Kiefel is strengthening its process engineering as well as its technology and development expertise with a new engineering office in Heilbronn (Germany). The site has been operational since January 2026 and specifically expands Kiefel's global network of expertise with additional process engineering and application-oriented expertise.
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The new five-strong team in Heilbronn has many years of experience in the thermoforming industry and comprehensive expertise in process and application engineering, tool and product design, as well as the design of machine, tools and material. The new employees are fully integrated into the Kiefel organization and work closely with the engineering and tooling teams in Freilassing and the Netherlands (Sprang-Capelle).
Sven Engelmann, Vice President – Technology: "The new team in Heilbronn specifically strengthens our process engineering and tooling expertise. Through close collaboration within the global Kiefel network, we can achieve shorter development paths and greater proximity to our customers."
Through cross-site networking, customers benefit from faster knowledge transfer, shorter development cycles and faster industrialization of new packaging solutions. The Heilbronn team supports projects from the early feasibility study phase to series production, thereby also strengthening Kiefel's customer-oriented development and sales support capacities.
Christoph Stoye, Site Manager – Process Engineering Heilbronn: “In Heilbronn, we are bringing together a highly experienced team that understands the entire process chain in thermoforming – from the product idea through tooling and process to series production. This team competency brings real added value to our development projects.“
With the new engineering office in Heilbronn, Kiefel is underlining its ambition to operate worldwide as a technology leader and development partner for brand owners and converters – in both plastics and natural fiber processing.
