Design and manufacture of machines and systems for wedding ring and jewellery production
SchumacherTech GmbH & Co. KG
NeuenbürgNew on Amplifa
Mechanical engineering and trading for the wedding ring and jewellery industry
SchumacherTech GmbH & Co. KG is a mechanical engineering and trading company founded in 1999 in Neuenbürg, specialising in the wedding ring and jewellery industry. The company designs and manufactures machines and systems for wedding ring production from tube, including draw benches, tube sawing systems, lathes for internal and external machining, diamond-cutting milling systems, engraving systems, ring stretching systems and hallmarking devices. In addition, SchumacherTech offers demand-oriented special machine construction, customised software solutions for the production process, as well as repair, maintenance, overhaul and retrofit services regardless of make and year of manufacture. As a trading partner, the company also distributes new and used machines, tools, spare parts and consumables for the jewellery industry. On a site of approx. 3,000 sqm, of which 1,000 sqm is production space, the company works for domestic and international customers with a worldwide sphere of activity.
- Site
- Neuenbürg
- Processes
- Special machine construction (machines and systems for wedding ring and jewellery production), Trading in new and used machines for the jewellery industry, Service: repair, maintenance, overhaul, retrofit, Tube sawing (sawing of tubes into wedding ring semi-finished products), Diamond cutting, satin finishing, channel milling, milling of wedding rings and bangles (Posalux, Internal and external machining of wedding rings and bangles (flat turning, radius, side machining,, Continuous casting of tubes as starting material for wedding rings, Drawing / compressing of tubes on draw benches
- Materials
- Precious metals, Brass, Diamond tools
- Founded
- 1999
- Industries
- Wedding ring and jewellery industry, Jewellery manufacturing
- 01
Design and engineering
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Software solutions for the production process
- 04
In-house functional testing
- 05
Commissioning at the customer
- 06
Service, maintenance, retrofit
- 07
Trading in machines, tools and spare parts
Materials and processes
Precious metals
Tubes made of precious metals serve as the starting material for wedding ring production from tube.
Brass
Brass collets are supplied for hand lathes and Posalux systems as well as CNC turning and milling machines.
Diamond tools
Diamond tools for turning and milling applications achieve glossy surfaces on wedding rings and bangles.
Locations
Neuenbürg
DEHead office: office and production
- Manual tube circular saw MTS 10
- Automatic sawing machine HATS 11 (Siemens CNC control)
- Diamond-cutting machine Posalux FCT 101
- Diamond-cutting/faceting machine Posalux FCT 202
- Hand lathes Benzinger System TLI 50 / TLO 50 / TLI 10 / TLO 10 / TLO 20 / ALO 10
- Draw bench
- Engraving system
- Ring stretching system
- Hallmarking device
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special machine construction (machines and systems for wedding ring and jewellery production)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trading in new and used machines for the jewellery industryEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service: repair, maintenance, overhaul, retrofitEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tube sawing (sawing of tubes into wedding ring semi-finished products)Machining | – | – | – | – | Precious metals (tubes for wedding rings) |
| Diamond cutting, satin finishing, channel milling, milling of wedding rings and bangles (PosaluxMachining | perfect glossy surface (diamond tools | – | – | – | – |
| Internal and external machining of wedding rings and bangles (flat turning, radius, side machining,Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Continuous casting of tubes as starting material for wedding ringsCasting | – | – | – | – | Precious metals |
| Drawing / compressing of tubes on draw benchesForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engraving of wedding ringsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ring stretchingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hallmarking of ringsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electroplating (for individual designs)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
17 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manual tube circular saw | SchumacherTech MTS 10 | – | Dimensions 680 x 560 x 1,580 mm; saw blade 125 x 0.6 x 22 mm; speed 1,400 rpm | – | Neuenbürg |
| Automatic sawing machine | SchumacherTech HATS 11 | – | Dimensions 1,300 x 1,400 x 1,750 mm; saw blade 100 x 0.3 x 22 mm; 4-5 rings/min; Siemens CNC control | – | Neuenbürg |
| Diamond-cutting machine (horizontal milling machine) | Posalux / SchumacherTech FCT 101 | – | Dimensions 1,000 x 950 x 1,450 mm; speed 2,700 rpm; semi-automatic | – | Neuenbürg |
| Diamond-cutting/faceting machine (double-head milling machine) | Posalux / SchumacherTech FCT 202 | – | Dimensions 1,300 x 810 x 1,750 mm; speed 2,700 rpm / 8,000 rpm; semi-automatic | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (internal machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech TLI 50 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm; 0.55 kW | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (external machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech TLO 50 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm; 0.55 kW | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (internal machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech TLI 10 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (external machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech TLO 10 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (external machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech TLO 20 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm; 2 supports | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hand lathe (bangle external machining) | Benzinger System / SchumacherTech ALO 10 | – | Dimensions 100 x 70 x 130 cm; 0–1,400 rpm; 2 supports | – | Neuenbürg |
| Draw bench | SchumacherTech | – | – | – | Neuenbürg |
| Engraving system | SchumacherTech | – | – | – | Neuenbürg |
| Ring stretching system | SchumacherTech | – | – | – | Neuenbürg |
| Hallmarking device | SchumacherTech | – | – | – | Neuenbürg |
| Continuous casting system | Indutherm | – | – | – | – |
| CNC turning or milling machines | Benzinger | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumatic cutting shears | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1999
Founded by Josef and Andreas Schumacher as a trading company for new and used machines for the jewellery industry in Russian-speaking countries.
- 2004
Eduard Schumacher (mechanical engineering technician) joins the management; focus on the construction of machines for wedding ring production.
- 2007
Development of the first draw bench for producing rings from tube; international appearance as a machine building specialist.
- 2016
Acquisition of KAMA-Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG; further growth as a medium-sized company with a worldwide sphere of activity.