Price explosions and supply difficulties for sheet metal are leading many companies to put their parts production to the test in order to save material and costs. Roll forming is increasingly being discovered as a manufacturing process, which in some cases enables weight savings of over 50 percent.
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With the know-how from over 40 years of profile production, we are a sought-after specialist for innovative profiling systems. The secret of our success is the perfect cooperation of many dedicated employees. Together we develop novel processes and complete profiling lines that perfectly fit your requirements.
The specialist
for roll formed
Metal profiles
About us
The Profilmetall Group is the specialist for roll-formed metal profiles and enables profiling in a new dimension with its innovative profiling lines. As the only supplier of roll-formed profiles and rollforming lines, the Group combines the business areas of engineering, tool and rollforming line construction as well as series production under the umbrella of a group of companies with currently 100 employees. This includes Profilmetall GmbH in Hirrlingen/Tübingen and Profilmetall Engineering GmbH in Marktheidenfeld/Würzburg, Germany.
News
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Blechnet
Material-saving solutions in the raw materials crisis
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Euroblech 2022
Thank you for your visit
- PROFILMETALL draws a positive conclusion from Euroblech: Roll forming as a material- and energy-efficient forming process on the upswing.
- Trade show successes: contracts signed, great interest in higher and high-strength steels and energy saving, more international response.
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Blech
High strength steels roll forming
Profilmetall will showcase a new rollforming line, components for rollforming high-strength steels and an energy-saving cutting unit at Euroblech 2022.
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Auchkomm
PROFILMETALL expands management in Marktheidenfeld
and intensifies growth course. Material efficiency in times of raw material scarcity: roll forming as a cost-effective manufacturing process for lightweight components.
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Bänder Bleche Rohre
Efficiently to the ready-to-install profile
Why modern roll forming lines are an energetic and economical alternative for sheet metal workers who produce finished profiles in small batches. And why Profilmetall’s roll forming modular system is particularly well suited for this purpose.
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Blech
Flexible for energy saving
Energy efficiency in manufacturing is becoming an increasingly important factor when it comes to competitiveness. In this context, roll forming offers real advantages as a cold-forming technology. With the Xellar rollforming line, Profilmetall – thanks to clever energy management – adds one more on top. This is not the only advantage the line offers.
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Blech Rohre Profile
Profiling line for large families of parts with precise intermediate die cuts
Roll-forming profiles with complex cross-sections in numerous length variants and always precisely positioned die cuts is a demanding task. A customized system concept from Profilmetall masters it with integrated intermediate punching – for part families with over 200 designs.
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Focus Rostfrei
Class-A lightweight components Ready-to-assemble roll forming – Beautiful, fast and cost-effective
The medium-sized PROFILMETALL Group with locations in northern Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg is an expert for roll-formed metal profiles with high-quality surfaces. The company also manufactures components with complex geometries and pre-processing or families of parts in a material-saving, cost-effective and fast manner. As Germany’s only rollforming specialist, the family-owned company offers engineering, tools and rollforming equipment as well as series production of profiles to customer order.
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History
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1971
Foundation
Business start of Getrud and Kurt Rüppel with self-developed rollforming machines for the sun protection industry
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1985
Expansion
Expansion with “KR-Maschinenbau” in Marktheidenfeld, an attractive small town on the River Main
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1992
CAD and internationalization
Introduction of a state-of-the-art CAD system for design and simulation of roll forming processes and machines, participation in the world’s leading trade fair EuroBLECH in Hanover and establishment of an international customer base.
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2008
Generation change
Company takeover by Manfred Roth and Daniela Eberspächer-Roth to combine the rollforming competences from production and development
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2012
Research and development
First international R&D project with 13 research partners, construction of new production facilities with more space for innovative plant development
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2017
Innovative machine concept
Development of the Xellar modular rollforming line system with highly efficient, digitally connected production cells.
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2019
Best of Industry Award
Winner of the “Best of Industry Award” in the forming technology category and delivery of the first fully integrated Xellar profiling line
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2020
German Innovation Award
„German Innovation Award“ for the Xellar production line with integrated production systems
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Outlook
Expansion of plant production with “green technology”, lean production, high energy efficiency and digital process control
Certification
Certified area: production of roll-formed profiles and tools
Certified area: production of roll-formed profiles and tools
Awards
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Clean Planet Program Certification
Profilmetall Engineering GmbH Leistet mit der Teilnahme am CLEAN PLANET PROGRAMM einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Schonung natürlicher Ressourcen
CLOSE THE LOOP UND KONICA MINOLTA garantieren ein hochwertiges Recycling der Toner, Fotoleitertrommeln und weiterer Verbrauchsmaterialien nach dem Standard EN 50625.
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German Innovation Award
PROFILMETALL receives the German Innovation Award in the category Machines & Engineering
The German Innovation Award was presented on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Among the winners is also the profiling system XELLAR, which was able to prevail in the category Machines & Engineering. With the newly developed profiling line XELLAR PROFILMETALL combines for the first time all requirements for Smart Profiling in one system: Whether roll forming, punching or welding – XELLAR adapts flexibly and future-proof to the respective product.
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1. Place BEST OF INDUSTRY AWARD 2019
PROFILMETALL wins with the profiling line 4.1 in the category forming technology
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, the Best of Industry Award 2019 was presented after a voting period of several weeks. With the profiling line 4.1, PROFILMETALL Engineering GmbH prevailed in the forming technology category. The profiling line 4.1 – Ergonomic, Efficient, Modular, Digital – embodies all these requirements in a resource-saving system. Independent production cells can be freely combined and are fully functional. Environmental protection, energy efficiency and occupational safety – enclosed by a protective hood. Plus fully functional, freely combinable production cells. This is an absolute novelty in the roll forming industry
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1. Place BMM Award
“Manufaktur für Führungskultur im Mittelstand” awards prize for best management in SMEs
The BMM AWARD “Best Management in SMEs” supports the efforts of medium-sized companies to improve the quality of their management culture. In the category “Newcomer” the evaluation of the business description is based on the “Leadership Manual for Medium-Sized Businesses”. PROFILMETALL achieved the highest score in this category so far. PROFILMETALL was awarded for its special commitment to establish a success-oriented and attractive leadership culture in German medium-sized companies. The topics leadership, strategy and employees were considered.
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1. Place “Summit Striker of the Year 2018”
Ministry of the Environment awards efficiency prize of the KEFF network for exemplary entrepreneurial commitment
Profilmetall GmbH from Hirrlingen has a broad portfolio ranging from the development of innovative profiles to the worldwide logistics of ready-to-assemble profiles. After the KEFF check, the company implemented energy efficiency measures from several fields of action. The company optimised directly the process and the building. The compressed air compressor and the compressed air ring line were optimised and the system was equipped with an intelligent control system. The motor control on the production equipment was improved. The lighting has been completely replaced by LEDs, and an intelligent control system is used here as well. The company also relies on heat recovery, electric mobility – including forklifts – and involves the 64 employees in the search for and implementation of efficiency measures. The company saves about 300,000 kilowatt hours per year through the implemented measures.
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German Education Award Education and Talent Management
1st place for PROFILMETALL Group
The competition organized by the TÜV SÜD Academy and the consultancy firm EuPD Research Sustainable Management was held for the first time in 2013. The education and talent management at over 130 companies was audited and benchmarked. The PROFILMETALL Group received this award for the exemplary nature of its strategic education and talent management.
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Business in Schools
PROFILMETALL honoured for its dedicated work with educational partners
The Reutlingen Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) has honoured PROFILMETALL for its dedicated work with the following educational partners: Realschule Haigerloch (Haigerloch), Carl-Joseph-Leiprecht-Schule (Rottenburg, N.), Joachim-Schäfer-Schule (Rangendingen), Grund- und Hauptschule mit Werkrealschule Hirrlingen (Hirrlingen). The aim of the “Business in Schools” (“Wirtschaft macht Schule”) campaign is to improve the professional and future prospects of all pupils.
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Best of Professional Supplier
The PROFILMETALL Group was honoured as one of the four best companies in Germany as a finalist in the “Components and Custom Parts” category
For outstanding results in the five main performance areas: business model, profitability, operational excellence, quality of processes and products, and sustainability. The Award, which was presented for the first time in 2011, was created by PricewaterhouseCoopers with partners Deutsche Messe AG and Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG.
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Regional Prize for Young Companies
1st place for PROFILMETALL Group
The prize awarded by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the L-Bank is one of the most coveted honours in the industry. The selection process includes an assessment of corporate concept, entrepreneurial performance and commercial success. An additional crucial factor is that the personality of the winners and their social competence must serve as an example to other firms. More than 400 firms from Baden-Württemberg competed for the 2010 Regional Prize.
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TEMP-Award
1st place for PROFILMETALL Group
The TEMP-Award presented by Professor Lothar Späth honours companies who have successfully applied the TEMP-method® in the areas of management, customers, staff and processes to advance their companies decisively.