Schuler SMG, Waghäusel, Germany

Mailing address

Schuler SMG GmbH & Co. KG
Louis-Schuler-Str. 1
68753 Waghäusel

Tel.: +49 (0) 72 54 / 988-0
Fax: +49 (0) 72 54 / 988-214
E-Mail: info@schulergroup.com
Web: http://www.schulergroup.com/

Service Hydraulic Presses
Tel.: +49 (0) 72 54 / 988-379
Fax: +49 (0) 72 54 / 988-361

How to find us

Management

Arnd Kulaczewski, Hans-Peter Stork, Manfred Wischnewski

History

1946	Establishment of the company by Karl Thiele
1950	Development of the first hydraulic straight-side press
1955	Delivery of the first drawing press for the manufacture of auto body panels
1965	Company enters into cooperative agreement with Swiss company Feintool AG
1973	Acquisition of company by Schuler Group
1994	In conjunction with Schuler Hydroforming, construction of the first hydroforming lines
2009	Pooling of new machine business for hydraulic press systems for the entire Schuler Group at Waghäusel site Esslingen site converted into pure service facility for hydraulic presses, as an operating plant of Schuler SMG in Waghäusel

Core competencies

Schuler SMG is the Schuler Group’s center of excellence for hydraulic press systems. It supplies hydraulic presses and production lines for customers in the automotive, part supplier and domestic appliance industries. The company’s product line features hydraulic transfer and tryout presses, as well as fully automated press lines for sheet metal forming. A further highlight are hydraulic press lines for the globally operating forging industry which are used for cold forging and hot forming processes. Schuler SMG also develops and supplies cost-effective systems solutions using hydraulic press technology for the hot forming of high-strength components, hydroforming of complex components from tubing, and fine blanking. In addition, the company offers an extensive range of services for hydraulic press lines. Schuler SMG employs around 650 people at its facility in Waghäusel and its operating plant in Esslingen.

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