Gebrüder Leonhardt - Blema Kircheis is a worldwide supplier of can making machines for the 3-piece can industry, for 2 -piece cans in smaller sizes, as well as seaming and sealing machines with high output.
Gebrüder Leonhardt GmbH & Co. KG Blema Kircheis is at the forefront in R&D for machine and product development and delivers machines in the medium and high speed range at state-of-the-art technology.
Focused on the demand of its customers, the
company delivers the machines tailor-made to the can makers all over the world. A network of sophisticated representatives guaranties a close contact to the users of the products as well as the service for installation and customer support. High quality and efficiency as well as reliability of the machines are the key for the success of the
products.

History/statistic:
Blema Kircheis was founded in 1861 in Aue/Saxony and is at the same place since 1864 occupying an area of approx. 50.000 square meters.
With about 160 employees it is well equipped with machine tools and tools for processing parts for its equipment/machines of the product program.
State of the Art Technology in machine design along with a qualified staff of engineers in the design department, modern CNC machines are essential to make high quality parts and can
making machines. More that 130 production machines are in operation to make most of the parts in-house.

Products:
Single machines and complete lines for manufacturing of sanitary and standard cans, made from tinplate (3-piece) as well as for manufacturing of small drawn cans (2-piece), e.g. Tuna-Cans or meat-cans, made from tinplate or aluminium,
circular and non-circular.
Modular design of the machine allows flexibility in the technological application and to add on further modules implementing new technologies. These machines are used at lines and single machines for manufacturing of empty Food- or Aerosol cans.
The modular system GAMMA allows to built up a can processing "on demand" according to the product. If changes in the technology are necessary, this system can be adapted by adding or removing a single module to/from the system. It is flexible in speed and changeover. Versions of 4,6,8 or 12 head are available and can be equipped with 2 different tool set to safe changeover time.

Complete lines for manufacturing of cans for the chemical industry or General Cans (paint-can, other chemical products) with ring and plug closure are available.

Lines for manufacturing of circular and non-circular ends for cans complete the range of can making machines. Presses of 40 and 63 tons equipped with either strip or sheet-feeding systems and
followed by curlers, lining machine and drying unit offer the full range of the technology.

A range of Seaming Machines for closing of filled sanitary cans from tinplate or aluminium for
circular and non-circular cans completes the range of the Production Program.

Innovations:
Gebrüder Leonhardt GmbH & Co. KG Blema Kircheis developed the technology for High Speed Sealing Machines for Cardboard and Metal Closures together with major costumers in the industry. Based at its capabilities for high speed tin
processing, combined with the modular design of the machines, the "RHO-SERIES" of Sealing Machines offers solutions for cardboard and metal sealing to cans or ends. Speeds of up to 300 cpm at cardboard (composite cans), or more than
600 cpm at metal (rings or cans) are available.
The technology allows combining the system with fillers, evacuation systems and in-line control.
A direct sealing operation to or into a special
prepared tin can is also available.
For cardboard cans the sealing operation is done by sealing a cardboard bottom to a cardboard body. For metal ends, a ring is produced first - e.g. at the THETA Machine - and sealed by a membrane, cut out of a coil. The membrane material can be from any structure which is suitable to seal.

To keep the State of the Art in the technology, Gebrüder Leonhardt GmbH & Co. KG Blema Kircheis is cooperating with technical universities in Germany as well as with Research Centres for the Industry. Together with the "Fraunhofer
Institute" a Simulation technique for necking -
in operation was developed, based at the Finite Elements Method (FEM).

Service:
There are hundreds of machines in the market, delivered over the years worldwide. We offer a wide range of reconditioning, modernisation or improvements to this long lasting equipment.

All imaginable is practicable