1866	Johannes Michael Schatz builds a workshop in Weingarten
1872	Production of sheet-metalworking machines, circle cutting shears and piercing punches for the first time
1925	Introduction of the first large mechanical presses for the automotive industry
1982	Merger resulting in the creation of Maschinenfabrik Müller Weingarten AG. Now with a total of around 2,500 employees Construction of the first large transfer press with 3-axis gripper transfer
1989	Construction of the first large transfer press with crossbar transfer and a total tonnage of 62,000 kN
1998	Construction of the largest transfer press to date, with a total tonnage of 95,000 kN
2001	Take-over of Umformtechnik Erfurt
2003	Delivery of the largest straight-sided transfer press in the world
2007	Acquired by the Schuler Group

Core competencies

Weingarten is a major manufacturing facility of machine components such as, among others, slide pressure point/adjustment units, gearing and drive elements for all press models offered by the Schuler Group. Weingarten is also the production site for smaller screw presses, notchers and notching cells. Other core capabilities at this facility include engineering and development of mechanical presses for auto body manufacturing, of blanking and forming cells, of presses for solid forming and of notchers. In addition, Weingarten is the center of all service and rebuilding/modernization activities for Müller Weingarten products.

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