Since 198343 years serving Turkish industry
Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik has built multi-slide machines, servo production and assembly systems and tooling technology in Halblech/Füssen (Germany) since 1953. On a Bihler machine wire or strip is fed from the coil; slides stamp, bend, weld and assemble in sequence. Complex bent parts that a press cannot make with a single die are produced in one operation, hundreds per minute.
Today, with more than 750 employees, Bihler offers mechanical and hybrid GRM/RM machines, servo-controlled RM-NC and GRM-NC machines, LM 2000 linear machines, Multicenter machines and processing centres, BIMERIC production and assembly systems and the BM-HP 3000 line for electric-motor hairpins.
IndustriesE-mobilityAutomotiveElectrical engineeringConnectors and contactsMetal goodsHousehold technologyMedical technologySprings and wire goods
Workpieces
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Winding elements for electric motor stators. Straightening, feeding, cutting, enamel stripping, 2D pre-bending and 3D bending of flat wire in one line; 60–120 hairpins per minute, type change on the fly.
Current-carrying copper and aluminium busbars for e-mobility, up to 4 mm thick. In radial production the strip is as wide as the part, saving up to 50% material.
The cell-contacting system that links the cells of a traction battery: low losses, tolerance compensation between cells, fast assembly. Connectors come out produced and mounted in the carrier frame.
Stamped connector pins and contacts: precision cutting, embossing, piercing, calibrating and collar drawing; forming, laser-welding and assembly modules combine in one line.
For example the six-part Schuko earthing contact, which touches before the live pins. The bracket is stamped and bent; contact lugs, retaining spring and plastic part are fed in, assembled and camera-checked.
Magnetic assembly, trip mechanism, thermal assembly, arc-extinguisher plates and terminals of circuit breakers, which cut the current on overload (bimetal) or short circuit (electromagnetic).
ESP valves need precise control. The coil assembly is built in one system from component feeding to finished parts on pallets, at 1.5 s per part; retooling takes minutes.
Cylindrical plain bearing bushes, with or without flange, cut, bent and calibrated from composite sintered strip. A bushing machine makes 220 straight or 160 flanged bushes per minute.
Worm-gear hose clamps whose screw engages perforations or embossed grooves in the band. One system delivers 100 fully assembled clamps per minute, Ø 8–120 mm; setup under 30 minutes.
Bihler's speciality since its first spring-winding machine in 1953. Simultaneous forming gives very high speeds and forming from the inside out avoids twist; wire parts can also be coined, cut and welded.
A self-activating 0.1 mm spring-steel safety clip that encloses the used needle tip. 300 per minute in seven sizes; clean-room production, 15-minute tool change.
Sleeves that shield charging-socket components of electric vehicles against electric and magnetic fields. Up to 170 per minute, variant change under 30 minutes.
Made from strip instead of deep drawing: stamping, forming, laser welding and assembly in one system; less material and weight, no drawing oil. Double-walled housings raise motor performance.
Circuit elements that contact single-tooth stator coils at embossed humps: the interface between stator and inverter. 3–4 finished parts per minute.
Connects the EV battery to the chassis for potential equalisation, spark and EMI protection. Stamping, bending, bolt and washer feeding and force-monitored press-fitting in one system; three variants, 60 per minute.
Length check, weld-seam detection, cutting, stamping, laser marking, radial riveting and bending in one system; 40 tubes per minute, 44 NC axes, variant change in 15–60 minutes.
Punching, bending, stamping, feeding and assembly in one processing centre; about 150 clamps per minute with minimal scrap.
Pin stitching into connector housings: two rows of pins, the housing is turned between them; up to 600 pins per minute.
The contact is punched, coined, drawn and threaded, then screwed and assembled; up to 80 per minute, 16 variants, changeover under 30 minutes.
Contact lamellae riveted onto a stainless carrier strip, for transformers, switchgear and circuit breakers; 100 per minute.
Short-stroke micro push-buttons, 240 per minute including camera inspection, function test and laser marking.
The kick-over spring contact of a washing-machine pressure switch: forming, five weld points, riveting and assembly; 100–120 per minute.
Double-inlet fan impellers with 48 blades, delivered fully assembled; nine models.
Safety brackets of Ø 6 mm wire for child-seat anchorage in cars; 80 per minute, switching between open and closed type by program.
Technologies
Strip or wire is processed by these steps one after another on the same machine; process modules are chosen per machine.
Cutting in the press area: strip or wire in copper, non-ferrous metals, aluminium, precious metals, high-strength CrNi steels and bimetals. Up to 800 kN on servo press modules.
In radial or linear tools; stroke, duration and speed of each station are set separately by cams or NC units. Precise, repeatable, long tool life.
The servo GSE unit forms threads without chips in pre-punched holes, giving strong threads. Up to 260 threads per minute, M2–M20.
The MSE unit feeds, separates, positions, inserts and torques screws; up to 140 complete operations per minute, up to M8. Drawn collars add thread turns in thin sheet.
Resistance butt, mash-seam, projection, contact and precious-metal welding, strand compacting, nut welding and soldering; laser welding with TRUMPF technology. B 20K control.
Many process steps in one machine: BIMERIC systems with pick & place and lift-rotate units turn out ready-to-install assemblies.
Feeding systems are elementary building blocks of subassembly production; Bihler has integrated them into its complete solutions for more than 50 years. Bowl feeders, linear conveyors, conveyor belts and bunkers are designed with RNA components.
The servo ANC 5 unit strips enamel from round wire: Ø 0.5–5 mm, up to 12,000 rpm, 0.5–50 mm length. Cutting values are entered in the VC 1 control.
Developed by Bihler for plug connectors: up to 600 pins per minute are inserted into the housing, NC-assisted, horizontally and vertically. The insertion module is used on BIMERIC and BMK-NC.
Joins sheet metal without filler material, by forming. At Bihler it is used primarily in round body production: the blank ends are punched and joined together like a puzzle.
Where it all began for Bihler: since the first spring winding machine UFA 1 in 1953, thousands of manufacturing solutions for springs. Flat, shaped and leaf springs, spring clips and contact springs.
Resistance soldering is used in particular for copper materials, for example switch contacts with a fusion surface larger than 4 mm²; it requires a solder additive, usually L-Ag15P.
In bushing production the outer or inner diameter is calibrated for roundness in a radial press; its enclosed design transmits 100% of the force centrally to the component. Tool parts use a quick-change system.
Measuring and production data acquisition integrated in the VC 1 control allow continuous process monitoring. Different measuring sensors monitor the production processes.
Standardised radial and linear tooling: up to 70% standard tool parts; Meusburger die sets for NC presses up to 400 kN.
Machines
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RM 40 Compact multi-slide machines for mass production of small precision stamped and formed parts 350 1/min90–200 kN60 mm Technical data 
RM S High-speed multi-slide machine for stamped and formed parts made from high-tensile steels 600 1/min150 kN900 mm Technical data 
RM 30K Compact multi-slide machine for mass production of small stamped and formed metal parts 350 1/min90 kN900 mm Technical data 
GRM 80 Universal multi-slide machine for large stamped and bent parts 250 1/min300–400 kN80 mm Technical data 
GRM 80B Bushing machine with a standardised tooling concept for mass production of straight and flanged bushings 220 1/min160 1/min15–40 mm Technical data 
MC 42 Multi-slide machine with two processing faces for small stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 350 1/min90 kN60 kN Technical data 
MC 82 Multi-slide machine with two processing faces for larger stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 250 1/min300 kN90 kN Technical data 
MC 120 Multi-slide machine with a 700 kN press and two processing faces for large stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 150 1/min700 kN160 kN Technical data 
MCS 1 High-speed multi-slide machine with two processing faces, running at up to 800 strokes per minute 800 1/min70 kN30 kN Technical data 
MCS 05 High-speed multi-slide machine with two processing faces for large stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 500 1/min300 kN50 kN Technical data 
BZ2-S8 High-performance processing centre driven by servo motors for mass production of stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 700 1/min300 kN50 kN Technical data 
CC 1 COMBITEC processing centre with a separate 800 kN press module for long, bulky stamped and formed parts and sub-assemblies 200 1/min800 kN160 kN Technical data 
RM-NC Servo multi-slide machine for small and medium batches with radial tooling 300 1/min200 kN80 mm Technical data 
GRM-NC Universal servo multi-slide machine for small and medium batches 250 1/min400 kN90 mm Technical data 
BNC 4 Servo multi-slide production system compatible with MRP tooling 300 1/min200 kN31 kN Technical data 
BIMERIC BM Modular servo production and assembly system from raw material to ready-to-install assemblies 250 1/min400 kN80 mm Technical data 
BIMERIC SP Sub-assembly production system combining a servo press with the BIMERIC platform for progressive dies 250 1/min500 kN15–63 mm Technical data 
BM-HP 3000 Servo system producing complete electric-motor hairpins from flat wire on the coil 60–120/min3.2 m/s±0.02 mm Technical data Technical data is taken from information published by the manufacturer. The manufacturer may change it without notice, and values may vary with the model and the machine configuration. The data is for information only and is not binding on Boztaş; binding values are stated only in a written quotation.
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News
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Event
The page for WIRE 2026 in Düsseldorf (13–17 April 2026, Hall 10, Stand E59) presents tension strap hangers formed from 5 mm steel wire with the radial tool of the GRM-NC at up to 100 parts per minute, and the Modular Series machines.
News
More than 90 people attended the forum in Arese. Talks covered adapting 125 existing tools to a GRM-NC, the BC R retrofit package, a solution with integrated laser welding and bNX training.
News
At Blechexpo 2025 in Stuttgart (21–24 October 2025) a two-part connector was produced live on an LM 2000-KT at 500 parts per minute. The new LSM 250 laser welding module and MMI 250 assembly module were introduced.
News
More than 80 people took part in the three forums. Topics: standardisation, modularisation, material efficiency, sustainability, digital services, resistance welding, and machine and control modernisation.
News
More than 50 people from 22 companies in Germany and Austria attended the first coating day on 30 April. Bihler presented its new PVD coating system for tool parts and four coatings.
News
A new training programme for the 4th and 5th grades of a technical school in Bergamo was presented. The eight-day programme is run with Bihler’s bNX software.
News
120 people attended the forum on 16 October. Highlights were a new LM 2000-KT, four knowledge stations including a GRM 50 modernisation, and talks on resistance welding and next-generation tools.
News
Bihler groups its digital services into three areas: engineering, production, and training and support.
Customer magazine
Stainless steel cable brackets with many bends for switchgear cabinets run on a new LM 2000-NC at about 80 finished parts per minute. Set-up fell from half a day to a day down to about one hour, using an adapted existing tool.
Customer magazine
Box terminals for boards have been produced on an LM 2000-KT since July 2024, with a target of 400 strokes per minute. Switching to the second variant of the part needs only one disk cam to be changed.
Customer magazine
Ground connectors for sockets are made on an MC 82, right- and left-hand Schuko contacts on two MC 42 machines. The production process was digitalised as an animation used for training and demonstrations.
Customer magazine
Electrical circuit elements are finished in one line: metal parts are stamped and bent, the spring unit and plastic parts are fed inline and an electrical function test follows. The system outputs one module a second.
Customer magazine
A maker of springs and clips uses an RM-NC in place of mechanical RM 35 and RM 40 machines. Batches range from a few hundred to 100,000 parts; set-up fell from four hours to an average of two.
Customer magazine
Clips that hold flat roof tiles in place are made with a radial tool on a GRM-NC that replaced two mechanical machines. Set-up fell from approximately a day to an average of two hours.
Customer magazine
A maker of springs and bent products with 14 mechanical Bihler machines is moving to a servo-controlled GRM-NC; about 50 existing tools are to be adapted. It expects set-up to fall from up to eight hours to an average of 2 to 4 hours.
Customer magazine
A connector manufacturer produces contacts and the locking pawls that secure them in the contact chamber on two new BIMERIC BM 1500 servo production and assembly systems.
Customer magazine
The spring element of a connection technology is made with LEANTOOL tools. Production moved from a GRM-NC to an LM 2000-KT, raising output from 250 to 500 parts per minute.
Customer magazine
A new sensor unit continuously measures the enamel thickness and the total wire thickness; the mechanical stripping station on the BM-HP system strips each hairpin accordingly. Typical total cross-sectional loss is less than 0.05 mm.
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