Max Blank GmbH

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Company and quality
Manufacturing experience since 1980

Owner-managed, with short decision-making paths and experienced specialists.

100+ employees · Plants in Westheim and Hungary · DIN EN ISO 9001

Owner-managed

A family business with industrial standards

Founded by Max and Rosi Blank, today managed by Rosi Blank and Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Blank. All key departments work in-house.

Familie Blank vor dem Firmengebäude in Westheim

From left: Theresa Blank, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Blank (Managing Director), Rosi Blank (Managing Director), Max Blank (founder and retired Managing Director)

History

From in-house product development to manufacturing partner

For decades, we developed our own products and manufactured them in series. Today, this knowledge of design, series start-up and quality goes into contract manufacturing for industrial customers.

1980

Founded in Westheim by Max and Rosi Blank

from 1990

Development and series production of our own products

today

Over 100 employees, headquarters in Westheim and wholly owned subsidiary in Hungary

Locations

Our own production in Germany and Hungary

Two plants of our own secure capacity and supply.

Hauptsitz der Max Blank GmbH in Westheim
Germany

Headquarters Westheim

Klaus-Blank-Straße 1, 91747 Westheim (Middle Franconia)

Hungary

Subsidiary in Hungary

Wholly owned subsidiary.

Our employees

The quality of our parts starts with the people who make them

Machines, processes and standards create the conditions. Whether a component fits in the end is decided by the people who programme, bend, weld, inspect and assemble it.

That is why our more than 100 employees are the most important asset of Max Blank GmbH. Their experience and expertise are the reason we do not just promise quality, but deliver it consistently.

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Experience and expertise

Much of what makes a good component is not written in any work instruction: the right bending sequence, a clean weld in a hard-to-reach spot, an eye for when something is not right. This knowledge is carried by our skilled workforce.

Reliability and responsibility

Our employees take responsibility for the results of their work. They raise deviations before a part moves on to the next operation. This keeps quality predictable, from sample to series.

Training and development

New equipment, materials and customer requirements are changing the work in production. That is why we continuously support training and professional development, so that skills keep pace with technology.

Long-term collaboration

Manufacturing know-how grows over years. Appreciation, a good working environment and long-term prospects ensure that experience stays within the company and is passed on to younger colleagues.

What this means for you as a customer

Competent contacts

Your questions are answered by specialists who know your component and how it is made.

Short paths

Sales, design engineering and production all work in-house. Queries are resolved directly.

Consistent results

People who take responsibility for their work deliver reliably, even on the tenth follow-up order.

Quality promise

Quality you can verify

DIN EN ISO 9001

Our quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 by TÜV NORD CERT GmbH. We will send you the certificate on request.

3.1 inspection certificate

All materials purchased with 3.1 inspection certificate.

In-house quality inspections

Inspections with documented processes.

Carbon/stainless separation

Separate processing of carbon steel and stainless steel.

Machinery

Equipment at a glance

Machinery
Laser

3 laser systems, fibre and CO₂

Bending

4 press brakes up to max. 3,000 mm

Roll bending

3 machines: 2-, 3- and 4-roll

Welding

2 welding robots · 30 manual grinding and welding stations

Surface finishing

2 painting lines · 1 automatic shot blasting system · 2 deburring and edge-rounding machines

Assembly

Assembly line

Experience from our own products

What we bring from our own series production

Alongside contract manufacturing, we develop and manufacture our own products. What counts for you is the experience this generates.

Heating technology

Many years of series production of demanding steel assemblies, including painting and assembly.

Gardening and landscaping

Steel products for outdoor use, from cutting to the finished surface.

Get to know us through your component.

The best basis for a supply relationship is a specific enquiry.