Engineering office for CAD design of plastic components, jigs and fixtures, and special machinery with CATIA V5
Klotz CAD-Schulung und Konstruktion
07586 Bad Köstritz (Thuringia)New on Amplifa
About us
Klotz CAD-Schulung und Konstruktion is a small engineering office in Bad Köstritz near Gera in Thuringia, founded in January 1999. Owner Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jens Klotz works as a freelance design engineer and CATIA trainer; he has CATIA experience since 1993, starting with V3. The focus is on component development of plastic parts (1K, 2K, multi-component) as well as rubber, sheet metal, cast, CFRP and GFRP parts, particularly for vehicle interiors such as door grommets, interior lighting, brackets and housings for control units. In addition, the office designs tooling, jigs and fixtures, and special machinery – from a simple hand fixture to a fully automated system, including testing, assembly, welding and handling fixtures. 3D data, drawings, bills of materials, tolerance analyses and function diagrams as well as CATIA training and workshops are offered; a permit for temporary staff placement (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) is held. Customers are automotive suppliers and OEMs; systems and components are in use for customers worldwide.
- Site
- Bad Köstritz
- Processes
- Component development of plastic parts (1K, 2K, multi-component) and complex assemblies, Design of tooling, jigs and fixtures, and special machinery (from hand fixture to, Design of assembly fixtures (door, fender, tailgate, rear hatch, hinge, sunroof), Design of testing fixtures (e.g. wind deflectors, body-scan fixtures), Design of welding fixtures, Design of pressing tools, Design of injection moulding tools, Creation of technical documentation: 3D data (CATIA V5, STEP, IGES), drawings (CATIA V5, pdf,
- Materials
- Plastic (1K, 2K, multi-component), Rubber, Sheet metal, Cast, CFRP, GFRP, Plastic (injection moulding, 1K/2K/multi-component), CAD system CATIA V5 (Dassault Systèmes)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1999
- Employees
- 3
- Industries
- Automotive, Aerospace / aircraft, Medical technology, Consumer goods, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Enquiry and requirements specification
- 02
Parametric design in CATIA V5
- 03
Creation of 3D data, drawings and bills of materials
- 04
Tolerance analyses and function diagrams
- 05
Project management and coordination, if necessary with partner offices
- 06
Support up to commissioning of the system at the customer
Materials and processes
Plastic (injection moulding, 1K/2K/multi-component)
Development of plastic components such as grommets, lighting, brackets and housings.
Rubber
Design of elastomer components as a complement to plastic development.
Sheet metal
Component and tool development from sheet metal, among others pressing tools.
Cast
Development of cast parts and associated tool designs.
CFRP
Design of components, jigs and fixtures and tools in the CFRP field, among others for aviation suppliers.
GFRP
Design of components and tools in the GFRP field.
CAD system CATIA V5 (Dassault Systèmes)
Daily CAD system incl. freestyle, solid, assembly, drafting and DMU as well as project environments of AUDI, BMW, Porsche, VW and Volvo/Ford.
Locations
Bad Köstritz
DEEngineering office / technical office
- Lot size
- Prototype to series (design services)
- Materials
- Plastic, rubber, sheet metal, cast, CFRP, GFRP
- CATIA V5 CAD systems
Components and projects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component development of plastic parts (1K, 2K, multi-component) and complex assembliesEngineering | – | – | – | – | Kunststoff, Gummi |
| Design of tooling, jigs and fixtures, and special machinery (from hand fixture toEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design of assembly fixtures (door, fender, tailgate, rear hatch, hinge, sunroof)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design of testing fixtures (e.g. wind deflectors, body-scan fixtures)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design of welding fixturesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design of pressing toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Blech, Guss |
| Design of injection moulding toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Kunststoff |
| Creation of technical documentation: 3D data (CATIA V5, STEP, IGES), drawings (CATIA V5, pdf,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| CATIA V5 training, workshops, coursesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development of components made of sheet metal, cast, CFRP and GFRPEngineering | – | – | – | – | Blech, Guss, CFK, GFK |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD system CATIA V5 | Dassault Systèmes | – | – | – | Bad Köstritz |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and collaboration
To solve complex tasks, the office collaborates with other freelancers and engineering offices; project environments of well-known OEMs (AUDI, BMW, Porsche, VW, Volvo/Ford) are used. Certifications are not listed.
| Evidence | Bad Köstritz |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1993
CATIA experience starting with V3
- 1994
Diploma thesis at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart
- 1999
Founding of the engineering office Klotz CAD-Schulung und Konstruktion
- 2000
Start of collaboration with REMECH Systemtechnik GmbH
- 2017
New website online since 28.01.2017