Company History
2004 | Foundation of DDL GmbH by Uli Lutz, CEO/shareholder. External assembly of the main product group modular ring seals in Neuburg/Donau. |
2006 | 160 sq. m of additional storage space in Zell u.A. |
2007 | Relocation of modular ring seal assembly from Neuburg to company premises in Zell u.A. |
2008 | Establishment of a second main product group – first steps in the production of compact seal inserts with a manual table rubber blank cutting machine. External steel part production with laser technology. |
2009 | Construction and building of a simple electrical rubber blank cutting machine. Establishment of an in-house construction function for rubber and steel parts. |
2010 | Start of polyurethane processing for hybrid seal inserts with a simple mixing and metering device developed and built in-house. Acquisition of a rubber blank cutting machine J.Peters/P 2000 II. |
2011 | Relocation to Wernau a. N. – 70 sq. m office space and 500 sq. m production, assembly and storage space. Acquisition of a fully automatic polyurethane mixing and metering machine DEKUMED/100. |
2012 | Acquisition of a CNC water jet cutting unit STM/1020 with 4,000 bar working pressure for rubber cut (pure water) and steel cut (abrasive). Shipping changeover to UPS software with server connection and barcode function. |
2013 | Relocation to neighboring buildings – 150 sq. m office space and 1050 sq. m production, assembly and storage space. Acquisition of a second fully automatic polyurethane mixing and metering machine DEKUMED/100. Change of internet software and complete revision/redesign of web presence. |
2014 | Acquisition of a second CNC water jet cutting unit STM/1515 with 4,000 bar working pressure with pure water operation for rubber cut. Establishment of a new main product group: cable penetrations with system cover technology. |
2015 | Acquisition of a third fully automatic polyurethane mixing and metering machine DEKUMED/100. |
2016 | Acquisition of a third CNC water jet cutting unit STM/1015 with 3,800 bar working pressure with abrasive operation for steel cut. |
2017 | Storage structure changeover to high racks. |
2018 | Acquisition of a CNC solid body laser cutting machine ZINSER/1225 with 4 KW for steel cut with 7-fold cutting speed compared to water jet abrasive. Changeover of all CNC water jet units to pure water rubber cut. First step into the future with production “industry 4.0” – central programming/control for all four CNC units and ghost shift production. |
2019 | Development and patent registration of divisional building entry S-HEF. |
2021 | DDL GmbH is taken over by svt Holding GmbH in the course of a fusion and will support the svt Group of Companies by serving as a competence centre for pressure-tight penetrations. The svt Group of Companies has been one of the leading full-service providers in the field of passive structural and industrial fire protection for over 50 years. Klaus Uli Lutz will withdraw from his management position this year and is delighted to see his lifetime achievement being continued. Heiko Bachleitner will take over the management and the site responsibility for DDL GmbH. Besides his new task of leading the company, he will focus on further developing DDL and its existing sealing systems towards the domain of fire protection. |
2024 | DDL GmbH is celebrating its 20th company anniversary |