Gebr. Schwarz GmbH | Projektierung, Werkzeugbau, Kunststoffspritzgießtechnik, Montage | Systemanbieter für Kunststofftechnik

History and tradition
Since 1966, Gebr. Schwarz GmbH of Rottweil-Neukirch, Germany, has been creating a name for itself as a national and international partner for high-precision and innovative system solutions in injection moulding technology.

1966   Company founded in Neukirch at the site of today’s Factory 1 – by the two           brothers Felix and Gebhard Schwarz. The first orders came in from the radio and           television engineering sector and the meter manufacturing industry.

1975   Start of production of plastic studs for football boots. The technology was further           developed and automated so that, in the final phase, up to 100,000 studs per           day were being manufactured.

1976   Shoe sole production for numerous renowned sport and jogging shoe           manufacturers. The fully developed technology included the three-colour           technique with metal inserts.

1980   Chassis production for a wide range of different household appliances.

1984   Entry into 3D CAD and CAM technology.

1985   As a result of the patent covering single-sheet feeder technology in printers           granted to Helmut Steinhilber of Rottweil (from the company BDT), Gebr.           Schwarz were given the opportunity of early entry into this promising office           products segment. Gebr. Schwarz specialised in gear and transmission           component production for innumerable printer adapters. This application           demanded extremely high dimensional accuracy and mechanical strength as           well as optimised tribological properties.

1991   First metal substitutes in medical engineering through the development of           endoscope manipulation components in multi-autoclavable plastics.

1992   Entry into the IT sector via Hewlett-Packard and development of module           assembly technology.

1994   First certification to ISO 9001

1999   Factory 2 comes on stream
          Advanced injection moulding machine pool, assembly lines, high-end logistics           systems and ultra-short-path series production.

2001   Complete hand-over of business by the senior partners, Felix and Gebhard           Schwarz, to the junior partners Heinz Mutschler and Uwe Schwarz.

2002   Quality management system: Certification to ISO/TS 16949
          Environmental management system: Certification to DIN EN ISO 14001
          UL Certificate: QMMY 2.E231945

2003   Factory 1 (Injection Moulding Tools) with a production floor space of approx.           4,500 m²
          Project engineering, project design and production of injection moulding tools to           meet the very highest technical requirements

          Factory 2 (Series Production) with a production floor space of approx. 8,000 m²
          Implementation of solutions in precision plastics:
          Injection moulding shop, module assembly shop, logistics
          Ongoing optimisation and continuous improvement of production processes
          Investment in innovative technologies

          Workforce statistics: Injection Moulding Tools: approx. 40 employees
                                       Series Production: approx. 110 employees

          Customer structure: Close cooperation with customers on a responsible                                        partnership basis from a wide range of different industries                                        – e.g. automotive, communications & IT, instrumentation                                        and electrical engineering, consumer goods industry,                                        medical and laboratory engineering, etc.

2004	Extension of the assembly capabilities with ESD protected area and integration of supply chain management. 1st fully automatic manufacturing facility of high complex projects: Injection molding, assembly, packaging (all in one)
2007	Installation of a laser printing systems for optical part imprints, fully integrated into the injection molding process. The laser printer is connected to the BDE data base to ensure 100% part traceability up to the level of manufacturing parameters. Extension of the manufacturing capability with an additional 13.000 KN injection molding machine, to produce complex plastic parts up to weight of 6Kg.
2008	Take over of all business shares by general manager and shareholder Uwe Schwarz. Founding the daughter company „Schwarz Schmidt Tooling GmbH“. SST key business is tool sourcing on the international China marked. The existing and experienced project management structure of Gebrüder Schwarz GmbH is adapted to SS, to support and implement customer requirements in the early tooling phase.
2009	Patent application: Process to manufacture rotational bodies with integrated balancing feature.
2010	Innovation and new technologies Development and integration of the IMD (Inmold Decoration) technology for particular chemical resistance applications and devices in the medical industry.
2011	Plant consolidation The tool shop moved into a new 900m² building direct connected to the serial production plant in Rottweil Neukirch. Additionally a new logistics building, with a capacity of 2.800 m² and 6.000 storage places was completed in 2011.
2012	Status today: Innovative plastic part manufacturing and assembly (Tool shop) Production floor space approx. 900 m² Entwicklung, Projektierung, Konstruktion und Produktion von technisch anspruchsvollen Spritzgießwerkzeugen. (Maufacturing and Logistics) Production floor space approx. 10.800 m² Implementation of solutions in precision plastics: Injection molding shop, module assembly shop, logistics Ongoing optimization and continuous improvement of production processes Investment in innovative technologies Employee size: Tool shop, manufacturing and administration: 200 Employees Customer structure: Strong cooperation with customers on a responsible partnership basis from a wide range of different industries e.g. automotive, communications & IT, instrumentation and electrical engineering, consumer goods industry, medical and laboratory engineering, etc.

Team
Ensuring a motivated, competent and committed team of employees operating on their own initiative and know-how is a major corporate priority. Shallow, modern and open management structures characterise the company and our relationships with our partners.