Manufacture of bathroom, small, hallway, office, living room and bedroom furniture at four plants in East Westphalia
Wilhelm Schildmeyer GmbH & Co. KG
Bad Oeynhausen (Plant 1, Plant 2/Design Fabrik, Plant 3/Company headquarters, Plant 4) · Porta WestfalicaNew on Amplifa
Family-owned company since 1947
Wilhelm Schildmeyer GmbH & Co. KG has been developing and producing furniture at its main site in Bad Oeynhausen since 1947 and is in its fourth generation of family ownership. The range comprises around 60 product lines in the areas of bathroom, hallway, office, bedroom and living room furniture. At Plant 1 in Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe, up to 35,000 furniture parts are produced daily from chipboard, MDF and melamine-coated panels on two CNC machine lines and three CNC machining centres; the creation of samples and prototypes takes place in the Design Fabrik. Plant 3 at the company headquarters comprises a finished-goods warehouse, mirror cabinet production, administration as well as assembly and packaging, while Plant 4 houses production, warehousing and returns management. In Porta Westfalica, up to 2,000–3,000 finished items of furniture are packaged per shift, and the company manufactures and prints its own cardboard boxes. Customers include furniture retailers, mail-order businesses, discounters, DIY stores and online retailers; sales are made via trading partners without direct selling.
- Site
- Bad Oeynhausen
- Processes
- Computer-controlled production of furniture parts on CNC machining centres, CNC machining on machine lines, Mirror cabinet production, Assembly and packaging of furniture, Manufacturing and printing of own cardboard boxes, Creation of samples and prototypes, Quality control according to AQL with digital measuring table, Production of bathroom, office, wardrobe and living room furniture (melamine-coated wood-based
- Materials
- Chipboard, MDF panels, Melamine-coated panels, Wood-based materials (FSC®-certified, C123929), Solid wood, Mineral casting, Ceramic, Plastic
- Certificates
- FSC (FSC® C123929), FSC® certification (C123929), DIN EN 14749 (furniture), DIN EN 120 emission class E1, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1947
- Employees
- 150
- Industries
- Furniture industry, Furniture retail, Mail-order trade, Discounters, DIY stores, Online retail
- 01
Development and design (Design Fabrik)
- 02
Sample and prototype creation
- 03
CNC production of furniture parts
- 04
Quality control according to AQL
- 05
Assembly (including mirror cabinets)
- 06
Packaging with own printed cardboard boxes
- 07
Finished-goods warehousing
- 08
Shipping to trading partners
- 09
Returns management and spare parts service
Materials
Chipboard
Base material for furniture carcasses, compliant with DIN EN 14322:2022-02 and emission class E1 (DIN EN 120).
MDF panels
Wood-based material for furniture parts, low-formaldehyde according to DIN EN 120 (E1).
Melamine-coated panels
Surface-coated panels according to DIN EN 14322:2022-02 for bathroom, office, wardrobe and living room furniture.
FSC®-certified wood-based materials
Wood-based materials of verifiable origin according to FSC® certification C123929.
Solid wood
Natural material with individual grain patterns for selected furniture surfaces.
Mineral casting
Material for washbasins in bathroom furniture lines.
Ceramic
Material for ceramic basins in bathroom furniture lines.
Plastic
Handles, decorative trims and components for furniture production and the packaging area.
Cardboard/paperboard
In-house cardboard manufacturing and printing for furniture packaging.
Locations
Plant 1 Bad Oeynhausen
DEProduction of machine-finished furniture parts, sample production
- Lot size
- up to 35,000 furniture parts/day
- Materials
- Chipboard, MDF panels, melamine-coated panels
- 3 CNC machining centres
- 2 CNC machine lines
- Digital measuring table
Plant 2 Porta Westfalica
DEPackaging of up to 2,000–3,000 finished items of furniture per shift at 16 individual packing stations; cardboard
- Lot size
- 2,000–3,000 items of furniture/shift
- Materials
- Cardboard/paperboard
- Machine for the manufacturing and printing of cardboard boxes
Plant 3 Bad Oeynhausen (company headquarters)
DEFinished-goods warehouse, mirror cabinet production, administration, assembly and packaging
- Lot size
- up to 100,000 stockpiled packages
- Materials
- Chipboard, melamine-coated panels, mirror glass, ceramic, mineral casting
Plant 4 Bad Oeynhausen
DEProduction, warehousing, returns management
- Materials
- Wood-based materials
Product areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer-controlled production of furniture parts on CNC machining centresMachining | – | – | – | up to 35,000 furniture parts daily | Chipboard, MDF panels, Wood-based materials, Solid wood |
| CNC machining on machine linesMachining | – | – | – | – | Chipboard, MDF panels, Wood-based materials |
| Mirror cabinet productionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Chipboard, Melamine resin-coated panels, Mirror glass, Ceramic, Mineral casting |
| Assembly and packaging of furnitureAssembly | – | – | – | up to 2,000–3,000 items of furniture per | Chipboard, MDF panels, Plastic, Metal |
| Manufacturing and printing of own cardboard boxesPackaging | – | – | – | – | Cardboard/paperboard |
| Creation of samples and prototypesEngineering | – | – | – | 1 | Wood-based materials, Chipboard, MDF panels |
| Quality control according to AQL with digital measuring tableTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of bathroom, office, wardrobe and living room furniture (melamine-coated wood-basedPlastics | – | – | – | approx. 2,000 items of furniture daily | Chipboard, MDF panels, Melamine resin-coated panels (DIN EN 14322:2022-02, E1) |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC machining centre | – | 3 | – | – | Plant 1, Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe |
| CNC machine line | – | 2 | – | – | Plant 1, Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe |
| Machine for the manufacturing and printing of cardboard boxes | – | – | – | – | Plant 2, Porta Westfalica |
| Digital measuring table | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality is ensured through visual inspections, quality control according to AQL and the testing of finished components on the digital measuring table. Furniture is manufactured according to DIN EN 14749, instructions for use are created according to EN 82079, and the furniture is tested at irregular intervals by independent, accredited testing institutes.
| Evidence | Bad Oeynhausen |
|---|---|
| FSC® certification (C123929) | |
| DIN EN 14749 (furniture) | |
| DIN EN 120 emission class E1 | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1947
Company founded at the main site in Bad Oeynhausen; family-owned ever since, fourth generation in management
- 2007
Opening of Plant III in Bad Oeynhausen
- 2021
Installation of a second combined heat and power unit; start of the path towards becoming a climate-neutral company