the dovetail joint with modern wood processing technology, in particular a CNC center as the technical heart of the workshop. Produced are kitchens in all styles – from modern to classic solid wood kitchens to rustic country-style kitchens made of old, brushed spruce wood – as well as custom-made solid wood furniture as one-off pieces. All components are produced in-house, including individual drawer compartments according to customer requirements. The kitchens are built from solid wood, natural and free of harmful substances such as formaldehyde. The range of services includes planning and visualization independent of industrial standards, free and non-binding advice, on-site measurement, as well as installation and assembly. In addition to the workshop, the company maintains a showroom in Fürstenfeldbruck where customers can experience the variety of design options.
- Site
- Fürstenfeldbruck
- Processes
- Kitchen manufacturing (custom-made solid wood kitchens), Planning & visualization of interiors, Solid wood furniture construction, Dovetail joint (traditional wood joining technique), CNC machining (CNC center), Sanding (wide belt sanding with brush unit), Sanding (long belt sanding), Edge sanding
- Materials
- Solid wood, Spruce wood (old spruce wood), Solid wood (natural timber), Wood, Dovetail joints
- Industries
- Private customers kitchen construction, Furniture construction (solid wood furniture)
- 01
Planning & visualization
- 02
On-site measurement
- 03
Cutting (circular saws, panel saw, band saw)
- 04
Planing (jointer, thickness planer, four-sided planer)
- 05
CNC machining
- 06
Milling (table router)
- 07
Edge banding
- 08
Sanding (wide belt, long belt, edge sanding)
- 09
Joining (traditional wood joints)
- 10
Assembly & installation at the customer's premises
Materials and processes
Solid wood
Base material for kitchens and furniture – natural, sustainable and free of harmful substances such as formaldehyde.
Spruce wood (old spruce wood)
Used for rustic country-style kitchens with a brushed surface for a cozy atmosphere.
Solid wood (natural timber)
Material for classic kitchens with a warm wood look and practical details.
Dovetail joints
Traditional, robust wood joining technique applied in all kitchens and furniture of the company.
Location
Fürstenfeldbruck
DEWorkshop, showroom and sales (headquarters)
- Lot size
- Single-item production (custom-made one-offs)
- Materials
- Solid wood, spruce wood, solid wood (natural timber)
- CNC center (CNC system)
- Wide belt sanding machine with brush unit
- Long belt sanding machine
- Edge sanding machine
- Four-sided planer
- Thickness planer
- Jointer
- 2 circular saws (rough cutting + fine cutting)
- Band saw
- Table router
- Panel saw
- Edge banding machine
Kitchens and furniture
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen manufacturing (custom-made solid wood kitchens)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Solid wood, Spruce wood |
| Planning & visualization of interiorsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Solid wood furniture constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Solid wood |
| Dovetail joint (traditional wood joining technique)Joining | – | – | – | – | Solid wood |
| CNC machining (CNC center)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Sanding (wide belt sanding with brush unit)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Sanding (long belt sanding)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Edge sandingSurface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Four-sided planingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Thickness planingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| JointingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Sawing (circular saws, rough cutting + fine cutting)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Band sawingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Table routingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Panel sawingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Wood-based panels |
| Edge bandingJoining | – | – | – | – | Wood-based panels |
| Installation (planning, manufacturing & installation from a single source)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
13 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC center (CNC system) | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Wide belt sanding machine with brush unit | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Long belt sanding machine | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Edge sanding machine | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Four-sided planer | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Thickness planer | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Jointer | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Circular saw (rough cutting) | – | 1 | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Circular saw (fine cutting) | – | 1 | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Band saw | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Table router | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Panel saw | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Edge banding machine | – | – | – | – | Fürstenfeldbruck |
Additional services
Company history
- ca. 1820
Farming and carpentry of the Bader family
- 1937
Johann Bader attends the master school in the cabinetmaking trade
- 1952
Business handover from Georg Bader and his wife to their grandson Otto Bals sen. after the death of their sons and daughter in the war
- 1958
Otto Bals sen. modernizes the joinery by rebuilding the building
- 1977
Otto Bals jun. passes the master craftsman examination
- 1995
Business handover to Otto Bals jun.; beginning of specialization in kitchens and furniture construction
- 1999
Southern extension of the workshop
- 2018
Daughter Carolin joins the family business
- 2020
Carolin Bals passes the journeyman examination as a cabinetmaker
- 2023
Carolin Bals takes over the management of the joinery from Otto Bals jun.
- 2024
Further development with new ideas and technologies