Maxfeld Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG

What Maxfeld Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG does

Maxfeld Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a German precision-metalworking specialist headquartered in Langenzenn, Bavaria, founded in 1905 and operating within the family-owned BREMA Group alongside sister company BREMA-WERK GmbH & Co. KG. The company manufactures high-precision stamped parts, stamped-and-bent parts and technical springs, supported by a vertically integrated tool-construction department equipped with DMG Mori machining centers, Jung and Elb-Schliff grinders, AgieCharmilles wire eroding machines and modern CAD/CAM systems (VISI, CREO, Siemens NX, Mastercam, PEPS). Press capacity ranges from 9 to 160 tons, with band widths up to 200 mm and material thicknesses from 0.1 to 3 mm, recently extended by a BMWK-EU co-funded BRUDERER BSTA 510 high-performance press rated at 510 kN and up to 950 strokes per minute.

The business serves enterprise customers in the automotive, electrical/electronics and medical-technology industries under IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, providing APQP/PPAP documentation, VDA/ISO technical cleanliness, and 100% optical inspection. Beyond core stamping, Maxfeld offers downstream processes including DÜRR closed-loop surface degreasing, spot-plating and selective galvanizing, tumbling, heat treatment, custom packaging (Tape and Reel, trays, bulk) and assembly operations covering screw technology, welding, clinching and riveting.

The revenue model is project-based, quote-driven B2B manufacturing under multi-year serial-production contracts, sold through direct enterprise field sales rather than through channel partners or marketplaces. Marketing support consists of the maxfeld.com website (relaunched December 2023), Instagram, LinkedIn and Xing profiles, plus German vocational partnerships (DHBW Heidenheim dual-study program from 2027, Leaders Academy, IfT, bbw) that anchor a long-term skilled-labor pipeline. Ownership is concentrated: Christian Schuster serves as Managing Shareholder and Gerhard Schuhmann as Prokurist for finance and HR, with approximately two-thirds of staff trained in-house and multiple employees with 25–40 years of tenure.

Name

Maxfeld Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

MAXFELD Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://maxfeld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

German precision metal stamping specialist, founded 1905 in Langenzenn, Bavaria, serving automotive, electrical/electronics, and medical-technology enterprises with integrated tool construction, stamped and bent parts, assemblies, and surface treatment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Stamping

NAICS

Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (3327), Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Precision metal stamping
• Stamped and bent parts
• Tool and die making
• Automotive component manufacturing
• Metal surface treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Langenzenn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Stanzbiegeteile und Stanzteile (Precision Stamped and Bent Parts): Custom manufacturing of precision stamped parts and assemblies for industrial customers. Revenue derived from production orders based on customer-specific designs and specifications. Materials include steel, stainless steel, copper alloys, and aluminum.
2. Projektierung und Konstruktion (Project Planning and Design): Engineering services including feasibility analysis, process development, APQP, quality planning, and tool construction. Services provided as part of integrated customer projects.
3. Nachgelagerte Prozesse (Secondary Processes): Surface treatment services including degreasing, galvanizing, painting, tumbling, heat treatment, and custom packaging. Often integrated into the primary manufacturing process.
4. Baugruppen (Assemblies): Manufacturing of assembled components including screw technology, welding, clinching, and riveting with integrated quality control and technical cleanliness certification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maxfeld manufactures custom precision stamped and bent metal parts and assemblies for industrial customers, operating presses from 9 to 160 tons on band stock up to 200 mm wide and 0.1-3 mm thick in steel, stainless steel, copper alloys, and aluminum. The company delivers a one-stop production chain spanning in-house tool construction, project planning, stamping, assembly (screw/weld/clinch/rivet), surface treatment (degreasing, galvanizing, painting, tumbling, heat treatment), and customer-specific packaging (Tape and Reel, trays, bulk). Primary customers are major international enterprises in the automotive, electrical/electronics, and medical technology industries.

Product overview

Maxfeld Stanzbiegetechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a precision metal stamping and forming specialist offering a unified manufacturing platform centered on Stanzteile (stamped parts), Stanzbiegeteile (stamped and bent parts), and Technische Federn (technical springs). The company provides an integrated production ecosystem combining in-house Werkzeugbau (tool construction) with comprehensive nachgelagerte Prozesse (downstream processes) including Oberflächenentfettung (surface degreasing), galvanische Oberflächenbehandlung (galvanic surface treatment), Trowalisieren (tumbling), Wärmebehandlung (heat treatment), and kundenspezifische Verpackungslösungen (custom packaging). Baugruppen (assemblies) represent a higher-value offering that integrates multiple stamped components with assembly operations. The product architecture is single-platform (precision stamping/forming) with multiple service modules extending from design through finishing and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stanzteile (Stamped Parts) Precision stamped metal parts produced on stamping presses ranging from 9 to 160 tons, handling band material widths up to 200 mm and thicknesses up to 3 mm in various steel types including stainless steels and copper alloys. Supplied to enterprise customers in automotive, electrical/electronics, and medical technology.
• Stanzbiegeteile (Stamped and Bent Parts) Precision stamped and bent metal components combining stamping and bending operations; the company's primary product focus and manufacturing specialty. Produced on presses from 9 to 160 tons for automotive, electrical/electronics, and medical technology customers.
• Technische Federn (Technical Springs) Technical springs manufactured as part of Maxfeld's precision metal components portfolio and supplied alongside stamped and stamped-bent parts to industrial customers.
• Baugruppen (Assemblies) Assembled component groups incorporating screw technologies, welding, clinching, and riveting operations, with integrated cleaning processes ensuring technical cleanliness to VDA/ISO standards. Represents Maxfeld's higher-value offering combining multiple stamped parts into finished assemblies.
• Werkzeugbau (In-house Tool Construction) In-house design and construction of custom stamping and bending tools using modern CAD/CAM systems (VISI, CREO, Siemens NX, Mastercam, PEPS), DMG Mori machining centers, Jung and Elb-Schliff grinding machines, and AgieCharmilles wire eroding machines. Enables Maxfeld to deliver custom tools for its own production and for customers' specific parts.
• Oberflächenentfettung (Surface Degreasing) Certified surface degreasing service using DÜRR closed-system equipment with perchloroethylene or modified alcohol alternatives, monitored under the German Federal Immission Control Act. Delivers clean surfaces optimal for subsequent coating adhesion.
• Galvanische Oberflächenbehandlung (Galvanic Surface Treatment) Surface finishing services including spot-plating for minimal precious metal consumption, selective galvanizing, and full-coverage painting, performed through qualified external partners as part of Maxfeld's integrated downstream process chain.
• Trowalisieren (Tumbling) Tumbling service using ceramic chips in trowal bells and round vibrators to remove burrs from stamped parts, round edges, and improve surface quality, with optional compound application for corrosion protection.
• Wärmebehandlung (Heat Treatment) Precision heat treatment services for desired material strength and form stability, delivered through established external partners offering various hardening methods as part of Maxfeld's downstream process chain.
• Verpackungslösungen (Packaging Solutions) Custom packaging solutions including Tape and Reel, trays, and bulk packaging in customer-specific pendulum packaging formats, designed to ensure safe transport and protection of finished products for downstream automated assembly.
• Projektierung & Konstruktion (Project Planning and Design) Engineering services covering feasibility analysis, process development, APQP, quality planning, and tool construction, provided as part of integrated customer projects from initial inquiry through serial production.

Quantifiable outcome

• BRUDERER BSTA 510 achieves production speeds up to 950 strokes per minute
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BREMA-WERK GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the BREMA Group, also located in Schwabach. Both companies share resources, cooperate on projects, and have joint management (Christian Schuster). BREMA-WERK has its own new website (bremawerk.de).
• BREMA HoldingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company/holding structure that includes MAXFELD Stanzbiegetechnik as a valued member. Christian Schuster serves as Managing Shareholder of both MAXFELD and is connected to BREMA Group leadership.
• DHBW Heidenheim (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorOthersDual study partnership for Maschinenbau - Produktionstechnik (Mechanical Engineering - Production Technology) program. Allows MAXFELD to offer dual study positions starting 2027.
• Technik Zukunft in Bayern 4.0minorOthersInitiative promoting technology interest and competency among youth to secure future technical workforce.
• Arbeitskreis Schulewirtschaft Roth-SchwabachminorOthersCooperation with local schools through the school-economy working group to support vocational training and recruitment.
• BDS AzubiAkademie (Bund der Selbstständigen)minorOthersVocational training academy allowing MAXFELD apprentices to participate since 2015 to gain skills beyond their primary training.
• Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon OhmminorOthersPartnership for brand networking and web optimization with the university.
• Leaders AcademyminorOthersSustainable, individualized training programs for MAXFELD leadership and management personnel.
• IfT – Institut für TalententwicklungminorOthersTraining scouts and career fair program where MAXFELD apprentices serve as IHK AusbildungsScouts in schools, providing students insight into company professions.
• Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw)minorOthersTraining provider offering exam preparation courses, continuing education for skilled workers, language training, and inter-cultural competence development.
• BRUDERERcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of high-performance precision stamping automation equipment (BSTA 510 model). The BSTA 510 has 510kN nominal force and achieves speeds up to 950 strokes/minute. This investment was funded by BMWK-EU.
• DMG MoricoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of state-of-the-art machining centers used in the in-house tool construction department.
• AgieCharmillescoreTechnology or IntegrationWire eroding machine manufacturer supplying equipment for the tool construction department to produce highly precise tool components.
• DÜRRcoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of the certified cleaning system for surface degreasing, operating in a closed system with perchloroethylene, monitored under German Federal Immission Control Act.
• DataCo GmbHminorOthersData protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) located in Munich, responsible for GDPR compliance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG: Swiss precision cold-forming and stamping press manufacturer with strong automotive fastener and component focus. Adjacent in stamping technology and precision forming market, with overlap on high-tonnage precision press capability used by Maxfeld.

Others

• AP&T Group: Provider of presses, automation, and production systems for sheet metal forming serving automotive and appliance customers. Adjacent technology and customer overlap, primarily a tooling/equipment supplier rather than contract stamper.
• BRUDERER AG: Swiss manufacturer of high-speed precision stamping presses (including the BSTA 510 in Maxfeld's fleet). Not a direct competitor but a critical equipment supplier; included because it defines the technological ceiling of Maxfeld's core capability.

Broad incumbents

• Gestamp Automocion: Large global supplier of metal automotive components (stamping, hot stamping, chassis) with a multinational manufacturing footprint. Overlaps with Maxfeld on automotive stamped parts but operates at global Tier-1 scale.
• TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen: Global leader in sheet metal processing machinery and laser cutting, with adjacent forming capabilities. Comparable in metalworking technology and customer overlap in industrial/automotive sheet metal, but operates at much larger scale across machine tools.
• Kirchhoff Automotive: German-headquartered automotive supplier specializing in metal forming and structural components for body-in-white and chassis. Comparable automotive stamping and bending focus with broader global platform footprint than Maxfeld.
• Bystronic Group: Global supplier of sheet metal processing solutions including press systems and automation. Comparable metalworking focus and customer base, with overlap on precision forming for industrial customers but at significantly larger scale.
• Schuler Group: Global market leader in press manufacturing and metal forming technology, with significant automotive stamping exposure. Comparable end-market focus and technology base, but operates at vastly larger scale across press manufacturing, automation, and service.

Direct peers

• Mössner GmbH Stanz- und Umformtechnik: German precision stamping and forming company producing complex stamped and bent parts for automotive and industrial applications. Highly comparable on technology (stamping/bending), customer verticals, and Mittelstand profile.
• FPM Feinpresstechnik GmbH & Co. KG: German precision stamping specialist serving automotive, electronics, and industrial customers with a comparable scope of stamping, bending, and toolmaking capabilities. Closest direct peer to Maxfeld in size, regional footprint, and customer mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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