Over 100 years of technological advancement – the milestones of the WEINIG Group

WEINIG founded as a trading and production company

Re-building of the dormant company after the end of the war under Bertold Weinig

Conversion to production of wood processing machines

The first company in the sector to introduce series production

Georg Demuth becomes a partner in WEINIG

Product range specialized in moulders

Introduction of synchronous assembly line production – one of the most modern wood processing machine factories worldwide

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

Creation of WEINIG Japan

Newly developed hydro-tool system ready for series production
Entry into production of tool grinding machines
Start of production of automation systems

Creation of WEINIG USA

Start of production of window machines

Creation of WEINIG S.A. Switzerland for the production of tools and tool measuring technology

Creation of WEINIG UK
Wolfgang Wilmsen become Managing Director

Introduction of jointing technology

Company converted to a private limited company (GmbH)

Sale of the company to Kuwaiti investors

Creation of WEINIG Asia

Company converted to an incorporated company (Aktiengesellschaft)

WEINIG lists on the stock exchange

Waco – the specialist for high-speed planing machines, moulders and band resaws – joins the WEINIG Group

Dimter becomes part of the WEINIG Group – the specialist for optimizing cross-cuts saws and gluing presses

Creation of WEINIG Australia and China

Production plant opened in Yantai, China

Finger-jointing line specialist Grecon joins the WEINIG Group

100% acquisition of WEINIG Japan
Unimat 3000 fully-automatic profiling center unveiled

Rip saw specialist Raimann joins the WEINIG Group
Creation of WEINIG Concept – for the conception and sales of plant projects

Weinig AG de-listed from the stock exchange
WEINIG acquires Control Logic Inc., USA

Rainer Hundsdörfer becomes CEO
Market launch of the Powermat moulder series

Conturex production system unveiled
Acquisition of outstanding shares in GreCon Dimter GmbH, GreCon Dimter Inc., USA, GreCon Dimter France

Scanner specialist LuxScan joins the WEINIG Group

Walter Fahrenschon becomes CEO

WEINIG forms WEINIG (Yantai) Woodworking Technology Co. Ltd.

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

Stephan Weber and Gerald Schmidt join the Management Board. Karl Wachter retires

WEINIG presents the Cube at LIGNA in Hanover

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

NKT is relocated to Alfeld, operating as Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co. KG

Luxscan opens second location for production and assembly in Hautcharage/Luxembourg

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