Gämmerler
| Gämmerler GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1978 |
| Seat | Geretsried , Germany |
| management | Erich Wirthwein (Managing Director) |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.gaemmerler.de |
The Gämmerler GmbH (formerly Gämmerler AG ) is an engineering company based in Geretsried -Gelting in Bavaria . The company is the global market leader in components and complete systems for the printing industry .
In December 2011 Gämmerler was taken over by Planatol Holding , which today belongs to Blue Cap AG , following bankruptcy .
history
The company was founded in 1978 as Gämmerler Anlagentechnik GmbH by Hagen Gämmerler.
At the beginning of the 1980s the first rotary cutting machine for inline trimming of printed products was developed. In 1985 Gämmerler founded branches in the United States , Great Britain and two years later in France . At the end of the 1980s, the Gammerler US Corporation was expanded and production began in the company building in Chicago .
In 1994 further branches are established in Argentina , Mexico , Italy and the People's Republic of China . In the 1990s, Gämmerler primarily developed new machines for the printing industry, such as the PR 500 portal robot . In 1999, the company expanded and set up a new production site in Leisnig, Saxony . In the following years Gämmerler AG also set up shop in the Czech Republic and Russia.
In 2008 the factory in Leisnig was expanded. In addition, Gämmerler AG was transferred from Hagen Gämmerler to Dr. Bielenberg GmbH sold.
In August 2011, Gämmerler AG filed for bankruptcy at the Wolfratshausen district court . In December the company was taken over by Planatol Holding GmbH and converted from a stock corporation into a GmbH.
Products
The corporate purpose of Gämmerler GmbH includes the development, planning, manufacture and sale of systems and machines for print processing in commercial printing, newspaper printing and in bookbinding and automation technology. The most important product groups are conveyor systems, cutting machines , compensating stackers , palletizing robots and logistics systems, as well as customer-specific complete systems for the further processing of printed products.
With conveyor systems from Gämmerler, shingle streams are transported through floor belts or overhead conveyor systems over any distance and height. With freely combinable modules, the conveyor line can be adapted to the individual conditions of a printing house.
The RS 111, 134, 154 and 164 cutting machines equipped with jogger units for aligning the imbricated flow provide 3 or 4-sided trimming of printed products.
With different stacker types for various applications in the heatset, newspaper and bookbinding area and an automatic, horizontal log builder, Gämmerler offers additional components for postpress.
Furthermore, palletizing robots that generate, save, change and copy different palletizing patterns and Gämmerler logistics systems that coordinate the central work preparation are offered.
Locations
- Geretsried-Gelting, Bavaria (headquarters of Gämmerler GmbH)
- Bradenton , Florida (GammerlerTech)
- York, UK
- Bonneuil sur Marne, France
- Beijing, PR China
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint
- ↑ Gämmerler AG files for bankruptcy , Münchner Merkur , August 9, 2011
- ↑ history
- ↑ Planatol Group website, history , accessed May 2, 2014