About Us
Zippel has become a global leader in innovation in the area of industrial parts cleaning. As a specialist and skilled partner, we have attracted prominent customers from many areas, from the automotive industry to the production of gears.
Zippel was founded in Neutraubling in 1968. The company started out cleaning glasses. Much has happened since. Though we still manufacture gastronomy equipment today, our product range has expanded enormously.
Zippel has become a global leader in innovation in the area of industrial parts cleaning. As a specialist and skilled partner, we have attracted prominent customers from many areas, from the automotive industry to the production of gears.
For more than half a century, our cleaning systems have been successfully used by our customers around the world. Our service team provides skilled support. Our success is supported by our expert knowledge, our high flexibility and customer-focused organisation. Around 150 employees work every day to further develop the quality of our products and our processes. Being member of the Flacks Group, Zippel has become international.
Zippel in Figures
Zippel has more than 50 years experience in industrial parts cleaning. The company was founded in Neutraubling in 1968.
Zippel cleaning systems attain service lives of 30 years and over. Many employees have been with the company for over 30 years. Our employees have more than 30 years of experience in industrial parts cleaning.
1.800 cleaning machines manufactured by Zippel are in use every day. 1.000 systems are used in gastronomy, e.g. at fairs, as well.
Zippel manufactures its cleaning systems customised to its customers’ needs: whether they work with small springs or large, complex parts, Zippel offers cleaning solutions for any industry.
More than 150 employees work hand in hand in Neutraubling.
We build a network of distributors in over 40 countries worldwide.
Our customers come first.
The shortest cycle time of our systems is 5 seconds. Thus, up to 720 parts can be cleaned in one hour.
The longest continuous cleaning machine by Zippel to date measures 63 metres. We build machines of any size.
The tallest Zippel system built so far is 12 metres high.
Philosophy
Zippel is a traditional company with many decades of experience. Made in Germany is our mark of quality and forms the basis for our success. We have guaranteed our partners the highest standards for more than half a century. This is also reflected in the long service lives of our cleaning systems: Many of them have been in use for more than 30 years. Our processes are subject to constant improvement and development by our employees. We encourage forward-thinking and customer-focused ideas.
Proximity to our customers and their needs is important to us. We respond to individual customer requests and needs and adapt our systems to requirements accordingly.
Michael Flacks
Chairman & CEO
Claudia Arjona
Managing Director
Employees
Zippel is based on a strong team with an international background. Our employees come from a wide variety of countries, such as Japan, Brazil, France, Poland, Russia, Iran, Canada, India, Morocco, or Kazakhstan – to name just a few. They contribute many years of experience in the area of industrial parts cleaning. More than 150 employees work hand in hand at the Neutraubling site. They engage in constant exchange to deliver best results to our customers. We also employ designers from various industries. They give us access to expertise and experience from a wide range of fields, enabling us to develop our machines for a perfect fit.
Customer Service
Excellent service is our core concern.
Involved from the project-planning stage onwards, our Customer Care department is kept informed about the individual project steps.
Our Customer Care department is always available to help our customers with any of the following issues:
Our Customer Care department is also available to our customers by phone at any time, and always free of charge. As a customer, this service will continue to be available to you beyond the system life cycle: we are happy to advise you, can plan conversions or perform modernisation measures.
Our skilled team is always at your side. Our goal is to provide permanent and long-term customer service.
Of course, we will also help you with a change of ownership and offer our services to the new operator of our cleaning systems.
As a member of Flacks Group, we have a global network at our disposal that ensures the best in international support.
Product Quality
Zippel places great importance on the quality of its products. We aim to produce long-lived and robust machines. This is also reflected in the experiences of our customers so far: Many of the cleaning machines we produce have been in use for more than 30 years. Our customers are consistently happy with our high- and low-pressure cleaning processes. We can guarantee our made-in-Germany quality with the highest levels of precision and conscientiousness in design as well as programming and installation. We respond individually to customer requests, which means that our machines come made precisely to measure. We ensure our quality standards by using only high-quality materials and parts from renowned manufacturers.
Zippel has already been awarded numerous awards for its innovation and quality, and for good reason. It is also certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, EMAS-III-registered, and has been awarded the title of WHG (Federal Water Act) specialist.
