Manufacturer of coolants, machining oils, cleaners and lubricants for machining and tube forming
WILKE Kühlschmiertechnik GmbH
Radolfzell am Bodensee (DE)New on Amplifa
About WILKE Kühlschmiertechnik
WILKE Kühlschmiertechnik GmbH is a coolant manufacturer based in Radolfzell am Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg. Since 1968 the company has produced water-miscible and non water-miscible coolants, machining oils, lubricating oils, cleaners and lubricants for tube forming, supplemented by additives, biocides, emulsion care and equipment technology for mixing, separating and aerating. The products are sold under the brand lines WICOLUB, WICOSOL, WICOSYNT, WICOCUT, WICOIL, WICOPLANT and WICODRAW and are tailored to customer applications; custom solutions and private labels are available. Focus areas are the machining industry, in particular drilling, milling, sawing, grinding, turning and honing, the optical industry as well as cold bending, sizing and profile drawing of tubes and profiles made of steel, stainless steel, copper and aluminium alloys and titanium. In addition to minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), the company also offers cleaning solutions for optical surfaces. Production, development, sales and administration are located at Robert-Gerwig-Straße 4 in Radolfzell.
- Site
- Radolfzell am Bodensee
- Processes
- Drilling (coolants for machining), Milling, Sawing, Grinding, Centering, Tube bending / cold bending of tubes and profiles (lubricants for this), Sizing, Profile drawing
- Materials
- Rolled steel, alloyed steels, stainless Cr-Ni and stainless steels, highly alloyed tool and heat-treatable steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, copper and CuNiFe alloys, aluminium and its alloys, titanium
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, EMAS
- Founded
- 1968
- Industries
- Machining industry, Optical industry, Tube forming/tube bending, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Development and tailoring of products to customer applications
- 02
Manufacture of coolants and lubricants at the Radolfzell site
- 03
Emulsion care and accessories (additives, biocides, equipment technology)
- 04
Sales regional, national and international, also as private label
Materials and Applications
Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)
Lubricant systems (e.g. WICOPLANT EP) for low-mist spray and through-feed lubrication with good wetting.
Water-miscible coolants
WICOLUB, WICOSOL and WICOSYNT lines for machining operations.
Non water-miscible cutting oils
WICOCUT, WICOIL and WICOPLANT lines for cutting performance and clean machines.
Tube bending lubricants
Chlorine-free, water-rinsable lubricants such as WICOIL RSM 60 and WICOS-RB 8112 for heavy cold bending, sizing and profile drawing.
Machine way, slideway, circulation and hydraulic oils
WICOIL HTX, CLP and HLP lines for machine lubrication.
Cleaning of optical surfaces
Cleaning products for processing and cleaning optical surfaces.
Locations
Radolfzell am Bodensee
DEHead office: administration, production, development, sales
- Materials
- Coolants, lubricating oils, cleaners, tube bending lubricants
- Production hall with photovoltaic system (30 kWp)
Product Groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling (coolants for machining)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| MillingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| SawingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| GrindingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| CenteringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tube bending / cold bending of tubes and profiles (lubricants for this)Forming | – | – | – | – | Rolled steel, alloyed steels, stainless Cr-Ni and stainless steels, copper alloys, CuNiFe alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium |
| SizingForming | – | – | – | – | Rolled steel, alloyed steels, Cr-Ni and stainless steels, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium |
| Profile drawingForming | – | – | – | – | Rolled steel, alloyed steels, Cr-Ni and stainless steels, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium |
| Thread cutting and thread formingMachining | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| PunchingForming | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| Deep drawingForming | – | – | – | – | Rolled steel, alloyed steels, Cr-Ni and stainless steels, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium |
| Turning (lubricants for machining)Engineering | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, highly alloyed tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| Gear hobbingMachining | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| ReamingMachining | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| HoningMachining | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| LappingMachining | – | – | – | – | low- to medium-alloy steels, stain-resistant Cr-Ni steels, tool and heat-treatable steels, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys |
| Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cleaning of optical surfacesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Environment
WILKE Kühlschmiertechnik GmbH operates an integrated management system and is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 as well as ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS. Products have been converted, among other things, to FAD-free (formaldehyde releaser-free) and boric acid-free formulations.
| Evidence | Radolfzell am Bodensee |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| EMAS |
Company History
- 1968
Foundation of the company WILKE & WAHL GdbR, Chem.-Techn. Spezialschneidmittel (special cutting agents), by Mr Wilke and Mr Wahl in Bendorf
- 1973
Split into the companies WAHL and WILKE Chem.-Techn. Spezialschneidmittel, company headquarters relocated to Radolfzell am Bodensee
- 1983
Construction of a new own administration and production building in Radolfzell
- 1989
Renamed WILKE Kühlschmiertechnik GmbH
- 2000
Thomas Klein joins the company and becomes an additional managing director
- 2008
Introduction of an integrated management system
- 2009
Introduction and implementation of an environmental management system according to EMAS
- 2011
Installation of an additional photovoltaic system with 30 kWp on the hall roof
- 2015
Conversion of the heating system to environmentally friendly fuels
- 2017
Conversion of some products to FAD-free (formaldehyde releaser-free)
- 2018
50th company anniversary
- 2021
Conversion to boric acid-free production