Wipotec
| Wipotec GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1988 |
| Seat | Kaiserslautern , Germany |
| management | Theo Düppre, Udo Wagner, Werner Schmitz, Fred Köhler, Jens Kühn |
| Number of employees | 1000+ |
| sales | 155 million euros |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.wipotec.com |
| Status: 2017 | |
The founder-managed Wipotec Group (spelling: WIPOTEC Group) with headquarters in Kaiserslautern is a provider of intelligent weighing and inspection technology .
Wipotec consists of the two global sales and service units Wipotec Weighing Technology and Wipotec-OCS with 13 branches and, according to its own information, employs over 1000 people. Sales in the 2017 financial year amounted to 155 million euros.
In Germany, Wipotec has locations in Kaiserslautern, Schwäbisch Hall , Aachen , Dessau-Roßlau , Groebenzell and Hildesheim . There are also eight international locations in Italy , Great Britain , France , the Netherlands , Spain , Mexico , the USA and China .
Portfolio
As an Original Equipment Manufacturer, Wipotec Weighing Technology produces load cells and weighing kits with a settling time of at least 1 millisecond. The weighing range is 1 microgram to 120 kilograms.
Wipotec-OCS manufactures technologies for product inspection such as B. dynamic checkweighers and X-ray scanners, track & trace products and systems for the CEP (courier express parcel) and the intralogistics industry.
history
In 1988 the company was founded by Udo Wagner, Theo Düppre and Haigis Waagenbau as Wipotec Wiege- und Positioniersysteme GmbH in Kaiserslautern and developed the monoblock load cell. This newly developed core component makes high-precision weighing technology suitable for industrial use.
In 1996 the first sales subsidiary was established in Schwäbisch Hall with a partner and in 1999 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wipotec, which has been operating under the name OCS Checkweighers GmbH since 2002 .
In 1996 the American post office ordered the first catch scales developed and manufactured by Wipotec . A separate machining department is created. Two years later a sales office was founded in the USA and by the year 2000 the number of employees increased to 100.
In 1999 the product range is expanded to include double-track scales and integrated metal detectors . By 2011, Wipotec established further branches in Europe and the USA. The annual turnover is now more than 50 million euros.
In 2016, the vertical range of manufacture reached over 85%. In addition, the scales are sold in the food, health and chemical industries as well as in the logistics sector. The portfolio is expanded to include products for serialization solutions and traceability to prevent counterfeit drugs . In 2018 the company celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Energy demand
Wipotec supplies 80% of its central production site from its own alternative energy sources. 18,000 square meters of underfloor heating are operated with its own geothermal system. Our own solar park provides energy for the electric mobility used .
Sponsorship
Wipotec supported by a dedicated support program cycling U19 Bundesliga squad "Team WIPOTEC" in cycling Rheinland-Pfalz, students promotes through scholarships in Germany and funded MINT -Schulprogramme.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Klaus Hofter: Weighing specialist Wipotec is growing rapidly In: Die Rheinpfalz , June 26, 2018. Accessed on September 5, 2018.
- ↑ List of company locations. Wipotec website. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Wipotec Group 2017. Accessed on September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Overview of the company's history. Wipotec website. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Description of the company. Wipotec website. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Wipotec supports the introduction of serialization in China Website from finanznachrichten.de. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ↑ Sustainability of the company and social commitment. Wipotec website. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Information on the company's talent development website from Wipotec. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Moritz Plambeck wins a Bundesliga race Website from abendblatt.de. Retrieved September 11, 2018.