Manufacturer of special sliding bearings, sintered filters and drive technology components made from all common bearing materials.
Caspar Gleitlager GmbH
Fischeräcker 6, 74223 FleinNew on Amplifa
About us
Caspar Gleitlager GmbH in Flein near Heilbronn is a family-run manufacturer of sliding bearings, special sliding bearings and sintered filters. The focus is on the production of sliding bearings to drawing in special sizes, where standard catalogue items are not sufficient. The value chain includes sheet metal working (punching, nibbling, folding, bushing rolling to DIN ISO 3547), CNC machining with 5-axis machining centres and CNC lathes with driven tools, laser marking and 3D CAD programming. Materials processed include metal-polymer composites (PERMAGLIDE®, GGB, Glycodur), sintered bronze and sintered iron, copper alloys such as Rg7, CuSn12 and CuSn8P, solid-lubricant and plain polymer bearings, and fibre composites (GAR-MAX®). In addition, the company manufactures special V-belt and toothed belt pulleys for its drive technology partner POGGI® and offers contract work as well as supplier services including neutral shipping. Customers come from agriculture and forestry, construction machinery, heavy-load technology, machinery, automotive and plant engineering, and shipping. The company has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 since 2013 and supplies customers throughout Europe.
- Site
- Flein
- Processes
- Sheet metal working punching/nibbling, CNC turning, CNC milling, CNC folding (bending), Bushing rolling (rolling of bushings to DIN ISO 3547), Laser marking / embossing, Manufacture of sliding bearings to drawing / special sliding bearings, 3D CAD programming (SolidWorks, SolidCAM, TruTops Punch)
- Materials
- Metal-polymer composite sliding bearing PERMAGLIDE® P10/P11/P14/P141/P20/P21/P22/P200, GGB DU, DU-B, DP4, DP4-B, DX, DS, HI-EX, DP11, Glycodur F / Glycodur A, Sintered bronze, Sintered iron, AMES SELFOIL®, AMES AmesPore®, METAFRAM®
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1937
- Industries
- Agriculture and forestry, Construction machinery industry, Heavy-load technology, Mechanical engineering, Automotive engineering, Plant engineering
- 01
3D CAD programming
- 02
Sheet metal working (punching, nibbling, folding, bushing rolling)
- 03
CNC turning
- 04
CNC milling (5-axis)
- 05
Laser marking/embossing
- 06
Supplier services (labelling, neutral shipping)
Location
Flein
DEProduction, Administration, Head office
- Lot size
- Single parts to series
- Materials
- Metal-polymer, sintered materials, copper alloys, plastics, fibre composites
- 5-axis CNC machining centres (2)
- 5-axis milling machine
- CNC lathe with driven tools
- Eccentric presses 200–1000 kN
- Press brake with ACB® angle measurement
- Marking laser
- FDM 3D printer
- SCARA robot
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet metal working punching/nibblingForming | – | 2500 mm × 1250 mm | – | – | Metal-polymer composite sliding bearings, Sintered materials, Copper alloys |
| CNC turningMachining | – | 250 mm | – | – | Rg7, CuSn12, CuSn8P, CuZn40Al2, Non-ferrous metals, Copper alloys |
| CNC millingMachining | – | – | – | – | Copper alloys |
| CNC folding (bending)Forming | – | 2.5 m | – | – | Sheet metal |
| Bushing rolling (rolling of bushings to DIN ISO 3547)Forming | – | 250 mm | – | – | Sheet metal up to 4 mm thickness |
| Laser marking / embossingSurface treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of sliding bearings to drawing / special sliding bearingsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Metal-polymer, Glycodur, Sintered bronze, Sintered iron, Copper alloys, Solid lubricant, Plastics, Fibre composites |
| 3D CAD programming (SolidWorks, SolidCAM, TruTops Punch)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-axis CNC machining centre | – | 2 | – | 2006 | Flein |
| 5-axis milling machine | – | 1 | – | 2007 | Flein |
| CNC lathe with driven tools | – | – | Bore diameters from 10 mm, outer diameters up to 300 mm, length max. 250 mm | – | Flein |
| Eccentric press (punching) | – | – | Press forces 200 kN to 1000 kN | – | Flein |
| Press brake with controlled angle measurement ACB® | – | – | Sheet metal up to 2.5 m length, max. 4 mm thickness | – | Flein |
| Marking laser | – | 1 | – | 2015 | Flein |
| FDM 3D printer | – | 1 | – | 2016 | Flein |
| SCARA robot (automation) | – | 1 | – | 2018 | Flein |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Caspar Gleitlager has been certified to DIN ISO 9001:2015 since 2013 (TÜV Rheinland, certificate registration no. 01 100 120474, valid until 21.01.2027), with quality controls from incoming goods to delivery and documented inspection processes. Special parts are marked traceably with a marking laser.
| Evidence | Flein |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1937
Foundation of "Kurt Caspar Modellbau" in Leipzig by master model maker Kurt Caspar
- 1957
The Caspar family leaves East Germany due to the threat of nationalisation
- 1958
Refounding in Flein near Heilbronn as "Kurt Caspar Modellbau"
- 1967
Renaming to "Kurt Caspar Modell- und Werkzeugbau", move into a new production building
- 1987
50th anniversary, relocation to new company premises, renaming to "Caspar Werkzeugbau GmbH"; Edgar Caspar takes over management
- 1995
Jürgen Caspar joins the executive management
- 1999
Renaming to Caspar Gleitlager GmbH
- 2004
Edgar Caspar hands over management entirely to Jürgen Caspar
- 2009
Start of the partnership with drive technology manufacturer POGGI®
- 2011
Construction of a new administration complex
- 2013
Initial certification to DIN ISO 9001
- 2014
Ayfer Caspar becomes second managing director
- 2015
Installation of a marking laser
- 2018
First automation trials with a SCARA robot
- 2019
Launch of new website with web shop