Our story: We have grown successfully for over six decades

At the beginning there were two men...

Ferdinand Bilstein and Arnold Siekermann decided to set up a company in the Eifel region. To the future directors, this area offered both the best conditions and the support of the town of Hillesheim.

A training workshop is opened...

The first apprentices are recruited to meet the company’s future need for specialists. This paves the way for its own training workshop. At the time, the product range included screw plugs according to DIN drawings, slotted nuts and customer-specific parts.

Storming ahead...

Instead of the conventional manufacture of screw plugs by machining, the more cost-effective cold forming method is now used.

Suddenly, having big shoes to fill...

On 11th May 1967, Ferdinand Bilstein, the co-founder of the newly built Hillesheim plant, suddenly dies. Rolf Bilstein takes on the responsibility for many jobs. He breaks off his university studies and dedicates himself to the commercial interests of the company, during the difficult time after his father's death.

Management expansion...

Bilstein & Siekermann^® enjoys commercial success thanks to the constantly growing number of private vehicles. Bernd Clever joins the management team.

Beyond the 12,000...

Bilstein & Siekermann^® equips itself for the future with the completion of a new production and warehousing facility. It now has an overall floor space of 12,000 m².

In its original sense...

As a subsidiary of INDUS Holding AG, Bilstein & Siekermann^® can continue to focus on continuity and growth. This is demonstrated by the investments made over the last four years. In addition to multi-spindle lathe machines, in 2005 the company invests in a new 5-stage cold forming machine. Bilstein & Siekermann^® aims to expand its market position by investing in new technologies.

At the end of April 2006, Bernd Clever goes into well-earned retirement after 30 years of service in the company. Bruno Hirtz takes over as Managing Director in Hillesheim in March 2006.

Complexity taken one step further...

Investments are also made in the area of further processing to exploit the possibilities of the new cold forming press with respect to more complex components. Two lines with three CNC lathes and robotic loading are commissioned in June.

Double is less trouble...

Bilstein & Siekermann^® invests in CNC twin-spindle lathes to meet the requirements of the increasingly complex components. On the one hand, these systems offer the possibility to carry out machining on two spindles in parallel, and, on the other hand, it is possible to form the back of the workpieces after processing the front and re-clamping.

Successful start...

15 months after the decision was made to open a plant in China, the Taicang production plant is officially opened in a formal ceremony. Two months later, the first series deliveries are made to our local customers.

Consistent expansion of the product and service range

We pursue a consistent strategy of becoming an efficient partner for complex components to our customers. Other product brands round off the range of services offered by Bilstein & Siekermann^®:

• BSH turning for customer-specific turned components
• BSH engineering for technical feasibility studies
• BSH plug – our screw plug for the reliable sealing of gases and liquids
• BSH integrated services for our additional services for processing and upgrading components
• BSH sealing-T for sealed thread connections
• BSH coating for protection against corrosion through surface treatment
• BSH magnetic for filtering out residual particles
• BSH solid for building parts with higher strength requirements