Become a supplier
Kiefel is part of the Brückner group, based in Siegsdorf and a world leader in designing and manufacturing machines and tools for processing plastics.
Our core competencies are forming and joining technologies. Kiefel is a partner of well-known manufacturers and supplies the medical, refrigerator and packaging industries.
Kiefel is based in Freilassing, Germany, with subsidiaries in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, branches in the USA, France, Russia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and India, as well as our sales partners in more than 60 countries.
We have a strategic and operative purchasing department. A total of 20 competent staff members handle the procurement of various products and services, divided by product groups and markets.
You are welcome to contact us in German, English, Niederländisch or Czech.
Kiefel Supplier Award
Our suppliers are the best!
With our regular international "Kiefel Supplier Awards", we reward outstanding performance in services.
We look for consistant excellence in the areas of quality, service and technical support. Sustainability also plays a decisive role in the supplier evaluation.
A long-term and sustainable partnership with our suppliers is important to us, which is why we honor the best suppliers with the Kiefel Supplier Award every year.
Congratulations to this year's winner of the Kiefel Supplier Award !
Information on application process
The Requirement Profile and Sample Portfolio documents are below the buttons for the individual markets. Please complete these and send them to us.
You are welcome to add further information on your company by way of a presentation or similar to your message. Your application will be processed and answered promptly.
Please be aware that applications without necessary completed documents (Requirement Profile and Sample Portfolio) cannot be processed.
Our purchasing landscape & markets
Assemblies
We purchase assemblies such as conveying elements, thermal contact welding tools and laminating tools. If you are interested in producing assemblies for Kiefel, please send us the completed Requirement Profile and a short description of your company. Due to the complexity of the market, the Sample Portfolio only shows a small selection of possible assemblies.
Portfolio:
- Tools
- Punching units
- Devices
- Assembly
- Conveyor units
Processing:
- Machining
- Assembly
Materials:
- Stainless steel
- Steels, alloys
- Aluminum, non-ferrous metal
Documents:
Sheet metal
In the field of drawing-specified sheet metal parts, we are looking for suppliers with short delivery times for steel, stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal parts in different sizes and designs up to a material thickness of 15 mm. Subsequent manufacturing processes such as surface treatments, wet painting, powder coating, glass bead blasting or nickel plating are neccessary.
Portfolio:
- Covers
- Functional sheet metal
- Bent sheet metal
- 0.5 to 15 mm thickness
Processing:
- Cutting
- Edge-processing
Materials:
- Stainless steel
- Steels, alloys
- Aluminum, non-ferrous metal
Documents:
Frames
Our precision machines are built on welded steel and stainless steel frames.
Precision machining and high welding quality are therefore basic requirements for suppliers in this special market. Subsequent manufacturing processes such as surface processing, wet painting, powder coating, glass bead blasting and milling are necessary.
Portfolio:
- Serial frames
- Special frames
- Assemblies
Processing:
- Welding
- Painting
- Machining
- Assembly
Materials:
- Steels, alloys
- Stainless steel
- Aluminum, non-ferrous metal
Documents:
Cast parts
In this market we are looking for foundries and casting processors for tables and yokes of our successful packaging machines. The parts are standardized and require machine measurement in accordance with defined inspection protocols. Subsequent finishing processes such as coating and milling are necessary.
Portfolio:
- Press parts
- Consoles
- Functional parts
- 10 kg to 1,500 kg
- Special parts 6,000 kg
Processing:
- Casting
- Machining
Materials:
- GJS, GJL
- Alu
Documents:
- GJS, GJL
- Aluminum
Steel construction
Steel and stainless steel welded parts literally provide the framework for our innovative systems in packaging, automotive and medical industries. High machining accuracy and welding quality are also basic requirements for supplier selection. Necessary subsequent manufacturing processes include surface processing, liquid coating, powder coating, glass bead blasting and milling.
Portfolio:
- Standard parts
- Individual parts
- Holders
- Consoles
- Assemblies
- Small parts
Processing:
- Welding, machining
Materials:
- Stainless steel
- Standard steel
- Profiles
- Sheet metal
Documents:
Gearing
Precise gears and toothed racks are significant core elements in the stations of our systems.
Precise manufacturing and surface finishing are among our suppliers' elementary competencies.
Portfolio:
- Gears
- Toothed racks
- Round racks
- Sprockets
- Individual parts
- Standard parts
Processing:
- Milling
- Grinding
- Hardening
Materials:
- Steel
Documents:
Machining
Machined workpieces made of steel, stainless steel and aluminum are a core component of KIEFEL special machines. In this market, we need suppliers for components with rotatory as well as three-axis and five-axis machining. Necessary subsequent manufacturing processes include surface processing, liquid coating, powder coating, glass bead blasting and nickel plating.
Portfolio:
- Consoles, lids
- Shafts, columns
- Special parts
- Contoured parts
- Tools
Processing:
- Turning
- Milling
- Eroding
Materials:
- Stainless steel
- Aluminum, non-ferrous metal
- Steels, alloys
- Plastics
Documents:
Purchased parts and raw material
A broad portfolio of parts purchased from third parties in drive technologies, industrial elements, electrical and pneumatic domains are completing the purchasing landscape for our automated systems. We primarily seek raw material suppliers for our business units. Due to the wide range of these products in our markets we do not need a Requirement Profile nor a Sample Portfolio.
Portfolio:
- Drives, pumps
- Hydraulics, pneumatics
- Cables, sensors
- Bearings
- Chains
- Seals
- Industrial products
Werkstoffe:
- Stainless steel
- Steels, alloys
- Aluminum
