Double anniversary: Hydraulics has been part of Schuler for 50 years.
Göppingen/Gemmingen, December 15, 2023 - In 1973, Siegfried Heilmann and Fritz Haller founded "Gemminger Maschinenbau GmbH" - GMG for short - and thus laid the foundation for today's Schuler plant in Gemmingen. Initially, the focus of the business was on the manufacture and sale of special machines, feeding and linking systems and the automation of machine tools. Today, Gemmingen is the competence center for press line automation, hydraulic systems and equipment within the Schuler Group, to which the site has belonged since 1989.
Aerial view of Schuler Pressen in Gemmingen.
1973 was also the year in which Schuler took over "SMG Süddeutsche Maschinenbau Gesellschaft mbH" in Waghäusel and from then on had expertise in all aspects of hydraulic presses and systems. Since April 2021, Schuler's hydraulics business in Germany has been concentrated in Gemmingen.
On Friday, December 15, 2023, the approximately 330 employees celebrate the anniversary of their location and the hydraulics technology with a Christmas family party.
A GMG machine from the 1970s.
"Schuler can look back on a long tradition in Gemmingen," says Klaus Linnig, Managing Director, Head of the Automotive Division and responsible for the Gemmingen site. "With its combination of presses, hydraulics, automation, service and in-house production, the site plays a key role within the Schuler Group. My thanks go to all our employees, who have made a significant contribution to this with their knowledge and commitment."
Schuler concentrates its expertise in hydraulics at the Gemmingen site. Here is an example of a hydraulic press with a nominal pressing force of 1,600 tons.
The crossbar feeder was developed in Gemmingen. It is used to transport components from die to die without intermediate storage.
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Schuler offers customized cutting-edge technology in all areas of forming—from the networked press to press shop planning. In addition to presses, our products include automation, dies, process know-how and service for the entire metalworking industry. Schuler's Digital Suite brings together solutions for networking forming technology and is continuously being developed to further improve line productivity and availability. Our customers include automotive manufacturers and suppliers, as well as companies in the forging, household appliance and electrical industries. Presses from the Schuler Group mint coins for more than 180 countries. Founded in 1839 at our headquarters in Göppingen, Germany, Schuler has approx. 5,000 employees at production sites in Europe, China and the Americas, as well as service companies in more than 40 countries. The company is part of the international technology group ANDRITZ.
