Murtfeldt plastics
| Murtfeldt plastics | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1954 |
| Seat | Dortmund , Germany |
| management |
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| Number of employees | approx. 350 [Murtfeldt Group: approx. 400 (October 2017)] |
| sales | EUR 44 million [Murtfeldt Group in Germany: EUR 50 million] |
| Branch | Plastic manufacture and processing |
| Website | http://www.murtfeldt.de/ |
The Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG , based in Dortmund , North Rhine-Westphalia is a company that, together with its subsidiaries Murdotec (Dortmund), Mata plastics ( Noordwijkerhout , Netherlands ) and Murtfeldt Plasty ( Měšice , Czech Republic ) as well as various sales and trading partners internationally in the field of plastics production and processing .
Murtfeldt Kunststoffe produces semi-finished and finished parts from ultra-high molecular weight low-pressure polyethylene (UHMW-PE / PE-UHMW), high molecular weight polyethylene (PE-HMW) and other engineering plastics such as polyamide (PA), polyoxymethylene (POM), polyethylene terephthalate (PETP) or polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and is one of the leading providers in the field of manufacturing and machining of engineering plastics and high-performance plastics . The products are mainly used in machine and plant construction as well as in drive and conveyor technology, but also in other areas.
An ultra-high molecular weight low-pressure polyethylene introduced by Murtfeldt in 1958 for the systems of the steel industry justified the change from a pure trading company to a plastics manufacturer. This material, which is firmly anchored in conveyor and storage technology , is used worldwide today as a protected brand name Original Material "S" green in machines and systems that are used for packing , filling and transporting , but also for tasks, due to its characteristic sliding and wear properties which slide-supporting materials are used, such as B. as a sliding surface when moving bridges .
history
Beginnings
In 1954 the company was founded by Fritz Murtfeldt in a small bakery . Initially it consisted of just four employees and had specialized in the distribution of all types of industrial goods for mining and heavy industry. Plastics played no role in this early corporate phase. In mechanical engineering at that time, only synthetic resin plywood was used in special applications where thermoplastic plastics were to be used later .
Second half of the 20th century
When the steel industry needed an acid-resistant material for its systems at the end of the 1950s , the Murtfeldt company, which up until this point was still operating as a pure trading company , introduced an ultra-high molecular weight low-pressure polyethylene (PE-UHMW) in green in 1958 , which combined the acid resistance required by the steel industry but also excellent sliding properties in connection with a very high abrasion resistance. The increasing demand for resistant plastics from industry, mechanical engineering and plant construction prompted Fritz Murtfeldt in 1963 to set up his own production in the converted bakery for his plastic, which was sold under the name Original Material “S” green (“S” for acid-resistant).
Fritz Murtfeldt stopped trading in other industrial products in the 1960s.
In 1967, the foundation for the standard range was laid with the development and introduction of the first roller chain guide rails made from Murtfeldt plastics. In the years that followed, these plastic slide rails gradually replaced the wear-prone steel chain slide rails previously used in systems .
In 1969 Murtfeldt bought a company building in the Dortmund district of Barop, which housed production, sales and administration. In 1973 the construction of the new headquarters began at the current location in Dortmund- Brackel . Further construction phases followed.
In 1989 Murtfeldt Kunststoffe acquired the Dutch company Mata, with which it had been working closely since the late 1960s. In 1992, the Czech subsidiary Murtfeldt Plasty, sro was opened as a trading and contact partner for the growing Eastern European market, and in 1993 Murtfeldt Italia was founded in Varese, Italy .
The new millennium
"[...] Through the change from a trading company for the coal and steel industry to a globally operating, highly innovative family company in the field of plastics engineering, the Murtfeldt company represents a piece of contemporary industrial history in the Ruhr area [...]."
In 2014 Murtfeldt took over the adjoining company premises of the insolvent Van Netten chocolate factory, which was closed in 2013.
literature
- Karl Oberbach, u. a. (Ed.): Saechtling plastic pocket book. 29th edition. Carl-Hanser-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-446-22670-2 .
- Otto Friedrich Schwarz: plastics customer. 7th edition. Vogel, Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-8023-1917-6 .
- Hans Domininghaus: The plastics and their properties. 6th edition. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-540-21410-0 .
- Jürgen Dispan: Plastics processing in Germany. Industry report 2013. (= IMU Information Service No. 4–2013). Stuttgart 2013 ( link to the industry study ).
- Annett Baumast, Jens Pape (ed.): Corporate environmental management - sustainable management in companies. Textbook of the doctoral network for sustainable economies V., 4th edition, Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-8001-5995-6 .
Magazines and articles
- The key figure magazine for the plastics and rubber industry. In: plastic magazine. Hoppenstedt, Darmstadt from 1995 ISSN 0941-8520 .
- Plastics, synthetics. 23, trade journal for the manufacture, processing and application of plastics and new materials. Vogt-Schild, Solothurn 1992, p. 6 ff. ISSN 1021-0601 .
- Plastics (KU). Materials, processing, application. Organ of German plastics trade associations. Trade journal for plastics technology. Hanser, Munich 1.1911 ff. ISSN 0023-5563
- Klaus G. Kohlpp: Growth through the ages - development history of plastics. In: plastics . No. 5/2005, Munich, 2005, pp. 22-32. (Accessed July 10, 2017)
- kunststoffland NRW eV, (Ed.): At Murtfeldt everything is in the green. High performance in plastic. kunststoffland-nrw.de (PDF, p. 6) Düsseldorf 2014. (Accessed: July 10, 2017).
Web links
- Website of Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG
- Production location Dortmund - first address for strong companies, Dortmund Economic Development Agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ Real Estate Market Report 2016, Economic Development of the City of Dortmund (Ed.): Wirtschaftsstandort Dortmund , 2016, p. 45. (Accessed: July 10, 2017)
- ↑ Ruhrnachrichten oA: The great variety of plastics. Edition: December 16, 2016.
- ↑ Construction practice Dorothee Quitter: Material family "S" plus + optimizes logistic processes. , May 2011.
- ↑ Revier Manager traditional company in Dortmund. , February 25, 2016 (accessed July 10, 2017).
- ^ IHK zu Dortmund (ed.): The best in the west - companies in the region of the Dortmund Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Dortmund, 2014, p. 87. (Accessed: July 10, 2017)
- ↑ Ruhr Nachrichten Mahad Theurer: Former Van Netten site - plastics manufacturer Murdotec inaugurates new workshop. , February 25, 2016 (accessed July 6, 2017).
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau Bettina Kiwitt: Investor jumped out - sweets factory van Netten is wound up. , May 29, 2013 (accessed July 6, 2017).
