CNC milled parts, aluminum sand-cast prototypes, and tool and die manufacturing from Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart
PS-Prototypenschmiede GmbH
Leinfelden-Echterdingen (70771)New on Amplifa
About PS-Prototypenschmiede
PS-Prototypenschmiede GmbH from Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart specializes in the development and manufacturing of prototype parts, CNC milled parts, and aluminum sand-cast components. The company, with six employees, operates as a system supplier for sand-cast components and designs all necessary tools and modular fixturing in-house using Tebis and Visi CAD, including fill and solidification simulations. The company's internal manufacturing includes automated 3- and 5-axis HSC machining centers with speeds up to 100 m/s, rotational speeds up to 42,000 rpm, and a pallet pool of over 300 pallets that run unattended 24/7. Milled parts are manufactured from solid blocks, as well as the mechanical processing of sand-cast and die-cast blanks into ready-to-install parts in quantities from 1 to 1,000. Materials include aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and plastics. Services also include model building, tool and die manufacturing, series finishing, vintage part manufacturing, and quality assurance with coordinate measuring technology, DR, crack, and CT testing. The QMS is certified to ISO 9001:2015; customers come from the automotive, motorsport, and classic sectors.
- Site
- Leinfelden-Echterdingen
- Processes
- CNC milling (3D milling from solid block, 5-axis simultaneous), Mechanical processing of sand-cast blanks into finished parts, Series finishing / Processing of aluminum die-cast parts, Model building, sand-cast tool and die manufacturing (models from plastic block material), Aluminum sand casting (core/cbox method, system supplier, tools externally cast), Tool-less sand casting (externally procured), CAD design (tool, fixture design, fill and solidification simulation), Quality assurance / Metrology (tactile CMM measurement, roughness measurement, SPC, CPK, CAQ)
- Materials
- Aluminum, Brass, Plastics, Stainless Steel, NE-Metals, Plastic Block Materials (Model Building)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, REACH (EC) No. 1907/2006, TS 16949 (Requirements met), EN 9100, ISO 14001
- Employees
- 6
- Industries
- Automotive, Motorsport, Aerospace (Target certification EN 9100), Vintage/Classic, Aerospace (Target certification ISO 9100)
- 01
CAD design and tool design incl. fill and solidification simulation
- 02
Model and sand casting tool and die manufacturing (HSC 5-axis milling from
- 03
Aluminum sand casting (external casting by partners in the Stuttgart region)
- 04
Mechanical processing of cast parts / CNC milling from solid blocks
- 05
Surface treatment, heat extraction, HiPen (outsourced)
- 06
Quality assurance: CMM measurement, DR/crack/CT testing, VDA labeling
Materials and Processes
Aluminum
Main material for CNC milled parts from solid blocks, sand-cast prototypes, and processing cast parts.
Brass
Machining of brass parts on 3- and 5-axis machining centers.
Stainless Steel
Material for design and processing tasks, including material change adjustments.
Plastics
Milled parts and block materials for tooling and die manufacturing.
NE-Metals
Precision processing of various non-ferrous metals in automated manufacturing.
Location
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
DEHeadquarters, Design, CNC Machining, Measuring Technology
- Part weight / size
- 5-axis part size approx. 400 × 400 × 300 mm
- Lot size
- 1–1,000 pieces
- Materials
- Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel, Plastic, NE-Metals
- GF XSM600u LP HSC 5-axis machining center (Linear cell)
- HSC Linear machining centers, up to 42,000 rpm, tool magazine up to 120 pcs
- Linear robot with pallet pool over 300 (24/7 unattended)
- KMG DEA Pioneer (Hexagon) with PC-DMIS, 600 × 500 × 400 mm
- Tesa roughness tester
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC milling (3D milling from solid block, 5-axis simultaneous)Machining | – | 400 mm × 300 mm | – | 1 – 1000 | Aluminum, Brass, Plastic, NE-Metals |
| Mechanical processing of sand-cast blanks into finished partsMachining | – | 400 mm × 300 mm | – | 1 – 1000 | Aluminum |
| Series finishing / Processing of aluminum die-cast partsMachining | – | 400 mm × 300 mm | – | – | Aluminum |
| Model building, sand-cast tool and die manufacturing (models from plastic block material)Casting | – | – | – | – | Plastic block materials |
| Aluminum sand casting (core/cbox method, system supplier, tools externally cast)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Tool-less sand casting (externally procured)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| CAD design (tool, fixture design, fill and solidification simulation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel |
| Quality assurance / Metrology (tactile CMM measurement, roughness measurement, SPC, CPK, CAQ)Testing | CMM measurement uncertainty >2.8 µm (DEA Pioneer), 0.8 µm | 600 mm × 400 mm | – | – | – |
| DR testing, crack testing, CT testing, X-ray (as system supplier)Testing | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Surface treatment, heat extraction, HiPen (outsourced)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Vehicle Classic Parts / Vintage Spare Parts Manufacturing (Digitalization, tooling manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated unattended CNC manufacturing (24/7, linear cell, ID chip system)Machining | – | – | – | – | Aluminum, NE-Metals |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSC 5-axis CNC Machining Center (Linear cell) | Georg Fischer (GF) XSM600u LP | 1 | – | – | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| Linear Machining Centers (HSC, up to 42000 rpm, tool magazine up to 120 pcs) | – | – | 5-axis part size approx. 400 x 400 x 300 mm; speed 100 m/sec, acceleration >1G | – | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| Linear robot (Automation solution, pallet pool >300) | – | 1 | – | – | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) DEA Pioneer with PC-DMIS, 10-position key change bank, Leitz | Hexagon DEA Pioneer | 1 | 600 x 500 x 400 mm | – | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| Roughness tester | Tesa | – | – | – | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality assurance includes an air-conditioned Class-3 measuring room with DEA Pioneer coordinate measuring machine (PC-DMIS, Leitz tactile system, MPEE 1.4 µm), Tesa roughness tester, QA methods such as SPC, CPK, and CAQ, and measuring instrument monitoring according to DakkS. DR, crack, and CT tests are offered as a system supplier; the QMS is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and meets the requirements of TS 16949.
| Evidence | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| REACH (EC) No. 1907/2006 | |
| TS 16949 (Requirements met) | |
| EN 9100 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1997
Start of experience in model building (according to company statement)
Company founded; ISO 9001 certification achieved three months after founding