Flexible Solutions. Strong Values. Battenfeld stands for strong values. We cultivate a tradition of innovative spirit, technological advancement and customer focus. As a leading manufacturer of injection molding equipment......Flexible Solutions. Strong Values. Battenfeld stands for strong values. We cultivate a tradition of innovative spirit, technological advancement and customer focus. As a leading manufacturer of injection molding equipment we develop machinery whose quality and reliability contribute sustainably to our customers’ success. Battenfeld stands for flexible solutions. Our custom-made machines and automation systems are the perfect equipment to master the many different challenges facing the plastics industry today. We don’t make everything, but exactly what our customers need. Battenfeld stands for internationality. Our customers benefit from a global network of sales and service facilities. We are not everywhere, but exactly where our customers need us. Battenfeld stands for trustful partnership. Our actions are characterized by straightforwardness, quick decisions and creating long-lasting values. With our customers we share one goal: being jointly successful. Battenfeld stands for know-how. Our success is based on our staff and our technology partners, who place their expertise and experience at our customers’ service. The beginnings of the company date back to 1876, when the grandfather of Werner Battenfeld established a smithy and wrought metal workshop. 1948: Werner Battenfeld becomes the sole proprietor of the family-owned company and establishes Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology. 1954: A new production plant is opened in Scherl/Meinerzhagen. Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology begins its worldwide expansion. 1959: Subsidiaries are established in the U.S. and in the UK with rapid international growth in the following years. 1962: Werner Battenfeld acquires the HMW plant in Kottingbrunn, Austria and establishes a second production company to manufacture injection molding machines. 1977: Battenfeld is taken over by Schloemann Siemag AG (SMS). 1983: Battenfeld introduces compact machinery in all clamping force sizes, including modular automation equipment. 1991: The world’s largest injection molding machine with 8000 t clamping force, developed and manufactured by Battenfeld, goes into production. 2005: Production is concentrated at the Kottingbrunn facility. Further development of the Battenfeld brand’s traditional strengths remains the essential success factor for future development of Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology. 2008: Battenfeld is taken over by Wittmann Group.