Plastic profiles, winding cores and gutters from in-house extrusion and injection moulding, complemented by toolmaking and 3D printing.
Thermoplast GmbH
Schönhausen (Elbe)New on Amplifa
About us
Thermoplast GmbH from Schönhausen (Elbe) manufactures plastic profiles, winding cores in various dimensions, colours and plastics, as well as a range of plastic gutters. The service portfolio covers tool development, extrusion, injection moulding, custom-made products, 5-axis milling for toolmaking and the 3D printing of prototypes and small series. Customers come primarily from the construction industry as well as film and paper processing and are located throughout Europe. Together with the Fraunhofer IMWS institute, the company develops bio-based wood-flour starch compounds, which are further processed into profiles at the site by extrusion. Founded in 1953, the company was converted into a GmbH in 1999, realigned and modernised with new technology.
- Site
- Schönhausen (Elbe)
- Processes
- Extrusion (profiles), Extrusion of winding cores, Injection moulding, 5-axis milling (toolmaking), 3D printing (prototypes and small series), Tool development, Extrusion, 5-axis milling / toolmaking
- Materials
- Wood-flour starch compound, Starch (TPS – thermoplastic starch), Wood flour, Plastic (winding cores), Extrusion, Injection moulding, 3D printing, Thermoplastic starch
- Founded
- 1953
- Industries
- Construction industry, Film and paper processing, Film and paper processing (winding cores)
- 01
Tool development
- 02
Extrusion
- 03
Injection moulding
- 04
5-axis milling / toolmaking
- 05
3D printing
- 06
Custom-made products
Materials & processes
Extrusion
Continuous production of plastic profiles and winding cores, among others from wood-flour starch compounds.
Injection moulding
Production of plastic components on its own injection moulding machine.
3D printing
Additively manufactured prototypes and small series.
Wood-flour starch compound
Bio-based material made from wood flour and thermoplastic starch (TPS) for environmentally friendly plastic components.
Thermoplastic starch
Thermoplastically processable material prepared from native starch in a twin-screw extruder.
Sites
Schönhausen (Elbe)
DEProduction/Administration
- Materials
- Plastics, wood-flour starch compound
- High-performance extruder
- Twin-screw extruder
- Injection moulding machine
- 5-axis milling machine
- 3D printer
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extrusion (profiles)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood-flour starch compound, Plastics |
| Extrusion of winding coresPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics, Wood-flour starch compound |
| Injection mouldingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| 5-axis milling (toolmaking)Machining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| 3D printing (prototypes and small series)Additive | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Tool developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-performance extruder | – | – | – | – | Schönhausen/Elbe |
| Injection moulding machine | – | – | – | – | Schönhausen/Elbe |
| 5-axis milling machine | – | – | – | – | Schönhausen/Elbe |
| 3D printer | – | – | – | – | Schönhausen/Elbe |
| Twin-screw extruder | – | – | – | – | Schönhausen/Elbe |
Additional services
History
- 1953
Founded as a PGH in Schönhausen/Elbe
- 1999
Conversion into a GmbH
Realignment with new products, new technology and modernisation of the workshop for custom-made products