Mobile tool service for the automotive industry: milling, welding and metrology directly at your location.
ZSK Automotive GmbH
Weingarten (Headquarters) · Barcelona · ChinaNew on Amplifa
About ZSK Automotive
ZSK Automotive GmbH was founded in 1996 in Weingarten (Baden-Württemberg) and is an internationally active service provider for automotive toolmaking. The company supports the entire lifecycle of press tools: new tool construction, try-out, maintenance, monitoring, engineering, planning, project management and plant engineering. With the ZSK Mobile Toolshop, the company brings high-precision machining directly onto the customer's production floor: the mobile 5-axis CNC milling machine BART mills free-form surfaces with an accuracy of under 20 µm in materials up to 62 HRC, while the mobile 6-axis welding robot LISA performs overlay and build-up welding with reduced heat input using the spatter-free Fronius CMT process. A Leica Laser Tracker AT960-MR with Absolute Scanner AS1 enables 3D digitalization, reverse engineering and quality documentation with an accuracy of under 15 µm. Customers include BMW, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Audi and Porsche; ZSK supports over 100 customers in more than 20 countries and is represented with locations in Germany, Spain and China as well as representatives in North and South America.
- Site
- Weingarten
- Processes
- Mobile milling (BART), Tool overlay welding (additive manufacturing, LISA), Toolmaking / new tool construction, Try-out (tool and equipment commissioning), 3D scanning / digitalization, Reverse engineering, Surface optimization, Tool correction and maintenance
- Materials
- Toolmaking materials (millable hardness up to 62 HRC), Toolmaking materials up to 62 HRC
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Laser tracker metrology (<15 µm), Digital tool documentation
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 46
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Toolmaking, Plant engineering
- 01
3D scanning / digitalization of the tool
- 02
Analysis and process planning
- 03
Overlay and build-up welding (LISA)
- 04
Mobile precision milling (BART)
- 05
Surface finish and try-out
- 06
Final scan, inspection and quality documentation
Materials & Processes
Toolmaking materials up to 62 HRC
All common toolmaking steels, millable on-site up to a hardness of 62 HRC.
Locations
Weingarten
DEHeadquarters
- Part weight / size
- Tools up to 50 t
- Materials
- Toolmaking materials up to 62 HRC
- Mobile 5-axis CNC milling machine BART (Picum MT)
- Mobile 6-axis welding robot LISA (Yaskawa, Fronius CMT)
- Leica Laser Tracker AT960-MR with Absolute Scanner AS1
Barcelona
ESLocation
China
CNBranch office
Services & Components
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile milling (BART)Machining | <20 µm (free-form milling) | Footprint 1,500 x 3,000 mm | – | – | all common toolmaking materials (up to 62 HRC) |
| Tool overlay welding (additive manufacturing, LISA)Joining | – | Footprint 1,500 x 2,500 mm | – | – | – |
| Toolmaking / new tool constructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Try-out (tool and equipment commissioning)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D scanning / digitalizationTesting | <15 µm | – | – | – | – |
| Reverse engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface optimizationSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool correction and maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering, planning, project management, plant engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Analysis / quality documentation (metrology)Testing | <15 µm | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile 5-axis CNC milling machine | Picum MT BART | – | Reach 1,600 mm, footprint 1,500 x 3,000 mm, spindle up to 45,000 rpm | – | mobile at customer (Mobile Toolshop) |
| Mobile welding robot (6-axis) | Yaskawa / Picum MT LISA (Fronius CMT, MAG pulse) | – | Reach 1,720 mm, footprint 1,500 x 2,500 mm | – | mobile at customer (Mobile Toolshop) |
| Laser tracker with scanner | Leica AT960-MR with Absolute Scanner AS1 | – | Measuring range up to 160 m, accuracy <15 µm | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Metrology
Machining is laser-guided with the Leica Laser Tracker AT960-MR and Absolute Scanner AS1 (accuracy <15 µm, measuring range up to 160 m); every tool modification is fully digitally documented. The company is certified to ISO 9001.
| Evidence | Weingarten |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Laser tracker metrology (<15 µm) | |
| Digital tool documentation |
History
- 1996
Foundation of ZSK Automotive GmbH in Weingarten, southern Germany.