About us

BLS Lasertechnology GmbH is an owner-managed company with many years of experience in laser processing. It is considered a leading expert for complex orders in the field of laser material processing of metal components – especially in laser welding and laser metal deposition (LMD).

Contact Persons

The BLS team has extensive and deep expertise in laser processing. With a pronounced problem-solving competence, BLS helps its customers from the development of new components to serial production. The team is based at the BLS site in Grafenau-Döffingen, near Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) in Germany.

Managing Director

Jürgen Stollhof

As commercial managing director, Mr. Stollhof is responsible for sales, human resources, marketing, purchasing, IT and quality management. Mr. Stollhof has held various management positions within the Trumpf Group worldwide for 12 years and was Managing Director of Sales and Service for customer solutions consisting of lasers and processing optics at Precitec. Mr. Stollhof holds a degree in physics.

Managing Director

Carsten Paul

As Technical Managing Director, Mr. Paul is responsible for production, development and quality assurance. He has over 20 years of experience in laser material processing, including 17 years at TRUMPF Laser und Systemtechnik GmbH. Mr. Paul has a degree in mechanical engineering / SGD and is a master of precision mechanics.

Head of Application Development

Ramona Geissler

Ms. Geissler is mainly responsible for application development and is deputy production manager. Before joining BLS, Ms. Geissler headed the Laser Cutting and Powder Cladding team at Trumpf's Laser Application Center in Ditzingen. Ms. Geissler has over 14 years of experience in laser material processing and is a graduate engineer (FH) in the field of laser technology.

Head of Quality, welding engineer

Steffen Stork

With more than 14 years of experience in laser material processing, Mr. Stork leads the quality management and is the contact for material science questions at BLS. Previously, he was Global Process Specialist at a Tier 1 automotive supplier. Mr. Stork holds a degree in engineering and has additional training as a welding engineer (IWE/SFI)

Founder of BLS, Head of Design Engineering

Joachim Martin

As a founding partner, Mr. Martin has over 35 years of experience in laser processing, including 17 years at TRUMPF Laser und Systemtechnik GmbH. His focus is on design, fixture construction and optimization of laser systems. Mr. Martin holds a degree in engineering.

Manager HR & Finance

Nina Reichart

Ms. Reichart manages the areas HR and finance, and is our primary contact for all commercial topics. As business economist, she has over 15 years of professional experience in German Mittelstand companies.

Accounting, financials and order processing

Sandra Sprenger

Ms. Sprenger has over 20 years of experience in financial accounting and has worked in various tax firms and SMEs. Ms Sprenger holds a degree in business administration.

Advisory Board

Dr. Philipp Benzinger

Mr. Benzinger is Managing Director of the parent company of BLS and is responsible for business area development and the inorganic growth of the Group. Until 2023, he headed BLS Lasertechnology GmbH himself as Managing Director. Mr. Benzinger holds a degree in industrial engineering.

Trust in over 35 years of experience.

With extensive laser experience, BLS supports customers as a contract manufacturer from parameter determination / basic development through prototype production to serial production. A high-performance machine park and different laser types enable an overall optimized service offering. The quality management system and exchange with leading research institutions ensure quality at the highest level.

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Company history

Since its foundation in 2002, BLS Lasertechnology GmbH has grown steadily and has developed into a leading supplier of laser processing of metal components. As a laser technology company, BLS is characterized by in-depth expertise, many years of experience and a powerful, flexible machine park with various Trumpf laser systems.

Beginning 2002

Foundation of BLS Lasertechnology GmbH by
former Trumpf employees and laser pioneers
Wolfgang Bartel and Joachim Martin
Beginning 2002

Mid 2002

Winning the first serial production
order from a leading company in
the German automotive industry
Mid 2002

April 2002

Investment in the first
two own Trumpf laser processing
centers (CO2 laser)
April 2002

2006

Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001, move to new production and office building in Grafenau near Stuttgart, and investment in further Trumpf laser systems
2006

2008

Investment in another
Trumpf laser processing center
with YAG laser (solid-state laser)
2008

2018

Construction of a new production
hall to support the growth and
further expansion of BLS Lasertechnology GmbH.
2018

2019

Entry of Dr. Philipp Benzinger
as second Managing director
and co-partner
2019

2020

Expansion of the management team with laser expert Carsten Paul and expansion of the range of services with additive laser metal deposition
2020

2021

DIN EN ISO 14001 certification and
expansion of the team through welding engineer (IWE/SFI)

2021

2022

Investment in two new Trumpf laser systems &
expansion of the team to include an application engineer

2022

2023

Management handed over to Carsten Paul and Jürgen Stollhof

Controlled laser hardening and multi-spot optics
for aluminum welding

2023

Today, BLS Lasertechnology is considered an expert for individual and customized solutions in laser welding, laser metal deposition, 3D laser cutting and laser hardening. A team of experienced employees ensures the best quality and fast, flexible processing of orders.

With three production areas and its own logistics area, the production facility in Grafenau-Döffingen near Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) offers sufficient space for the delivery, storage, cleaning and processing of series orders. Even large-scale with annual quantities in the million range present no problem for the facility.

A total of 8 laser systems with different Trumpf lasers (CO2 laser, YAG / solid-state laser) – enable a wide range in 3D laser processing and laser surface treatment. The machinery allows the processing of different materials and geometries.

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Do you need help with laser processing or require support in your product development process (PEP) with regard to joining methods?

BLS Lasertechnology Standort Grafenau-Doeffingen Stuttgart

A large part of the laser applications consists of laser welding of metal parts, such as laser welding of stainless steel, laser welding of titanium or laser welding of aluminum. Laser welding of copper and laser welding of nickel are also increasingly being performed by BLS in the course of electromobility.

Over many years, BLS has built up a broad customer base with a large number of long-term partnerships. Customers are leading companies from a wide range of industries, such as the automotive industry, the commercial vehicle industry, machine and plant engineering, toolmaking, the power tools sector, and the aerospace industry.

The BLS team is looking forward to supporting other customers with laser know-how in the future.