Design and manufacturing in toolmaking, mould making and jig building since 1969
Hermann Benkert Werkzeug- und Formenbau GmbH
97618 Niederlauer · Bad Neustadt/Saale (founding location)New on Amplifa
About us
Since 1969, Hermann Benkert Werkzeug- und Formenbau GmbH has manufactured tools, moulds, jigs, load-handling equipment and lifting devices, supporting projects from consulting and design through to the finished product. Its range of services includes CNC and conventional turning, 5- and 7-axis turn-milling, 3- and 5-axis milling including HSC, deep-hole drilling up to Ø 35 mm at a drilling depth of 1300 mm, as well as cylindrical, surface, profile and jig grinding with machining accuracies of 1-2 µm in air-conditioned grinding halls. Materials machined include tool steel, stainless steel, aluminium and titanium, from one-off pieces and prototypes through to series production. The in-house design department of Hermann Benkert Konstruktions-GmbH develops CAD-supported custom solutions. Customers come from toolmaking and mould making, jig building and mechanical engineering. The company is based in Niederlauer near Bad Neustadt/Saale and is run in its third generation by Gabriele Behm and Tobias Behm.
- Site
- Niederlauer
- Processes
- Design and development (tools, jigs, load-handling equipment, lifting devices), Turning (CNC, one-off pieces to small series), Turn-milling (in one setup), Milling (prototype and series, 3- and 5-axis, HSC), Deep-hole drilling, Grinding (cylindrical, surface, profile, jig grinding), Toolmaking (prototype moulds, series tools, highly automated tools), Mould making
- Materials
- Tool steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Titanium
- Founded
- 1969
- Industries
- Toolmaking, Mould making, Jig building, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Consulting and project support
- 02
Design (CAD)
- 03
Machining: turning, turn-milling, milling, deep-hole drilling
- 04
Grinding
- 05
EDM
- 06
Quality control
Materials and processes
Tool steel
Main material for tools, moulds and deep-hole drilling.
Stainless steel
For corrosion-exposed components and jigs.
Aluminium
Lightweight components and jigs, also machined in deep-hole drilling.
Titanium
Difficult-to-machine material, among other things in deep-hole drilling.
Locations
Niederlauer
DEHeadquarters, production, design, administration
- Lot size
- One-off pieces to series production
- Materials
- Tool steel, stainless steel, aluminium, titanium
- Okuma CNC lathes (LU 45M-2SC-2000, LU 45, LU 35MII, LU 3000EX-M, LU 15, LB 300)
- DMG-MORI DMU 160 FD duoBlock
- Grob G750T
- Okuma Multus B400
- Röders Tec RHP800 and RXU1001DSH
- Mikron HPM 1850U, HPM 1350U WPC, VCE 800 Pro
- Deckel-Maho DMU 125 P, DMU 80 P, DMU 60
- Hermle C 800 U
- Samag TFZ 2L-1000
- Kehren Ri12-4 and Ri8-4
- Kellenberger Varia UR 255/1500 and Vista UR 175/1000
Components and services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and development (tools, jigs, load-handling equipment, lifting devices)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Turning (CNC, one-off pieces to small series)Machining | – | 2000 mm × ⌀ 700 mm | – | One-off pieces – Small series | – |
| Turn-milling (in one setup)Machining | – | 1500 mm × 1600 mm × 1100 mm | – | – | – |
| Milling (prototype and series, 3- and 5-axis, HSC)Machining | – | 1850 mm × 1600 mm × 1400 mm | – | Prototype – Series | – |
| Deep-hole drillingMachining | – | Drilling depth 1300 mm | – | – | Tool steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Titanium |
| Grinding (cylindrical, surface, profile, jig grinding)Machining | 1-2 μm | 1500 mm × Grinding diameter 1500 mm × 1350 mm | – | – | – |
| Toolmaking (prototype moulds, series tools, highly automated tools)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mould makingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jig buildingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
27 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC lathe | Okuma LU 45M-2SC-2000 | 1 | ⌀ 700 × 2000 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LU 45 | 1 | ⌀ 700 × 750 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LU 35MII M 2SC2000 | 1 | ⌀ 500 × 2000 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LU 3000EX-M 2SC1000 | 3 | ⌀ 350 × 1000 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LU 15 | 1 | ⌀ 350 × 500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LB 300C-1000D | 1 | ⌀ 250 × 1000 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC lathe | Okuma LB 300 | 1 | ⌀ 250 × 500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| Conventional lathe | – | 3 | ⌀ 150 × 700 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| Turn-milling machine (5-axis) | DMG MORI DMU 160 FD duoBlock | 1 | 1600 × 1250 × 1100 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| Turn-milling machine (5-axis) | Grob G750T | 1 | 1000 × 1100 × 1170 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| Turn-mill centre (7-axis) | Okuma Multus B400 | 1 | 400 × 400 × 1500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| HSC milling machine | Röders Tec RHP800 | 1 | 800 × 750 × 500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| HSC milling machine (5-axis, NC swivel rotary table) | Röders Tec RXU1001DSH | 1 | 800 × 855 × 500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis, NC rotary table and swivel head) | Mikron HPM 1850U | 1 | ⌀ 1600 / 1850 × 1400 × 905 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis, NC rotary table and swivel head, pallet changer) | Mikron HPM 1350U WPC | 1 | ⌀ 1100 / 1350 × 1150 × 700 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis) | Deckel-Maho DMU 125 P | 1 | ⌀ 1000 / 1250 × 880 × 800 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis) | DMG MORI DMU 80 P duoBlock | 1 | ⌀ 800 / 800 × 700 × 600 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis) | Deckel-Maho DMU 80 P hi-dyn | 1 | ⌀ 800 / 800 × 700 × 600 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis) | Hermle C 800 U | 1 | ⌀ 630 / 800 × 600 × 500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine (5-axis) | Deckel-Maho DMU 60 monoblock | 1 | ⌀ 600 / 730 × 560 × 560 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC milling machine | Mikron VCE 800 Pro | 1 | 800 × 500 × 540 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| Conventional milling machine | – | 2 | – | – | Niederlauer |
| Deep-hole drilling and milling centre | Samag TFZ 2L-1000 | 1 | 1600 × 1250 × 1100 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC universal rotary table grinding machine | Kehren Ri12-4 | 1 | Grinding diameter 1500 mm, workpiece height up to 1350 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC universal rotary table grinding machine | Kehren Ri8-4 | 1 | Grinding diameter 1100 mm, workpiece height up to 650 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC universal cylindrical grinding machine | Kellenberger Varia UR 255/1500 | 1 | ⌀ 450 × 1500 mm | – | Niederlauer |
| CNC universal cylindrical grinding machine | Kellenberger Vista UR 175/1000 | 1 | ⌀ 350 × 1000 mm | – | Niederlauer |
Additional services
History
- 1969
Founded in Bad Neustadt/Saale by master toolmaker Hermann Benkert
- 1986
New building and relocation of the company headquarters to Niederlauer
- 1992
Management taken over by Gabriele Behm and Armin Benkert
- 1998
Foundation of Hermann Benkert Konstruktions-GmbH
- 2001
Expansion of production halls, air-conditioning of the grinding halls
- 2007
Gabriele Behm becomes sole managing partner
- 2014
Construction of the first rooftop PV system
- 2018
New production hall with administration on the company premises
- 2019
Occupancy of the new halls, PV expansion, absorption chiller, CHP unit; Tobias Behm becomes managing director
- 2024
Construction of a new ground-mounted PV system on the company premises