K.L. – family-run manufacturer of technical textiles, film and non-woven laminates as well as composite materials
Founded in 1988, K.L. produces technical textiles, laminates and composite materials of all kinds at the conveniently located site in Bad Bentheim, Germany. With over 100 employees in the four business areas Automotive, Industrial, Hygiene and Tapes, KL produces over 500 different items.
K.L. and its employees see themselves as textile problem solvers and full-service partners. Based on a profound understanding of the technical and economic requirements, we assume responsibility for development and production across all the necessary value creation stages for our customers.
In our own laboratory facility, we develop customer and market-oriented technology and product roadmaps according to your specifications and requirements.
K.L. core competencies
Innovative
Our team develops future-oriented and sustainable products to improve the safety and comfort of end users.
Technical know-how
Unser Team aus Ingenieuren und Produktspezialisten ist das technische Herzstück von K.L. und unser Gesicht gegenüber unseren Partnern.
Technology
Our broad range of converting technologies make us a reliable development partner and solution provider.
Quality
Quality is the key to our entire development and production process. We follow a “zero defects” philosophy.
K.L. Business Divisions
Automotive
FlexiWarm®
Industry
Personal Care
Tapes
Strong partner to industry with innovative and sustainable products
Product safety and certified quality
In order to ensure the greatest possible product safety for our customers, K.L. has been certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 since the 1990s. In addition, we have had IATF 16949 certification in the automotive sector for years and implement the services required here company-wide. Complete traceability of all processing steps and the associated documentation is a matter of course for us.
We test the essential functional parameters of our composite materials either during production or afterwards in our own laboratory. Numerous successful CE approvals for our products, as well as various audits by top European companies from the automotive industry, the hygiene sector or the sensitive defence technology sector, encourage us in this consistent quality orientation.
The long-standing focus of our product and process development on maximum sustainability, in particular on the topics of resource-saving processes and the recyclability of products, led us to successfully have our Integrated Management System (IMS) certified according to DIN EN ISO 14001 in 2024.
Confidentiality, availability and integrity are extremely important to K.L.. In order to continue to meet the ever-increasing requirements of information security and data protection, K.L. successfully completed the TISAX® assessment (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) for the first time in 2024 (Scope ID: SM9K2T, Assessment ID: A85H62-2). We are therefore guided by the standards and catalogue of information security questions from the Verband der Automobilindustrie [Association of the Automotive Industry] (VDA ISA). With TISAX®, the ENX Association supports the common acceptance of information security tests in the automotive industry on behalf of the VDA. The TISAX® assessments are carried out by accredited testing service providers who provide proof of their qualifications at regular intervals. TISAX® and TISAX® test results are not intended for the general public. The result is only available via the ENX portal (Participant ID: P1HPPC): ENX.
Integrated management policy
Our corporate goal is to develop, manufacture and sell innovative, market-driven and energy-efficient high-quality products in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. Responsible business conduct based on social, ethical and ecological guidelines for society, our business partners and employees is one of our basic policies.
Our quality responsibility
We see quality to be the fulfilment of customer requirements, expectations and wishes. For us, customer benefit and the satisfaction of our business partners are the measure of quality. Through the process-oriented orientation of our company, we ensure the transparency of the processes in our company and align them in a lively way closely to the needs of the employees, the company and the parties interested in the services of our company. A clear zero defects policy is our long-term guarantee of satisfied customers.
Environmental protection
For us, the avoidance of environmental pollution, the reduction of waste, the efficient use of energy and consistent occupational safety at work are the basis for the economic success of our company. We are committed to using environmentally friendly and energy-saving technologies, processes and products wherever this is compatible with technical and economic requirements. The management provides the necessary resources for this. Consistent compliance with applicable international and national environmental legislation and comprehensive cooperation with our customers and suppliers lead to improved environmental protection.
Dealing with our suppliers and business partners
We see our suppliers as partners who we integrate into our quality and environmental strategy in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our value-adding processes. Consistent adherence to free and fair competition and the exclusion of bribery and corruption are fundamental principles in our code of conduct.
Employees
The most valuable support of our company are our employees. Their skills, determination, commitment and personal well-being determine whether we can achieve our goals. Through targeted training measures, we promote their competence and motivation to think and act in a customer- and quality-oriented as well as environmentally and energy-conscious manner. All employees are obliged to comply with legal requirements and all relevant standards and regulations for environmental and occupational safety. All employees work on constantly improving our services and the effectiveness of our integrated management system. In particular, equal opportunities, human dignity, mutual respect and equal treatment in a fair employment relationship are principles at K.L.. Put-downs, oppression, insults, threats and humiliation are not accepted.
Information security
Information technology systems and information play an important role in today's operations and processes. The central goal regarding information security for K.L. Kaschier- und Laminier GmbH is, among other things, ensuring the confidentiality, availability and integrity of all information. This is the only way we can live up to the mutual trust we have with our customers, particularly with regard to personal, technical and other data. Maintaining, implementing and continuously improving the effectiveness of information security is therefore very important at K.L. Kaschier- und Laminier GmbH.
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