High-precision thermoplastic profiles and compounds produced by extrusion for windows, facades, automotive, aerospace and heat transfer.
Technoform Caprano + Brunnhofer GmbH
Kassel · Lohfelden · Cleveland, Ohio · Cusago · Hong Kong · Poland · Singapore · Dubai · Tournai · Sutton (UK) · MelbourneNew on Amplifa
About Technoform
Technoform is a family business founded in 1969 in Fuldabrück near Kassel, headquartered in Kassel with more than 1,400 employees and over 55 production and sales locations worldwide (2024 revenue: EUR 319.1 million). The company manufactures high-precision thermoplastic profiles and custom components made of engineering plastics. Its core process is a high-precision extrusion process that makes even difficult-to-process plastics such as PEI — normally only suitable for injection moulding — reliably processable. Characteristic features are very tight tolerances, smooth surfaces and sharp contours; in addition, Technoform extrudes compounds with short and long fibres of glass, carbon and mineral with high filler content. Product portfolio: thermal break profiles for aluminium windows, doors and facades, warm-edge spacers for insulating glass (Technoform Glass Insulation), heat transfer solutions for corrosive environments, pultruded profiles and custom profiles for, among others, automotive, aerospace, electrical engineering, rail, HVAC and medical technology. Downstream processing includes sawing, milling, drilling, marking and packaging. Locations in Germany: Kassel (headquarters) and Lohfelden (production/sales, Otto-Hahn-Str. 34).
- Site
- Kassel
- Processes
- Extrusion of thermoplastic profiles (high-precision), Extrusion of PEI profiles (Passenger Service Unit Rail Cover), Pultrusion, Downstream processing: sawing, milling, drilling, marking and packaging, Injection-moulding-suitable plastics processable via extrusion, High-precision extrusion of thermoplastic profiles, Standard and custom profiles, Thermal break profiles for windows, doors, facades
- Materials
- Polyamides (PA), Polyamide 66 GF25, dry impact resistant, Bio polyamide, Recycled polyamide, Low Lambda polyamide, Polypropylene, Heat conductive polypropylene, Polypropylene for warm edge solutions
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- more than 1400
- Industries
- HVAC, Rail vehicles, Heat recovery, Medical technology, Automotive, Windows, doors and facades
- 01
Engineering & Material Development
- 02
Compounding (glass, carbon, mineral fibres)
- 03
High-precision extrusion
- 04
Pultrusion
- 05
Downstream processing (sawing, milling, drilling)
- 06
Marking & Packaging
Materials & Processes
Polyamide 66 GF25
Impact-resistant even when dry, standard material for insulating profiles in window construction.
Low Lambda Polyamide
Reduces the thermal conductivity of thermal break profiles.
Bio- and Recycled Polyamide
Sustainable alternatives for insulating profiles.
Polypropylene
Warm-edge solutions for insulating glass.
Heat-Conductive Polypropylene
Heat transfer solutions for corrosive environments.
Heat-Conductive PPS
High-temperature-resistant, heat-conductive profiles for heat transfer applications.
Polyetherimide
Self-extinguishing high-performance thermoplastic for aircraft cabins (PSU Rail Covers).
Polyetheretherketone
High-performance thermoplastic for demanding engineering profiles.
Fibre-Reinforced Compounds
Short and long fibres of glass, carbon and mineral, also with high filler content.
Locations
Kassel
DEHeadquarters / Imprint seat
- Materials
- Plastics
Lohfelden
DEProduction/Sales (Technoform Kunststoffprofile GmbH, Tailored Solutions Holding)
- Lot size
- Prototype to high-volume production
- Materials
- Thermoplastics
- Extrusion lines
Cleveland, Ohio
USProduction/Sales North America (since 2004)
Cusago
ITGlass Insulation production (since 2011)
- Materials
- PP
Hong Kong
HKProduction (since 2013)
Poland
PLEdge Bond Solutions production (founded 2019, production 2023)
- Materials
- PP
Tournai
BEInsulation Solutions production (since 2025)
- Materials
- PA
Profiles & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extrusion of thermoplastic profiles (high-precision)Plastics | very tight tolerances (not specified) | – | – | – | – |
| Extrusion of PEI profiles (Passenger Service Unit Rail Cover)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyetherimide (PEI), with reinforcing fibres |
| PultrusionPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream processing: sawing, milling, drilling, marking and packagingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Injection-moulding-suitable plastics processable via extrusionPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1969
Founded by Karl-Hans Caprano and Erwin Brunnhofer in Fuldabrück near Kassel; production of precision thermoplastic profiles ("Precision in Plastic")
- 1970
First factory; production start with defrost profiles (PS), ski surface profiles (ABS) and tread profiles (PE)
- 1975
First PPZ processing patent; more than 120 national and international patents in total
- 1987
Reorganisation into customer-oriented business partners with process chains
- 1991
Diversification: split into various business divisions
- 1993
Foundation of Technoform Kunststoffprofile GmbH
- 1994
International expansion of the Technoform Bautec Group to Spain, Italy and Japan
- 1998
Foundation of Technoform Glass Insulation GmbH (warm-edge spacers)
- 2000
Expansion of presence in Asia
- 2003
Transfer of company shares to the next generation
- 2004
Foundation of Technoform North America, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio
- 2011
Technoform Glass Insulation production site in Cusago, Italy
- 2013
Production site Hong Kong, sales office Melbourne, Australia
- 2019
Foundation of Technoform Edge Bond Solutions in Poland and Singapore
- 2020
Foundation of Technoform Middle East DMCC in Dubai
- 2023
Opening of the Edge Bond Solutions production site in Poland
- 2025
Opening of production site in Tournai, Belgium