Machining technology and industrial automation: turned, milled and wire-EDM parts, plant and fixture engineering from Appenweier
TECHTORY Automation GmbH
Appenweier (Headquarters, Manufacturing, Logistics Center)New on Amplifa
About TECHTORY
TECHTORY Automation GmbH is a family-owned company founded in 1992, based in Appenweier in Baden-Württemberg, specializing in industrial automation and machining technology. In the field of machining, the company produces high-quality turned, milled and wire-EDM parts as individual pieces, prototypes and pre-series up to series production. In the field of automation, TECHTORY develops and manufactures standardized system solutions and custom systems, including robot automation, assembly automation, gantries, test stands, fixtures and fully automated assembly lines. The service offering also includes project planning, mechanical and electrical design, PLC and robot programming, control cabinet construction, commissioning, maintenance, training as well as a pick-up and delivery service. Production takes place on a CNC machine fleet with 5-axis machining centers, turning and turn-mill machines, EDM and grinding machines. With around 140 employees, TECHTORY supplies industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering, medical and pharmaceutical technology, aerospace as well as sanitary and industrial valve engineering. By 2025, 1.450 projects had been realized.
- Site
- Appenweier
- Processes
- Turning (turned parts), Milling (milled parts), Turn-mill machining, Wire EDM (wire-EDM parts), Cylindrical grinding, Surface grinding, Drill EDM, Single-part manufacturing / prototypes and pre-series
- Materials
- Metallic materials, Hardcoat films, Plastic parts
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1992
- Employees
- 140
- Industries
- Plant and apparatus engineering, Automotive industry and vehicle construction, Electrical and energy technology, Precision mechanics, mechatronics and optics, Hydraulic and pneumatic industry, Industrial valve engineering
- 01
Project planning & design (mechanical/electrical)
- 02
CNC manufacturing (milling, turning, turn-milling)
- 03
EDM & grinding
- 04
Quality assurance (precision metrology room)
- 05
Sub-assembly manufacturing & control cabinet construction
- 06
Assembly automation & plant engineering
- 07
Commissioning
- 08
Service, maintenance & training
Materials & Processes
Metallic materials
Conductive metals for wire and drill EDM as well as machining production, materials not further specified.
Hardcoat films
Processing in a robot cell for fully automated punching of 2D films.
Plastic parts
Processing in semi-automated assembly and testing systems for injection-molded parts.
Sites
Appenweier
DEHeadquarters, Manufacturing, Logistics Center (goods receiving/shipping, Nachtweide)
- Lot size
- Single parts to series
- Materials
- Metallic materials, Hardcoat films, Plastic
Components & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning (turned parts)Machining | – | 1200 mm (CTX beta 1250 4A / INDEX G250) | – | Single parts – Series | – |
| Milling (milled parts)Machining | – | 1000 mm (DMC 63V/103V x-axis) × 600 mm × 600 mm | – | Single parts – Series | – |
| Turn-mill machiningMachining | – | 1200 mm | – | – | – |
| Wire EDM (wire-EDM parts)Machining | – | 500 mm × 350 mm × 300 mm | – | Single parts – Series | Metal (conductive materials, not further specified) |
| Cylindrical grindingMachining | – | 600 mm (G&H RS 600C) × 250 mm | – | – | – |
| Surface grindingMachining | – | 600 mm × 300 mm × 400 mm | – | – | – |
| Drill EDMMachining | – | 400 mm × 300 mm × 400 mm | – | – | Metal (conductive materials) |
| Single-part manufacturing / prototypes and pre-seriesMachining | – | – | – | Single piece | – |
| Series productionMachining | – | – | – | Series | – |
| Manual / cycle-controlled turningMachining | – | 500 mm (Weiler E40) | – | – | – |
| Assembly automationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly line and plant engineering (mechanical assembly according to drawings)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical sub-assembly manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electromechanical sub-assembly manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet construction / electrical wiringAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Test stand engineering (test stands for sanitary and industrial valves, end-of-line test stands)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance / 3D coordinate measurement, multisensor metrology, contour, roughness andTesting | MPE 0,9 + L/350 µm (ZEISS PRISMO navigator); MPE 1,8 + | 1200 mm (PRISMO Messbereich 900 x 1200 × 1200 mm × 800 mm | – | – | – |
| Fixture engineering (welding, assembly, testing and clamping fixtures)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom plant engineering / automation systems (robot automation, gantries)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser welding (integrated in systems, reference project coolant pumps)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soldering (integrated in systems, reference project coolant pumps)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leak testing (integrated in systems)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Deburring, brushing, marking (processing cell for core laminations)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Punching/perforating of films (robot cell, 2D films)Forming | – | – | – | – | Hardcoat films |
| Commissioning, maintenance, servicing and repair of systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
32 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 75 monoBLOCK | 1 | 750 x 650 x 560 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 65 monoBLOCK | 1 | 735 x 650 x 560 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | HERMLE C 42 U – HS flex | 2 | 800 x 800 x 550 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | HERMLE C 42 U | 1 | 800 x 800 x 550 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMC 90 U duoBLOCK | 1 | 900 x 1050 x 850 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 60 eVo | 2 | 600 x 500 x 500 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 50 Evolution | 1 | 500 x 450 x 400 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 60 T monoBLOCK | 2 | 700 x 500 x 500 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 60 T | 2 | 700 x 500 x 500 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 5-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMU 80 T | 1 | 800 x 650 x 550 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 4-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMC 635 V | 2 | 630 x 510 x 460 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 4-axis machining center | DMG MORI DMC 63V / 103V | 3 | 630/1000 x 600 x 600 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Turn-mill machine (lathe) | DMG MORI CTX beta 1250 TC 4A | 1 | Max. turning Ø 500 mm, bar passage 102 mm, length 1200 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Lathe (main/counter spindle) | DMG MORI CTX beta 1250 4A | 1 | Max. turning Ø 500 mm, bar passage 102 mm (both sides), length 1200 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Lathe (main/counter spindle) | DMG MORI CTX beta 800 4A | 1–2 | Max. turning Ø 340 mm, bar passage 102/76 mm, length 735 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Turn-mill machine | INDEX G 250 Ratio Line 1400 | 1 | Max. turning Ø 560 mm, bar passage 90 mm (both sides), length 1400 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Lathe | DMG MORI CLX 450 V4 | 1 | Max. turning Ø 315 mm, bar passage 75 mm, length 600 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Lathe | DMG MORI CTX alpha 500 | 1 | Max. turning Ø 200 mm, bar passage 51 mm, length 525 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Pick-up vertical lathe | EMAG (HERMLE list: CTV-250, manufacturer not explicitly named) CTV-250 | 2 | Turning Ø 30–270 mm, length 160 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Conventional/cycle-controlled lathe | Weiler E40 | 1 | Max. turning Ø 150 mm, bar passage 65 mm, length 500 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Wire EDM machine | MITSUBISHI FA 20 | 1 | 500 x 350 x 300 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Wire EDM machine | MITSUBISHI MV1200S | 1 | 400 x 300 x 220 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Drill EDM machine | bes YGS-43Z | 1 | 400 x 300 x 400 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Cylindrical grinding machine | G&H RS 600C | 1 | 600 x – x 250 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Surface grinding machine | G&H | 1 | 600 x 300 x 400 mm | – | Appenweier |
| 3D coordinate measuring machine | ZEISS PRISMO navigator | 1 | 900 x 1200 x 650 mm, MPE 0,9 + L/350 µm, software Calypso | – | Appenweier (precision metrology room) |
| 3D coordinate measuring machine | ZEISS CONTURA | 1 | 800 x 1200 x 800 mm, MPE 1,8 + L/350 µm, software Calypso | – | Appenweier (precision metrology room) |
| Multisensor measuring machine (optical, tactile, laser-based) | KEYENCE LM-XTL | 1 | 300 x 150 x 75 mm, accuracy ± 2 µm / ± 0,7 µm | – | Appenweier |
| Height measuring device | Garant HC1 | 2 | Measuring height 350 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Contour measuring system | optacom VC-10 | 1 | 225 x – x 225 mm | – | Appenweier |
| Surface roughness measuring device | Garant ST1 | 1 | – | – | Appenweier |
| UCI hardness tester | BAQ alphaDUR | 1 | – | – | Appenweier |
Additional services
Quality
Quality assurance is carried out in a climate-controlled precision metrology room with ZEISS coordinate measuring machines (PRISMO navigator, CONTURA), a KEYENCE multisensor measuring machine as well as contour, roughness and hardness measuring technology. First article inspection reports according to VDA and PPAP Level 3 are prepared; the integrated management system is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
| Evidence | Appenweier |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1992
Year of founding
- 2021
TECHTORY GOES LIVE #MakingTheDifferenceTogether – one day, two live sessions
- 2024
Trade fair appearance MOTEK Stuttgart, Hall 5, Booth 5405
- 2025
1.450 realized projects