About us

The specialist for surface finishing since 1962

Your satisfaction is our highest goal! We offer you the advantages of a family business that provides expert, personal consultation and an optimal solution for you always in the foreground.

As a traditional and modern surface finishing company, we draw on a wide range of experience and a high level of technical know-how. But what is most important to us: flexibility and a quick response. This makes it possible for us to respond to your inquiries promptly – because this allows you to concentrate fully on your production.

What is important to us

Our commitment to your product

High flexibility

Short response times

Sustainable action

Technical know-how

High occupational safety

Quality Made in Germany

At home in (almost) all industries

In use everywhere

Our coatings meet the highest demands of leading industries and sectors internationally: LB Oberflächentechnik GmbH offers high-quality solutions wherever the highest corrosion and wear protection is required:

Mechanical Engineering

Tool industry

Aerospace

Automotive industry

Mining

Rail vehicles

Shipbuilding

Medical Technology

Hydraulics industry

Defense Industry

Agriculture

Food industry

Tunnel and mine construction

Our quality ­management

We undertake galvanic surface finishing for you according to your requirements and guarantee the highest quality for each process – for high corrosion and wear protection and a long service life for your parts.

The technical know-how of our employees is ensured by excellent training and promoted by regular internal and external training courses. The long service record of our employees contributes to good cooperation and smooth processes.

As a modern company, our quality management system is certified according to ISO 9001. Internal and external product audits as well as regular external reviews of our production processes guarantee compliance with all relevant environmental aspects and serve as quality assurance. Regular documented bath analyses in our own laboratory ensure consistent coating quality.

Member of ZVO (Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik) certified according to ISO 9001 by SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH

Our environmental ­management

Active environmental protection and environmentally conscious corporate management are part of our mission statement. Our aim is to preserve and conserve natural resources in all our activities and to eliminate harmful influences on the environment as far as possible. To this end, we are constantly developing and taking into account all environmental requirements and the ever-increasing demands on technology – and aligning our production accordingly. Our plants operate in accordance with the latest environmental guidelines and ensure environmentally friendly, low-wastewater and energy-saving processes. Our company is a specialized company according to § 62 AwSV.

Our coatings ensure a long service life for your components and thus make a significant contribution to environmental protection and to saving raw materials from limited resources.

Specialized company according to § 62 AwSV and environmental management certified according to ISO 14001

Corporate ­development

Our history

For more than 60 years, our name has stood for quality in wear- and corrosion-resistant coating – and to this day LB is considered a specialist in surface technology.

1962
1962

In 1962, Rolf Baaske founded our Cronenberg family business and opened his first plant in the Unterkohlfurth district. In the beginning, tool parts were initially nickel-plated and chrome-plated, and later also electroless nickel-plated and hard-chrome-plated. Further specializations such as cylindrical grinding and technical yellow bronze were added in the following years, and the focus shifted more and more to technical electroplating as protection against corrosion and wear. We have permanently developed and expanded our range of services to meet the needs of our customers. Today, our services also include combination coating and mechanical processing such as pre-grinding, polishing, finish grinding and industrial polishing.

2004
2004

After the death of Rolf Baaske in 2004, Baaske Oberflächenveredlung GmbH was founded, which is innovatively managed by daughter Antonella and her husband Calogero Lo Bue. The previous years spent together with Rolf Baaske are of great value to the new management.

2008
2008

In November 2008, the Unterkohlfurth site is closed and undergoes extensive remediation with the participation of the company. The Kohlfurth operating division is taken over by LB Oberflächentechnik GmbH and moves to Herichhauser Str. 57 g. The unchanged management and the retention of the technical know-how by the previous qualified staff ensure the accustomed quality and delivery reliability. New, modern and larger plants allow additional capacity expansions.

2023
Today

Today, LB-Oberflächentechnik GmbH and Baaske Oberflächenveredlung GmbH are modern, internationally active companies whose coatings can be found all over the world wherever maximum corrosion and wear protection is required. On safety-relevant components that are often not visible to the end user.

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