About the Company
PTFE Nünchritz GmbH & Co. KG
Your Partner for Flexible Solutions
We are a highly successful, medium-sized industrial company with approximately 150 employees in the Meißen district. Our customers consider us a competent partner for customized applications of seals and structural elements made from PTFE and other high-performance plastics in various industrial sectors.
We specialize in the manufacturing of pressed and extruded semi-finished products, seals, and structural components for chemical and process engineering, sealing and guiding elements in hydraulics and pneumatics, sliding and bearing elements for mechanical and automotive engineering, as well as insulating and special components for electrical engineering and electronics.
Today, perfect solutions are created through teamwork, expertise, experience, and passion. This applies to dance as much as to industry.
A strong performance can only be achieved when a well-coordinated team collectively aims to inspire with its solutions day after day.
With our products and services, we offer tailor-made materials that are optimally and reliably adapted to our customers’ requirements. Because we focus on custom-fit solutions. You too can benefit: “BECOME FLEXIBLE”
PTFE Nünchritz in Figures
Company Facts
PTFE Nünchritz GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestraße C9
D-01612 Glaubitz
1991
Mr. Thomas Vogt
- Development & Production of PTFE Compounds
- Production & Sales of PTFE Semi-finished Products
- Machining & Sales of customized sealing and structural elements made from PTFE and other technical or high-performance plastics such as POM, PE, PVDF, PFA, PCTFE, PEEK, PI
For chemical and process engineering, mechanical and plant engineering, among others
17.3 million EUR (2025)
approx. 47% export
approx. 150 employees
ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2011, ISO 45001:2018
Success for over 30 years
History
2025
approx. 150 employees, annual revenue 17.3 million €
2023
– Re-certification according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 50001:2018
– Rental of a 1,250 sqm
outdoor warehouse
2022
– Investment in a CNC lathe with integrated robotics
– Installation of a workshop container for the automation and maintenance departments
– Renovation of the sanitary facilities
in the administration building
– Construction of a 3rd testing room and
investment in 3 measuring machines
– approx. 150 employees, annual revenue 17.9 million €
2021
– Mr. Thomas Vogt takes over management
– Kitchen renovation in extrusion
– Investment in 4 storage lifts/shuttles
2021
30th company anniversary
2020
– Investment in 3 machining centers and a conventional milling machine
– Refreshment and expansion
of the corporate identity
2019
– 1st participation in the
career orientation initiative “SCHAU REIN!”
– Investment in a 4-column press
2018
– Renewal of the fence system
including gates and barriers
– Investment in 4 CNC lathes, a measuring machine and a sintering furnace
2017
– Renewal of the complete locking system
– 140 employees, annual revenue 14.6 million €
2016
– 25th company anniversary
– Investment in 3 CNC lathes
– Renovation of break room 1
2015
– 50 years of PTFE processing
– Certification according to ISO 50001:2011
(Energy Management System)
– 137 employees, annual revenue 13.5 million €
2014
– Introduction of a new ERP system
– First participation in
career orientation days in schools in the region
– Certification according to ISO 14001:2004
(Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001:2007
(Occupational Health and Safety Management System)
2013
Investments in 5 CNC lathes, 3 storage systems, a pellet press and an ethanol drying plant
2012
Revision of the Corporate Identity
2011
– 20th company anniversary
Celebration with employees on a boat trip on the Elbe and an open day
– Visit by the Saxon Prime Minister
Stanislav Tillich on the topic of “Employees 50+”
– 121 employees, annual revenue 14.5 million €
2010
– The Höfert family holds 100% of the shares, Dr. Dirk Harste takes over management
– Certification according to ISO 9001:2008
(Quality Management System)
– 108 employees, annual revenue of 11.74 million €
2008 – 2010
the global economic crisis shows serious effects, followed by a drop in sales and short-time work
2009
– Investments in a new machining center
and a paternoster lift
– 100 employees, annual revenue of 8.6 million €
2008
– Investments in 2 sintering furnaces, an under-piston press, 2 extruders, a convection oven with ethanol recovery and a central extraction system
– 111 employees, annual revenue of 11.95 million €
2006
First participation in Achema 2006 World Forum and International Leading Exhibition for the Process Industry
2005
– Construction of a third production hall with 1,250 m² for capacity expansion
– Investments in a new machining center and 2 CNC lathes as well as optical metrology
– 100 employees, annual revenue of 8.1 million €
2004
– Investments in a new machining center
and a 3D coordinate measuring machine
– First “Open Day”
for employees and their families
2003
Introduction of modern and complex ERP software (PPS-2000 for the production of large rings)
2002
Certification according to
DIN ISO 9001:2000
2001
– 10th company anniversary
Celebration with customers, suppliers and employees at the Burgkeller in Meißen
– Award “Oskar for SMEs 2001”
– 75 employees, annual revenue of 5 million €
2000
the first 2 apprenticeship contracts
(including Andreas Raschke, turning shop)
are concluded
1999
– First independent exhibition stand under the company name
“PTFE Nünchritz GmbH & CO KG” at the Hannover Messe
– 49 employees
1998 – 1999
construction of a second production hall with 2,500 m² for capacity expansion
1998
– Project “Development of seals based on PTFE microfibers for asbestos substitution” together with FH Münster
– 36 employees
1997
– Relocation with 31 employees to Glaubitz into the new 2,500 m²
production hall with administration and social building
– the old building in the chemical plant was demolished under Hüls
1995
– Certification of the quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001
– Finally, the company is back in the black
– 27 employees
1991 – 1994
After the economic and political change and the associated loss of almost all customers, short-time work and the dismissal of 17 employees became necessary to secure the company’s survival
1994
– First new employee hired
– Publication of the first “Quality Management Manual”
– Cooperation with the Riesa University of Cooperative Education begins
– Gerd Höfert and Ulrich Welz resign as shareholders
1993
Company outing to Hamburg
to the company Höfert
1992
Roland Brodbeck resigns as shareholder
1991
Commissioning of the first CNC machine, type Mazak
April 1991
first participation in the Hannover Messe as a sub-exhibitor
January 1991
– Founding of PTFE Nünchritz GmbH & Co. KG on the premises of the Nünchritz chemical plant
– Shareholders are Gerd Höfert, Klaus Höfert, Gerlind Kempe, Roland Brodbeck, Hans-Ulrich Welz
– 38 employees are taken over from the chemical plant
1990
– Application for privatization to the Treuhand by Ms. Kempe
– Due to financial reasons, a Management Buy Out (MBO) was not an option
– 56 employees
1989
Shortly before the “Wende” (turnaround), 56 employees were working in the PTFE department
1986
Awarding the department with
the “Banner of Labor”
1985
First Robotron computer in VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz in PTFE processing. It had been exchanged for PTFE products, which were very scarce.
1980
Expansion of the basement in building F15 for civil defense
1977 – 1978
– Relocation of the turning shop to the 3-story central section of building F15 after its renovation
– Machining primarily produces sealing rings for the compressor industry, as well as
bellows (also for medical technology Zeiss Jena) and simple turned and milled parts
– The turning shop rooms become oven rooms
– Relocation of work preparation to the sales barracks and then to building F15
1976
– Expansion of compounding
– The turning shop has center lathes and a semi-automatic machine
– Setup of film production on a wood veneer peeling machine
– The focus of production in Nünchritz remains semi-finished product manufacturing
1973 – 1974
Expansion of ram extrusion by commissioning EP 100
1970
– Setup and expansion of machining with 3 center lathes, a milling machine and a circular saw
– Production of film on the milling machine
– Ms. Kempe takes over the management of PTFE processing production as well as development, customer service and pricing
1969
– First vertical ram extruders from Tempi EP 60
– Production of granulate for ram extrusion according to an old English patent (roughly corresponds to our current process)
– Grinding was done in the Condux mill and sieving in the rotating sieving machine
– Expansion of machining by commissioning milling machines
– The first apprentices begin in PTFE processing
1968
– Start of production for pressed articles and turned parts
– Extrusion trials with a horizontal screw extruder, the trials failed
– Mr. Bischof managed PTFE processing until 1979
– 15 employees
– “1st PTFE Conference” at the Hamburger Hof, Meißen
1967
Construction of a 630-ton press
for the production of large rings
1966
– Relocation to building F15
– Expansion of the pressing shop with 6 additional presses
– 6 employees
– First exhibition of PTFE semi-finished products at the Leipzig Autumn Fair
1965
Start of trial production
as a development project in
VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz
with 2 presses, 2 laboratory ovens and a convection oven
Locally Rooted, Socially Engaged
Active in the Region
The municipality of Nünchritz is located on the Elbe between the Saxon metropolis Dresden and Riesa.
The mix of impressive industrial facilities of the Wacker Chemie Group, rural charm, and the romance of the wine villages characterizes the image of the 11 districts.
Here begins the Saxon Wine Route, and just over an hour away, the gateway to Saxon Switzerland opens.
In 2012, the 6300 residents of Nünchritz celebrated the 700th anniversary of their town.
Visit us in Nünchritz!
Hotel recommendation: www.hotel-moritz.de
Membership/Activities in Associations
- VDMA German Engineering Federation – Fluid Seals Working Group
- pro-K Industrial Association for Semi-finished Products and Consumer Products made of Plastic – Fluoropolymergroup
- BG RCI Professional Association for Raw Materials and Chemical Industry
- General Employers’ Association Nordostchemie e.V.
PTFE NÜNCHRITZ takes its social responsibility seriously and is actively involved in shaping its environment.
Since 2004, we have supported the Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung e.V. association in Riesa. Our donations contribute to the organization and execution of association events.
Furthermore, we support kindergartens in the municipalities of Glaubitz, Nünchritz, and Zeithain. The financial resources are freely available to the institutions and are used, for example, for new toys, events, or the renovation of outdoor facilities such as climbing frames.
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