Development and manufacturing of plastic, lightweight-construction and metal components for building services and the automotive industry
Centrotherm Systemtechnik GmbH
59929 Brilon · Headquarters, Development and ManufacturingNew on Amplifa
System solutions in plastic, composite and metal
Centrotherm Systemtechnik GmbH, headquartered in Brilon, is a manufacturing and development service provider specialized in plastic and metal components with more than 200 employees. As a development partner, the company accompanies projects from the initial idea to the series product and manufactures system solutions made of composite materials, plastics and metal. In the plastics sector, the portfolio includes thermoforming and vacuum forming, Hybrid Moulding, 1- and 2-component injection moulding, extrusion, mechanical machining and plastic welding; in the metal sector, forming, robot-controlled welding, fully automatic tube manufacturing, powder coating as well as buffer storage tank production with automatic leak testing. In addition, Centrotherm develops and manufactures lightweight components based on GMT, LFT, NFVK and organo sheets. The company supplies OEM customers from heating and ventilation technology, renewable energies, building services and the automotive industry and operates as a certified automotive supplier (IATF 16949). Since 2022, the 100 percent subsidiary of PARIGROUP SE has belonged to CENTROTEC Industries GmbH.
- Site
- Brilon
- Processes
- Thermoforming/vacuum forming (deep drawing, large-area production), Injection moulding (1- or 2-component), Hybrid Moulding, Extrusion, Mechanical machining of plastics, Plastic welding, Metal forming, Welding (robot-controlled welding cells, fully automatic tube manufacturing)
- Materials
- PPS, PP, PE, ABS, PA6, PA6.6, POM, PET
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, IATF 16949:2016
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- more than 200
- Industries
- Heating technology, Ventilation technology, Automotive industry, Renewable energies, Building services, Industrial plastics
- 01
Development and design (7-step model)
- 02
Material selection and material concept
- 03
Plastics manufacturing (thermoforming, injection moulding, extrusion)
- 04
Metal manufacturing (forming, welding, tube manufacturing)
- 05
Powder coating
- 06
Assembly (partially/fully automated, PUR foam sealing)
- 07
Testing (e.g. automatic leak testing)
- 08
Sales to OEM customers worldwide
Materials and manufacturing processes
Thermoforming/Vacuum forming
Large-area plastic components up to 2000 × 1250 mm with tool heights up to 620 mm.
Injection moulding (1-/2-component)
Injection moulding in PPS, PP, PE, ABS, PA6, PA6.6, POM, PET, PC, PMMA and glass-fibre-reinforced variants.
Hybrid Moulding
Process for producing plastic and composite components.
Extrusion
Manufacture of plastic profiles and pipe systems.
GMT, LFT, NFVK, organo sheets
Fibre-reinforced thermoplastics and organo sheets with continuous fibres for lightweight components.
Sandwich composites
Cores made of foam, honeycomb (paper, PP, PET, PA), balsa and WPC with continuous-fibre face layers.
Welding (robot-controlled)
Fully automatic welding cells and tube manufacturing for precise metal joints.
Powder coating
Surface coating of metal components.
Seal foaming (PUR)
Foamed-in-place seals in assembly technology.
Thermal spraying
Arc and plasma spraying with laser structuring for functionalization of fibre-plastic composites (research).
3D printing
Additive manufacturing as part of the manufacturing competence.
Brilon site
Brilon
DEHeadquarters, Development and Manufacturing
- Lot size
- Lot size 1 to mass production
- Materials
- Plastics, composite materials, metal
- Thermoforming system for large-area production
- Robot-controlled welding cells
- Computer-controlled machines and robots (metal manufacturing)
- Cobots
- Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
- 3D printing
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermoforming/vacuum forming (deep drawing, large-area production)Plastics | – | 2000 mm × 1250 mm × 620 mm (tool height) | – | Lot size 1 – Mass production | PP, PE, ABS, PA6, PA6.6, POM, PET, PMMA, PC, PPS, PPGF, PA6GF, PA6.6GF |
| Injection moulding (1- or 2-component)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PPS, PP, PE, ABS, PA6, PA6.6, POM, PET, PPGF, PA6GF, PA6.6GF, PC, PMMA |
| Hybrid MouldingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Composite materials, Plastics |
| ExtrusionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Mechanical machining of plasticsMachining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Plastic weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Metal formingForming | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Welding (robot-controlled welding cells, fully automatic tube manufacturing)Joining | – | – | – | – | Metal, Steel |
| Powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Storage tank manufacturing (buffer tanks with automatic leak testing)Forming | – | – | – | – | Metal, Steel |
| Partially and fully automated assembly (Industry 4.0), manual assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seal foaming (PUR)Joining | – | – | – | – | PUR |
| 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | – | – |
| FRP lightweight components (GMT, LFT, NFVK, organo sheets; sandwich with foam, honeycomb, balsa,Plastics | – | – | – | – | GMT, LFT, NFVK, Organo sheets (glass/carbon fibres), Foam core, Honeycomb core (paper, PP, PET, PA), Balsa, WPC |
| Thermal spraying (arc wire spraying, atmospheric plasma spraying) withSurface | – | – | – | – | GRP, Copper, Zinc |
| Development, design and analysis (lightweight engineering, 7-step development model)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermoforming system (deep-drawing system for large-area production) | – | – | Plastic sizes up to 2000 x 1250 mm, tool heights up to 620 mm | – | Brilon |
| Cobots | – | – | – | – | Brilon |
| Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) | – | – | – | – | Brilon |
| Robot-controlled welding cells | – | – | – | – | Brilon |
| Computer-controlled machines and robots (metal manufacturing) | – | – | – | – | Brilon |
Additional services
Quality and certification
Quality assurance is carried out through certified management systems according to ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 as well as technology-supported checks within the manufacturing process; every buffer storage tank undergoes an automatic leak test.
| Evidence | Brilon |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| IATF 16949:2016 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 50001:2018 |
Company history
- 1994
Centrotherm Deutschland founded
- 1994
CENTROTEC acquires Ubbink; Centrotherm Italy founded
- 2009
Ubbink Centrotherm Group & Centrotherm USA founded
- 2014
Centrotherm China founded
- 2019
Acquisition of IVT Deutschland by the Ubbink Centrotherm Group
- 2022
Foundation of CENTROTEC Industries GmbH (with Ubbink, Sonnenstromfabrik, Mage, Centroplast, Rolf Schmidt)