Michael Weinig AG
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1905 |
| Seat | Tauberbischofsheim , Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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| Number of employees | 2,128 (December 31, 2017) |
| sales | 423 million € (2017) |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.weinig.com |
The Weinig in Tauberbischofsheim is the world's largest manufacturer of equipment and systems in solid wood processing .
history
founding
The Weinig company was founded by Michael Weinig in 1905 as a trading and manufacturing company. During the Second World War , the company's production came to a standstill.
Reconstruction after the Second World War
In 1945 the idle company was rebuilt under Bertold Weinig. In 1947 production was switched to woodworking machines. As early as 1948, Weinig was the first company in its branch to introduce series production. In 1973 the company changed to the legal form of a GmbH & Co. KG. In 1983 the company was converted into a GmbH.
Listing and acquisition
In 1988 the company was converted into a public limited company. Michael Weinig AG was listed from 1989 to 2002 and has been owned mainly by Kuwaiti investors since 1984.
Corporate structure
Weinig Group
Under the brand name WEINIG, several individual companies offer a product range that covers the entire process chain in solid wood processing . These include manufacturers of multi-blade saws and band resaws (Raimann Holzoptimierung GmbH & Co.KG), cross-cut saws and gluing presses (Weinig Dimter GmbH & Co.KG), high-speed planing machines (Michael Weinig AG), finger jointing systems and double-end profilers (Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co.KG) and Scanners (LuxScan Technologies). Plant projects are also designed and sold. The wood-based material sector is represented by HOLZ-HER as an independent brand.
Branches and locations
WEINIG produces in Germany , Austria , Luxembourg , the USA and the People's Republic of China and markets its products worldwide. WEINIG is represented in Europe , America , Asia and Australia with 30 subsidiaries and branches .
Products
The company develops and produces machines and systems for the solid wood processing industry and craft. These include planing and mouldering machines, window processing centers, tool grinding machines, four-sided planing machines , special machines and automation. Multi-blade saws, chop saws, glue presses, high-speed planing machines, band resaws, finger-jointing systems, double-end profilers, scanners, control systems and complete system projects are also designed and sold under the brand name WEINIG. Edge banding machines , CNC machining centers, horizontal pressure beam saws and vertical panel dividing saws are sold under the brand name HOLZ-HER .
sustainability
The company is involved in "Blue Competence", a sustainability initiative by German machine and plant manufacturers.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2017 of Michael Weinig AG, consolidated financial statements for the financial year from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
- ^ A b c Michael Weinig AG: Profile of the Weinig Group. Numbers. Data. Facts. Online at www.weinig.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ A b c Michael Weinig AG: History. Milestones. Online at www.weinig.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ↑ sustainability
Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 45.2 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 16.1 ″ E