Kurt Betz relies on quality and service from Zeller+Gmelin

The Kurt Betz company from Leingarten near Heilbronn has been our loyal customer for 6 years and uses different lubricants from Zeller+Gmelin for a number of machining processes.

Kurt Betz GmbH was founded in 1980 and has been supplying its customers in the electrical and automotive industries with tailor-made systems and systems for 40 years. Starting with small table crimping machines, Betz has now developed into an internationally active company with 95 employees in special machine construction. With remote maintenance, Betz serves customers’ worldwide machine systems centrally from Leingarten. A smooth service quality can be ensured through remote maintenance and diagnosis of the systems.

Betz has established itself on the market with its very high quality and pays a lot of attention to the flawless production of its products. The flawless production and quality of the systems is the family company’s promise of performance.

Kurt Betz came across Zeller+Gmelin at Paul Horn’s Technology Day in Tübingen. At that time, production had problems with the cooling lubricant used at the time. There was a new change in the law that stipulated that cooling lubricants must be boron-free and free of formaldehyde releases. This prompted cooling lubricant manufacturers to change the ingredients. At that time, Betz was still using one of our competing products, which they were no longer satisfied with after changing the ingredients. The short downtime led to problems in production and thus to unpleasant smells in the systems that were no longer acceptable. The need to decide on a new lubricant was getting closer and closer.

Process engineer Ralf Schutzbier from Kurt Betz used the technology day at Paul Horn to look for alternatives and finally decided to test our cooling lubricant Zubora 65 H Plus. “We have been in close contact with Zeller+Gmelin ever since,” says Schutzbier. First, the cooling lubricant was tested on a small machine with 20l and then increased to 200l machines until the entire production was ultimately equipped with the cooling lubricant.

Our Zubora 67 H Plus is now in use at Betz wherever machining is involved – whether milling, turning, drilling or grinding. Our Zubora cooling lubricant is now used on 4 lathes, 12 milling machines and 7 grinding machines. The largest milling machine contains 1200 liters of cooling lubricant.

Since Kurt Betz works in special machine construction, the lubricant has to cover a lot – from micro-machining to heavy-duty machining. In all machining processes – from aluminum to copper, steel, brass and plastic – the previous products were replaced by the mineral oil-based cooling lubricant Zubora. In addition to cooling lubricants, Kurt Betz also uses hydraulic and track oils from Zeller+Gmelin.

Mr. Schutzbiet from Kurt Betz says: “In addition to the cooling lubricants, we have gradually switched to all oils from Zeller+Gmelin. We know that we can rely on the quality and advice.” Before the changeover, Betz had a large list of cooling lubricant suppliers for various applications. In addition to Betz’s diverse product range, this was also due to the wide range of materials that most suppliers did not fully cover. However, such a long list of suppliers was not only confusing but also inefficient. Schutzbier says: “It was important to us to have a contact person who covered as much as possible and was reliable. With Zeller+Gmelin we have found a reliable and competent supplier through whom we can cover large quantities for a wide range of applications.”

“With Zubora we no longer have to change our cooling lubricant because it tips over and stinks. We are thrilled with the longevity of the products.”

Process technician Ralf Schutzbier also emphasizes that the maintenance intervals for the cooling lubricant have increased significantly since switching to Z+G. “With Zubora we no longer have to change our cooling lubricant because it tips over and stinks. We are thrilled with the longevity of the products,” he says. For him, Zeller+Gmelin is characterized by good delivery performance, reliable order processing and outstanding product quality. Above all, what is important to him is the excellent service and the personal exchange with the sales force, which he can rely on at any time, no matter what the issue is.

We would like to thank Kurt Betz for his loyalty and look forward to further cooperation!