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WEINIG GROUP | Milestones
Milestones

 

1905

Formation of the firm Weinig as a commercial and production company for agricultural machines, manager: Michael Weinig

1945

Economic recovery of the closed down enterprise after the end of the war under Bertold Weinig

1947Changeover of the production to wood processing machines

1948Introduction of the series production as first enterprise of the industry

Georg Demuth joins the enterprise

1955Georg Demuth becomes a partner at WEINIG

1964Specialization of the production program in moulding machines

1970Introduction of the clocked conveyor line assembly (pioneer in the woodworking industry)

1972Conversion of the legal form to GmbH & Co.KG

1974Formation of Weinig Japan

1975

Introduction of the hydro-tool (Hydromat series)
Entry into the production of tool grinding machines
Start of automation

1976

Formation of Weinig USA

1979Start of the production of window machines

1980Formation of Weinig S.A. Switzerland

1982Formation of Weinig UK and of Weinig Australia

1982

Formation of Weinig UK

The families Weinig and Demuth prepare the transition to successors; Wolfgang Wilmsen becomes manager, the Weinig family retires

1983Conversion of the company into a GmbH (Limited Liability Company)

1984/1987Sale of the company to Kuwaiti investors

1985Formation of Weinig ASIA

1987Bertold Weinig and Georg Demuth retire and withdraw from the management

1988Conversion of the company into a stock corporation.
Wolfgang Wilmsen becomes Chairman of the Management Board

1989Weinig is going public

1992Weinig takes over Waco Jonsereds AB, Sweden

1993Weinig takes over the Dimter GmbH, Illertissen

1995

Formation of Weinig Australia

Formation of Weinig Yantai, China

1997Opening a production plant in Yantai, China

1998Weinig takes over 60% of the sector mechanical engineering of the Fagus-Grecon Greten GmbH & Co.KG, Alfeld

Formation of the joint venture GreCon Dimter Holzoptimierung GmbH as well as their affiliated GreCon Dimter Inc., USA and GreCon Dimter, France

1999Weinig Japan becomes a 100% Weinig affiliate

Introduction of the fully automatic profiling center Unimat 3000

2001Weinig takes over the Raimann GmbH & Co.KG, Freiburg

Formation of the Weinig Concept

2002Withdrawal of the Weinig AG from the stock exchange

Weinig takes over Control Logic (USA)

2004Rainer Hundsdörfer becomes Chairman of the Management Board; Wolfgang Wilmsen retires

Launching the Powermat moulder series

2005Introduction of the production system Conturex

Takeover of the remaining shares in GreCon Dimter GmbH, GreCon Dimter Inc., USA, GreCon Dimter, France

2007Weinig takes over LuxScan Technologies Sarl, Ehlerange, Luxembourg

2008GreCon Dimter Holzoptimierung Nord GmbH & Co. KG takes over NKT GmbH, Eppingen, Germany

2008Walter Fahrenschon becomes Chairman of the Management Board

2009Formation of Weinig (Yantai) Woodworking Technology Co. Ltd., Yantai, China

2010Weinig takes over HOLZ-HER, Nürtingen, Germany

 

 

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