Wittmann Group
The WITTMANN Group with headquarters in Vienna/Austria and Kottingbrunn/Austria is a worldwide operating company with 8 production facilities in 5 countries and 32 subsidiaries in all major plastics markets in the world. The WITTMANN Group is a globally leading manufacturer of injection molding machines, robots and auxiliary equipment for processing a great variety of plastic materials – both plastic and non-plastic. Circular economy and sustainable production are increasingly becoming the focus of interest in the plastics industry. With the Ingrinder, WITTMANN Group has created an innovative solution to promote recycling. This product is an injection molding system with integrated sprue picker, granulator and material loader with dual proportioning valve. The granulator and the sprue picker can be operated via the machine`s UNILOG B8 control system.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Waste and Recycling - Plastics Recycling
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Employees:
- 11-100
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
Please, visit the following links for more info:
- VPower - Model VPower 120 - 300 t R - Vertical Injection Molding Machine
- MicroPower - Model 15 t - Micro Injection Molding
- MacroPower - Model 400 – 2000 t - Large Micro Injection Molding
- EcoPower - Model 55 – 550 t - Compact Injection Unit
- Wittmann - Model VM R 40 - 300 t - Vertical Injection Molding Machine
About us
The group of companies has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria and consists of two main divisions: WITTMANN BATTENFELD and WITTMANN. Following the principles of environmental protection, conservation of resources and circular economy, the WITTMANN Group engages in state-of-the-art process technology for maximum energy efficiency in injection molding, and in processing materials with a high content of recyclates and renewable raw materials. The products of the WITTMANN Group are designed for horizontal and vertical integration into a Smart Factory and can be interlinked to form an intelligent production cell.
The companies of the group jointly operate eight production plants in five countries, and the additional sales companies at their 34 different locations are present in all major industrial markets around the world.
WITTMANN BATTENFELD pursues the continued strengthening of its market position as a manufacturer of injection molding machines and supplier of comprehensive modern machine technology in modular design. The product range of WITTMANN includes robots and automation systems, material handling systems, dryers, gravimetric and volumetric blenders, granulators, temperature controllers and chillers. The combination of the individual areas under the umbrella of the WITTMANN Group enables perfect integration – to the advantage of injection molding processors with an increasing demand for seamless interlocking of processing machines, automation and auxiliaries.
History
- The WITTMANN Group takes over the Austrian company Farrag-Tech based in Wolfurt in the Vorarlberg region
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD Italy moves to a new building
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD France – finished construction of a new and larger building
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD Kottingbrunn, Austria – Expansion of the assembly hall by 2,200 m², addition of stories on the sales building for the construction of offices and meeting rooms and construction of a new technical development center
- WITTMANN Group – Joint venture with MES-producer ICE-Flex
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD Kottingbrunn, Austria – Expansion of the production capacity
- The MacroPower series is extended up to a clamping force of 2,000 t
- Introduction of the new fastrunning all-electric EcoPower Xpress
- The WITTMANN Group celebrates its 40th anniversary
- Establishment of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Slovakia and WITTMANN BATTENFELD South Korea
- Extension of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Inc. in Torrington, CT: 5,000 m2 office and production area
- Extension of WITTMANN Robottechnikai Kft., Hungary – Third production hall and a hall for automatic production of machine frames
- Opening of a new premises in Taiwan
- Opening of a new production facility of the material handling department in Wolkersdorf near Vienna
- Opening of a new sales subsidiary in Hungary
- Acquisition of BATTENFELD Poland and founding of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Poland
- Commissioning of the new WITTMANN BATTENFELD assembly hall in Kottingbrunn and thus increasing the local capacity for the production of large machines
- Extension of the production capacity at WITTMANN in Vienna (Austria): start-up of the new metal sheet forming department
- Extension of the headquarters of the WITTMANN BATTENFELD subsidiary in Torrington, CT (USA)
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD France: Merging of 2 production sites in Moirans
- Founding of WiBa Colombia
- Extension of the WITTMANN BATTENFELD India subsidiary in Chennai
- Extension of WITTMANN Germany in Nuremberg
- Extension of the WITTMANN BATTENFELD plant in Kottingbrunn, Austria
- WITTMANN BATTENFELD CZ moves to a new and bigger plant
- Product launches of the new WITTMANN BATTENFELD PowerSeries
- Ground-breaking ceremony for the new WITTMANN BATTENFELD sales and service center in Meinerzhagen, Germany
- Founding of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Romania
- On April 1st WITTMANN takes over the BATTENFELD Kunststoffmaschinen Ges.m.b.H. at Kottingbrunn (Lower Austria). The syndication leads to the completion of both product lines – WITTMANN auxiliary equipment and injection molding machines by WITTMANN BATTENFELD –, providing the advantage plastics processors have been looking for in terms of a seamless combination of processing machines, automation and auxiliary Equipment.
- Founding of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Bulgaria