Machines and technologies for the Automotive Industry

Edge-folding Riveting with ASC technology and ultrasonic Pre-forming for backinjection The Partner of the Automotive Industry Individual solutions: KIEFEL is one of the international market leaders wherever the processing of plastics for the automotive industry is concerned. Working in close cooperation with customers, we design and provide complete solutions for the production of interior trim components. Outstanding knowhow: Our strength lies in our complete understanding of the processing technologies involved. Our engineering capabilities and our experience as producers of industrial machines...

KIEFEL - From Design to Series Production In order to fulfill the demanding requirements of the automotive industry KIEFEL always needs to be looking to the future. All processes require the need to be absolutely reliable and fully tested. Starting with consulting during the phase of early production design, process development and prototyping, KIEFEL is a full-servicesupplier for the processing of film and textile materials. KIEFEL‘s Technical Lab Center: For all processes KIEFEL has a wide range of lab-machines. Combined with the knowhow and long term experience of KIEFEL’s engineers all processes...

Vacuum forming Single Station Thermoforming Machines Vacuum Thermoforming Machines Field of applications Vacuum forming for laminating of interior parts with low production volume (cycle time 100-120 sec.): - Door main carrier, door upper, map pockets, armrests - Center consoles - Instrument panels Available machine configurations - Usage of film sheets - Usage of film roll material - Double upper table KIEFEL, one of the pioneers in the thermoforming machinery industry started to produce thermoforming machines in the early sixties. Based on this long term experience all KIEFEL thermoforming...

Inline Vacuum Thermoforming Machines KLS-Series Machine options Machine options Vacuum laminating or forming of interior parts with high production volume (cycle time 40-60 sec.) like: - Infrared pre-heating of substrates - Hot-melt package - In-Mould-Graining (IMG) package - Package for the processing of 2-coloured film - Split chain rail system, reduced film consumption (patent KIEFEL) - TEPEO2-package - Film storage unit for continuous production during tool change - Automatic part-handling (loading and unloading) - Software-package for minimized film feeder in case of film fault (reduction...

Press-Laminating Technology KEK-Series For press laminating of textile, carpets, artificial leather, and real leather KIEFEL offers a huge range of press laminating machines to meet the individual customer requirements and cycle time. By using a combined tool, the presslaminating process can be combined with edge-folding technology. Depending on the selected glue system also a robot system for glue application can be integrated. Product line: Machine options: - Single station press laminating machines - Flex-base press laminating machines - Rotary press laminating machines - Groove laminating...

Edge folding Edge Folding Technology KU-Series Product Lines in Detail Single-station machines Applications Edge-folding of interior parts with low to middle production volumes (cycle time 50-70 sec.). Multi Master machines Subsequent to the laminating-, back-injected- or back-pressing-process the interior parts need to be edge-folded in certain areas. Based on the required production cycle time, KIEFEL offers a wide range and highly developed edge-folding technology through the use of standardized edge-folding units in different sizes. Product line: Single station edge-folding machines Single...

ASC-Riveting Process KIEFEL patented process and design since 2004 KEN-Series ASC (Air-Supported-Contact) riveting, a process developed and patented by KIEFEL, combines all the advantages of the riveting processes for thermoplastic materials that have existed to date. Product line: - Single station machines in different sizes - Rotary machines - Inline machines Materials: - PP, ABS, PC/ABS, PA HCPP Machine options: Single or 2-tier level sliding table Automatic unloading to the rear side Integration of US-welding technology Applications: - Door panels - Instrument panels - Pillar liners - Centre...

welding technology High-Frequency Welding Technology Available machine configurations: - Single station machines - Sliding and double sliding machines - Turn table machine - Map pockets (HF lamination) - Reinforced-section welding on floor carpets - Sun visors - Sound-insulating mats - Special applications Applications: - Door and side-trim elements (two-one) - Individual parts of an instrument panel (two-one) - Textile insert (HF lamination) High-frequency welding is one of the original technologies used by KIEFEL. This technology, together with the corresponding machinery engineering, has undergone...

Tool Technology As a partner of the automotive industry our mission is to deliver the whole value chain for production of high quality interior parts. One main milestone is beside the machine manufacturing itself to deliver also all the corresponding tool sets. The experience of KIEFEL design and process engineers is based on multitude number of project over decades. This allows KIEFEL in any cases an optimal and economical design of the tool sets. KIEFEL tool technology: - Vacuum-Laminating tools - Vacuum-Forming tools - In-Mould-Graining tools (IMG and IMGL) - Press-laminating tools - Edge-folding...

KIEFEL GmbH Sudetenstraße 3 83395 Freilassing Germany PO Box 3125 83397 Freilassing Germany T +49 8654 78 - 0 F +49 8654 78 - 490 [email protected] www.kiefel.com KIEFEL is a world leader when it comes to the design and manufacture of machines used to process plastic film materials. The company offers core expertise in the fields of forming and joining technologies. As a supplier to reputable manufacturers in various sectors, KIEFEL GmbH services customers in the automotive, medical technology, refrigerator and packaging industries. The headquarters of KIEFEL GmbH is in Freilassing/Germany. The...