Metalworking from a single source. From the first cut to the ready-to-install assembly.
Carl Wilhelm Cleff, Wirths & Werres, C.E. Schneckenflügel and Lungmetall combine their processes in one group: for rail vehicles, commercial vehicles, machinery and plant engineering.
- group revenue
- €30m
- employees
- 200+
- companies
- 7
- sites
- 4
What we deliver to our customers
From single parts to ready-to-install components, made in four specialised plants.
Vehicle components
- Vehicle doorsFor rail, commercial and special vehicles.
- Vehicle windowsBonded to DIN EN 17460.
- Partitions and driver protectionMore than 4,000 driver workstations fitted with DPS.
Screw flights and blanks
- Screw flightsTen geometries, Ø 40 to 3,000 mm, 2 to 60 mm thick.
- BlanksLaser and plasma cut blanks, bevelled on request.
Sheet metal and laser parts
- Sheet metal partsCut, bent and punched parts in steel, stainless and aluminium.
Assemblies and conveyor technology
- Welded assembliesTo EN 1090-2 EXC 2, up to around 2,000 kg per piece.
- Conveyor technology and bulk handlingScrew and cooling conveyors, rotary valves, slide gates and diverters under the Meister brand for intralogistics and bulk materials.
- Anchoring technologyOwn-brand anchor systems, assembled to order.
Turned and milled parts
- Turned and milled partsIn-house turning and milling for assemblies and series parts.
- Precision partsPrecision parts from one-offs to series.
Special machines and drives
- Special machineryDesigned and built for the customer's task.
- Screw jacksSHG series from 5 to 500 kN.
- Fixture constructionFixtures built to the customer's task, for example polishing fixtures with 1 to 30 bars and 0 to 120° tilt range.
One contact. We handle the rest.
From corporations to sole traders: tell us what you need. We find the right company and coordinate everything in the background.
One contact for everything
Always the right company
Coordination in the background
How the four plants work together
Each company with its products and processes. The lines show how the plants supply each other.
C.E. SchneckenflügelEdewecht
- Screw flightsLaser cutting · Plasma cutting · Die pressing
- BlanksLaser cutting · Plasma cutting
LungmetallKottenheim
- Conveyor technology and bulk handlingLaser cutting · Press braking · Welding · Assembly
- Sheet metal partsLaser cutting · Waterjet · Press braking · Punching
- Welded assembliesLaser cutting · Press braking · Welding · Surface · Assembly
- Turned and milled partsTurning · Milling
- Anchoring technologyWelding · Assembly
Wirths & WerresWuppertal-Cronenberg
- Precision partsMilling · Turning · EDM · Grinding
- Special machineryDesign · Milling · Turning · Assembly
- Screw jacksMilling · Turning · Assembly
- Fixture constructionDesign · Milling · Assembly
Carl Wilhelm CleffWuppertal
- Vehicle doorsDesign · Welding · Bonding · Assembly
- Vehicle windowsDesign · Bonding · Assembly
- Partitions and driver protectionDesign · Welding · Bonding · Assembly
- Laser partsLungmetall → Wirths & Werres
- Screw flightsC.E. Schneckenflügel → Lungmetall
- Laser and bent partsLungmetall → Carl Wilhelm Cleff
- Fixtures and toolsWirths & Werres → Lungmetall, C.E. Schneckenflügel
- Turned and milled partsWirths & Werres → Carl Wilhelm Cleff
- Laser blanksLungmetall → C.E. Schneckenflügel
Every brand remains. The strength adds up.
Contact a company directly or through the group. Both reach the same team.
Wuppertal · since 1935Carl Wilhelm Cleff
Windows, doors and partitions for rail, commercial and special vehicles. Deliveries to 25 countries.
Wuppertal-Cronenberg · since 1942Wirths & Werres
Special machinery, 5-axis milling, CNC turning and wire EDM. Own screw jacks from 5 to 500 kN.
Edewecht · since 1980C.E. Schneckenflügel
Screw flights and blanks from 40 to 3,000 mm diameter, pressed on the basis of more than 3 million documented pressings.
Kottenheim · 3rd generationLungmetall
System supplier for sheet metal and machining: 13 trades under one roof, from 12 kW fibre laser to welded assembly.
From cutting to assembly
Laser cutting
12 kW fibre laser up to 30 mm, blank and plasma cutting.
Waterjet cutting
Up to 230 mm, 4,000 bar, all materials.
Forming and pressing
Press braking up to 250 t, die pressing up to 210 t.
Machining
5-axis milling, CNC turning, one-off to series.
EDM and grinding
Wire EDM up to 350 × 250 × 250 mm.
Welding and bonding
EN 1090-2 EXC 2, EN 15085-2 CL 1, DIN EN 17460.
Surface finishing
Blasting, vibratory finishing, painting, powder, anodising.
Special machinery
Design, manufacturing and assembly from one source.
Vehicle components
Windows, doors, partitions, driver protection.