Tool and mold making, gauge building and contract manufacturing – EDM, turning, milling, grinding and injection molding.
Betz GmbH
Wernberg-KöblitzNew on Amplifa
About Betz Werkzeugbau
Founded in 1996, Betz GmbH is a family-owned company based in Wernberg-Köblitz in the Upper Palatinate, specialising in the manufacture of injection moulding and deep-drawing tools, hotmelt overmoulding and foaming tools, as well as gauges and jigs and fixtures. Its portfolio includes development and design with Moldflow simulation (SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Siemens NX, VISI PEPS Wire), complete toolmaking up to approx. 3 tonnes of tool weight, and contract manufacturing by start-hole, wire and die-sinking EDM, turning, milling, cylindrical and surface grinding for material hardnesses around 70 HRC, deep-hole drilling, laser engraving and laser welding. In addition, the company injection-moulds 1K and 2K plastic parts from initial sampling through to series production and offers rapid prototyping, spare parts manufacturing, as well as tool maintenance, repair and dimensional correction. Its customers come predominantly from the plastics processing industry, medical technology, electronics and the automotive sector. 18 employees work at the Wernberg-Köblitz site on modern, fully automated machines; the quality management system has been certified to ISO 9001 since 2008.
- Site
- Wernberg-Köblitz
- Processes
- Die-sinking EDM (contract work), Wire EDM, Start-hole EDM, Turning, Milling, Cylindrical grinding, Surface grinding, Conventional deep-hole drilling (square workpieces)
- Materials
- Hardened steels, Corrosion-resistant steels, Soft steels, Carbide, Non-ferrous metals, Plastics, Die-sinking, wire and start-hole EDM, Turning and milling
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 18
- Industries
- Plastics processing industry, Medical technology, Electronics, Automotive, Plastics processing industry
- 01
Development & Design (incl. Moldflow simulation)
- 02
Tool and mold making
- 03
Gauge, jig and fixture building
- 04
Injection moulding 1K/2K
- 05
Tool maintenance, repair and dimensional correction
Materials & Processes
Die-sinking, wire and start-hole EDM
Machining of electrically conductive materials of the most diverse hardness levels, also in small and medium series.
Turning and milling
High-precision single-part and series production of plastics, non-ferrous metals and steels up to approx. 70 HRC.
Cylindrical and surface grinding
Precision machining of soft steels, hardened steels and carbide.
Conventional deep-hole drilling
Boreholes e.g. Ø 10 mm up to 500 mm depth in square workpieces made of many materials.
Laser engraving and laser welding
Fine contours as well as build-up welding of large areas.
Injection moulding 1K/2K
Production of plastic parts from initial sampling through to series production including quality assurance.
Rapid prototyping
Early testing of parts and tools for cost-saving error avoidance.
hardened, soft and corrosion-resistant steels
Main materials for tools, gauges and contract-manufactured parts.
Carbide
Machining by grinding.
Plastics
Material for contract manufacturing and injection-moulded parts.
Non-ferrous metals
Machining by turning and milling.
Locations
Wernberg-Köblitz
DEHead office: office and production facilities, tool and mold making, contract manufacturing
- Part weight / size
- Tools up to approx. 3 t
- Lot size
- Single part to series production
- Materials
- Steels, carbide, non-ferrous metals, plastics
- EDM machines (die-sinking, wire, start-hole)
- Turning machines
- Milling machines
- Cylindrical and surface grinding machines
- Deep-hole drilling systems
- Laser systems
- Injection moulding machines
- SolidWorks workstations
Parts & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die-sinking EDM (contract work)Machining | – | – | – | – | electrically conductive materials |
| Wire EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | electrically conductive materials |
| Start-hole EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | electrically conductive materials |
| TurningMachining | – | – | – | Single part – Medium series | Plastics, Non-ferrous metals, Corrosion-resistant steels, Hardened steels (up to approx. 70 HRC) |
| MillingMachining | – | – | – | Single part – Medium series | Plastics, Non-ferrous metals, Corrosion-resistant steels, Hardened steels (up to approx. 70 HRC) |
| Cylindrical grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Soft steels, Hardened steels, Carbide |
| Surface grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Soft steels, Hardened steels, Carbide |
| Conventional deep-hole drilling (square workpieces)Machining | – | Drilling depth e.g. 500 mm | – | – | Various materials |
| Laser engravingSurface treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser welding (incl. build-up welding)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rapid prototypingAdditive | – | – | – | – | – |
| Injection moulding of 1K and 2K plastic parts (initial sampling to series production)Plastics | – | – | – | Initial sampling – Series production | Plastics |
| Tool and mold making (1K/2K injection moulding tools, hotmelt overmoulding tools, foaming tools)Engineering | – | – | approx. 3 t (tool weight) | – | – |
| Gauge, jig and fixture building (measuring fixtures, cubing gauges, milling fixtures)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and design incl. Moldflow simulationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spare parts manufacturing (single parts and assemblies, sealed and pre-assembled)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool maintenance, repairs, dimensional corrections and modificationsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Since 2008, Betz GmbH has certified its quality management system to ISO 9001 (currently ISO 9001:2015, TÜV SÜD, scope of application: toolmaking) and regularly monitors its workflows and production processes using state-of-the-art measuring and testing techniques.
| Evidence | Wernberg-Köblitz |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 1996
Founded on 01.04.1996 by Christian Betz in Pfreimd with a focus on die-sinking EDM as contract work
- 1997
Relocation to Wernberg-Köblitz
- 1998
Introduction of the first CAD/CAM software packages (X-CAD, Rhinoceros CAD V1)
- 2000
Company relocation within Wernberg-Köblitz
- 2008
First certification to ISO 9001
- 2013
Florian Betz joins the family company
- 2014
Groundbreaking ceremony for new construction in the West II industrial estate
- 2015
Move into new office and production facilities in Wernberg-Köblitz
- 2016
Expansion of the design department with three SolidWorks workstations