Sawmill and planing mill for softwood, special crates and ISPM 15 export packaging from Sonnenbühl
W. Hailfinger Inh. S. Gaiser e. K.
Sonnenbühl-Undingen (DE)New on Amplifa
About Sägewerk Hailfinger
The sawmill in Sonnenbühl-Undingen, founded in 1936 by carpenter Wilhelm Hailfinger, produces sawn timber and planed products from spruce, fir, pine, Douglas fir and larch on around 16,000 m². The product range includes slats, frames, boards, planks and construction timber in various dimensions as well as tongue-and-groove profile boards for walls, ceilings and floors and decking boards. Since 1972, an affiliated special crate manufacturing operation has industrially produced transport racks, special pallets as well as sea and air freight crates made of solid wood, plywood and OSB panels for machinery and spare parts. Services include contract sawing, planing up to 8.30 m in length, technical drying up to 9.30 m, chromium-free impregnation and heat treatment according to ISPM 15 for export packaging. Customers include industry, trades businesses and private customers, particularly in the Reutlingen/Stuttgart region.
- Site
- Sonnenbühl-Undingen
- Processes
- Sawing / contract sawing (logs into construction timber, planks, boards, slats), Planing (2- to 4-sided, tongue and groove), Technical drying in drying chamber, Heat treatment / heat protection treatment according to ISPM 15 with IPPC certificate for export, Impregnation of wood (chromium-free, active ingredient Farox), Cut-to-size pieces to measure, Crate/packaging manufacturing (special crates, sea crates, air freight crates, transport racks), Planing / contract planing
- Materials
- Spruce, Fir, Pine, Douglas fir, Larch (Siberian larch), Hardwoods (for contract sawing), OSB panels, Plywood / packaging plywood
- Certificates
- ISPM 15 / IPPC heat treatment for export packaging, ISPM 15 / IPPC
- Founded
- 1936
- Employees
- 5
- Industries
- Industry, Trades businesses, Private customers, Export packaging / machinery packaging
- 01
Sawing and contract sawing
- 02
Edging
- 03
Planing
- 04
Technical drying
- 05
Impregnation
- 06
Heat treatment according to ISPM 15
- 07
Crate and packaging manufacturing
- 08
Cut-to-size pieces and transport
Wood species and materials
Spruce
Main material for sawn timber, frames, boards and crate manufacturing; standardly in stock.
Fir
Softwood for sawn timber and planed products in various dimensions.
Pine
Softwood for sawn timber; available on request.
Douglas fir
Used for decking boards and exterior cladding.
Siberian larch
Used for decking boards and exterior cladding.
OSB panels
Wood-based material in various thicknesses for crates and as a trade good.
Packaging plywood
Material for crates and packaging, in stock in 9 and 21 mm.
Sites
Sonnenbühl-Undingen
DEProduction, warehouse, crate manufacturing, administration
- Materials
- Spruce, fir, pine, Douglas fir, larch, OSB, plywood
- Drying chamber (up to 9.30 m)
- Automatic board edging line
- Resaw band saw line
- Planing mill (up to 8.30 m)
- Impregnation plant
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing / contract sawing (logs into construction timber, planks, boards, slats)Other (woodworking) | – | logs min. 2.50 m, Ø max. 65 cm | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Douglas fir, Larch, Hardwoods |
| Planing (2- to 4-sided, tongue and groove)Other (woodworking) | to a specific dimension if desired | 8.30 m | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Douglas fir, Larch |
| Technical drying in drying chamberHeat treatment | – | 9.30 m | – | – | Softwood sawn timber |
| Heat treatment / heat protection treatment according to ISPM 15 with IPPC certificate for exportHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Wood, Solid wood, Plywood, OSB |
| Impregnation of wood (chromium-free, active ingredient Farox)Surface | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Wood |
| Cut-to-size pieces to measureOther (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Douglas fir, Larch |
| Crate/packaging manufacturing (special crates, sea crates, air freight crates, transport racks)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Solid wood, Plywood, OSB panels |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drying chamber / drying facility | – | – | Softwood sawn timber up to 9.30 m in length | – | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
| Automatic board edging line | – | – | – | 1995 | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
| Resaw band saw line | – | – | – | 2002 | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
| Planing mill | – | – | Lengths up to 8.30 m | 1982 | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
| Impregnation plant | – | – | – | – | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
Additional services
Quality and certificates
For wooden export packaging, heat protection treatments according to ISPM 15 are carried out. The IPPC certificates apply to non-EU countries such as the USA, Mexico, China, New Zealand and Australia.
| Evidence | Sonnenbühl-Undingen |
|---|---|
| ISPM 15 / IPPC |
Company history
- 1936
Founding of the sawmill by Wilhelm Hailfinger, carpenter (1910–1977)
- 1972
Affiliation of a special crate manufacturing operation
- 1977
Handover of the sawmill to Ella Leibfritz and Albert Leibfritz
- 1982
Modernization; planing mill and crate manufacturing affiliated
- 1993
Handover to Wolfgang Leibfritz, grandson of the company founder
- 1994
New storage hall with 600 m²; newly designed logo
- 1995
Installation of an automatic board edging line
- 1996
Expansion of the sorting hall by 200 m²
- 1998
Modernization of the drying facility; heat treatments with certificate for China, Australia, New Zealand, USA, among others
- 1999
Construction of another rack hall
- 2002
Installation of a resaw band saw line
- 2006
Conversion of impregnation to chromium-free basis (active ingredient Farox)
- 2007
Construction of a climate-controlled storage hall
- 2013
On January 1, handover of the company to Simon Gaiser, carpenter