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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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 … Read more
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.
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 … Read more