Our Corporate History
Our Struggle, Our History - Hard work is required for success
Josef van Baal GmbH was founded in January 1976 as a “workshop for
mechanical engineering and turning operations”. In the early years van Baal offered a huge range of
manufacturing applications, but with the passing of time rolls for the plastics industry became
more and more the main focus of van Baal’s business and profession.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s van Baal became a well known roll-manufacturing partner for the German
machinery market. In those days, the workshop expanded several times and finally the company moved
to it’s present address “industrial area Fichtenhain” in Krefeld. At the beginning of the new
millennium another neighboring workshop acquired and the factory floor was expanded yet again.
There then took place a change in the company’s strategy and philosophy:
The strategy was to become a proactive roll manufacturer rather than a passive one. Previously van
Baal had worked in co-operation with the customer and it’s know-how but now the philosophy is to
develop and manufacture new products for the customer. Therefore the focus has changed to
“engineering, development and consultancy”. The Company is utilizing modern computer-based
engineering tools; its own patents and several scientific engineering projects are currently being
developed. Furthermore van Baal has introduced several new technologies for laboratory-lines and
for production lines, that although not patent registered they are still successful.
This “change in philosophy” and the focus of engineering and technical support from design-phases’
to the start-up/planning phase has been greatly appreciated by our long-term business-partners.
Thus van Baal’s two decades of existing client base has significantly expanded throughout Europe
and the whole world.
Additional workshop capacity was acquired in 2006 to enable the
company’s latest expansion and this now represents the current site and location.
By now you’ll find van Baal’s products in almost all well-known film- and sheet production lines as
also in extrusion coating, coating and laminating lines throughout the world of the plastics
industry. Additionally we serve our customers with products for stretching, embossing, annealing as
also with rolls for steel or aluminum conveyor lines, too.
Precision rolls made by van Baal are used for the production of high-quality films, sheets and any
kind of extrusion-coated material. Based on 30 years of experience in manufacturing high-precision,
double-shell rolls, we can offer detailed knowledge in solving specific problems for our customers.
Whether new rolls or modifications, repairs or inspection, we are here to solve your problem.
Our core values
It is our mission to set the highest standards for precision roller production.
Quality
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Safety
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Unique
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Van-Baal GmbH is a roller production company with a full range of services.
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What makes us special
Almost every roller that leaves our company is unique. We always strive to achieve the optimum for every customer and for every process and every initial
operational situation.
The focus of our production is the construction of double-walled rollers for the plastics industry. In addition, companies from the textile, steel and printing industries have been among our customers for many years.
Some facts about our rollers
roll diameter
total length
unit weight
of experience