Over 100 years of technological advancement – the milestones of the WEINIG Group
1905
WEINIG founded as a trading and production company
1945
Re-building of the dormant company after the end of the war under Bertold Weinig
1947
Conversion to production of wood processing machines
1948
The first company in the sector to introduce series production
1955
Georg Demuth becomes a partner in WEINIG
1964
Product range specialized in moulders
1970
Introduction of synchronous assembly line production – one of the most modern wood processing machine factories worldwide
1972
Conversion of the legal form of the company to GmbH & Co. KG
1974
Creation of WEINIG Japan
1975
Newly developed hydro-tool system ready for series production
Entry into production of tool grinding machines
Start of production of automation systems
1976
Creation of WEINIG USA
1979
Start of production of window machines
1980
Creation of WEINIG S.A. Switzerland for the production of tools and tool measuring technology
1982
Creation of WEINIG UK
Wolfgang Wilmsen become Managing Director
Introduction of jointing technology
1983
Company converted to a private limited company (GmbH)
1984/87
Sale of the company to Kuwaiti investors
1985
Creation of WEINIG Asia
1988
Company converted to an incorporated company (Aktiengesellschaft)
1989
WEINIG lists on the stock exchange
1992
Waco – the specialist for high-speed planing machines, moulders and band resaws – joins the WEINIG Group
1993
Dimter becomes part of the WEINIG Group – the specialist for optimizing cross-cuts saws and gluing presses
1995
Creation of WEINIG Australia and China
1997
Production plant opened in Yantai, China
1998
Finger-jointing line specialist Grecon joins the WEINIG Group
1999
100% acquisition of WEINIG Japan
Unimat 3000 fully-automatic profiling center unveiled
2001
Rip saw specialist Raimann joins the WEINIG Group
Creation of WEINIG Concept – for the conception and sales of plant projects
2002
Weinig AG de-listed from the stock exchange
WEINIG acquires Control Logic Inc., USA
2004
Rainer Hundsdörfer becomes CEO
Market launch of the Powermat moulder series
2005
Conturex production system unveiled
Acquisition of outstanding shares in GreCon Dimter GmbH, GreCon Dimter Inc., USA, GreCon Dimter France
2007
Scanner specialist LuxScan joins the WEINIG Group
2008
Walter Fahrenschon becomes CEO
2009
WEINIG forms WEINIG (Yantai) Woodworking Technology Co. Ltd.
2010
HOLZ-HER joins the WEINIG Group – the specialist for edge banders, processing centers, pressure beam saws and panel diving saws with branches in Canada, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and USA. Production in Voitsberg/Austria
Wolfgang Pöschl becomes CEO
2011
Stephan Weber and Gerald Schmidt join the Management Board.
Karl Wachter retires
WEINIG presents the Cube at LIGNA in Hanover
2013
Integration of tool production from Weinig S.A. (Switzerland) into the Tauberbischofsheim headquarters
Formation of WEINIG RUS OOO, Moscow, Russia as a sales and service subsidiary
2014
NKT is relocated to Alfeld, operating as Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co. KG
Introduction HOLZ-HER Evolution
Powermat 700 - New Generation of WEINIG Powermat
WEINIG System Plus (Rondamat 1000 CNC and Moulder Master)

2015
Gregor Baumbusch joins the Management Board
Grecon Dimter Holzoptimierung Nord GmbH & Co. KG is rebranded to Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co. KG
Grecon Dimter Holzoptimierung Süd GmbH & Co. KG is rebranded to Weinig Dimter GmbH & Co. KG
WEINIG focuses its high-performance know-how in the Product Units Profiling and Cutting
WEINIG App Suite
2016
WEINIG share in Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co. KG now is 100 %
2017
Introduction of HOLZ-HER Nextec
Introduction W4.0 digital
2018
WEINIG is a founding member of MindSphere World
WEINIG establishes a new business unit Automation & Digital Business
WEINIG presents the Powermat 3000 - new flagship of the Powermat series
Wolfgang Pöschl goes into retirement
2019
Gregor Baumbusch becomes Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Dr. Mario Kordt becomes Chief Technology Officer (CTO)