The WITTMANN Group is a globally leading manufacturer of injection molding machines, robots and auxiliary equipment for processing a great variety of plasticizable materials – both plastic and non-plastic the fiscal year 2022 was characterized on the one hand by a high order intake, which was well above average, especially during the first half of the year. On the other hand, the tight situation regarding the supply of purchased parts, in particular electronic components, preventing the realization of an increase in sales over the previous year. The sales figure of 376 million euros for 2022 was roughly on a par with the previous year’s level.
However, considerable progress was achieved with the WITTMANN Group’s numerous investment and building projects. Apart from new investments in ultra-modern machining centers at three production plants of the WITTMANN Group, the extensions to the buildings of WITTMANN BATTENFELD in Kottingbrunn/A and WITTMANN Robottechnikai Kft. in Mosonmagyarovar/HU were completed in 2022. The additional areas of production floor space now available will primarily serve to increase the production capacity for injection molding machines. The extension of the Hungarian facility has also enabled an increase in the production of Tempro temperature controllers and robots of the new series equipped with R9 control systems.
The additions to the main building of WITTMANN USA Inc. in Torrington, Connecticut, will be completed on schedule within the next two months to offer additional space for automation solutions and complete injection molding cells in the future.
Last year, the total number of the WITTMANN Group’s production plants was increased by adding a facility in Dilovası, Turkey. The main focus of this plant’s operations will lie on sheet metal and metal processing and also will include complete products for the WITTMANN Group’s range of auxiliaries. After a year and a half of preparation, it was possible to start series production of the first auxiliaries on Jan. 1, 2023. In the first stage, an area of 3,600 m² production floor space is available. The activities will be steadily increased over the coming months and years to support the operations of the WITTMANN production plants in Austria and France. The advantage of the new Turkish location is the presence of a growing labor market, which will not be subject to demographic change in the next few years, but instead continue to provide a reservoir of skilled industrial workers.
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