Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
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| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Welding, Assembly technology |
| Founded 📆 | 1958 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Halblech, Germany |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Mathias Bihler (General Manager),
Manfred Grundner (General Manager), Bernd Haußmann (General Manager)[1] |
| Revenue🤑 | €79.58M (2020/2021)[1] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 852 (2020/2021)[1] |
| 🌐 Website | bihler.de |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is a German company located in Halblech, Bavaria. The family-owned company is active in the stamping, welding, and assembly technology.
History[edit]
in the early 1950s, aircraft mechanic Otto Bihler developed the UFA spring coiling machine, which he launched on the market in 1953.[2] This was followed by the first automatic punching and bending machine, the RM 25, in 1956.[3] The machine had a vertical surface with several forming units arranged in a circle, where components made of wire or strip material could be manufactured with a single machine.[4] The principle of this machine became industry standard, the process being called Bihler system[5] and the wire components manufactured in this way called Bihler part.[4] Bihler increased its workforce thereafter and build the first factory in Halblech near Füssen.[2] By the end of the 1950s, wire processor and stamping companies from northern Italy, France and Germany were using the RM 25 in their production.[6]
Partially based on the RM 35, Bihler developed a modular system to include variable applications in their punching and bending machines in 1966.[3] In the 1970s, Bihler set up a second factory in Füssen, Bavaria. The first subsidiary, Bihler of America, Inc., was established in North Branch, New Jersey, USA in 1980.[2] In the 2000s, the company introduced and subsequently further developed the Bimeric BM forming system, a machine with a modular structure. The first cam-controlled Bimeric CNC forming system was introduced in 2000.[4]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company put its employees on short-time working (Kurzarbeit) during the pandemic.[7]
In 2024, the servo production system BM-HP 3000 was introduced for the production of hairpins, which are used in the engines of electric cars. Franz Rossmann writes in Industrielle Automation in July 2024, that the BM-HP 3000 is significantly faster than other machines of the same type due to its mechanical stripping system, and achieves about three times the output of a similar machine.[8]
Corporate structure[edit]
Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik employs about 850 people (as of 2021) in Germany. In 2020/2021, the company's revenue amounted to €79.58 million.[1] Headquartered in Halblech, Germany,[9] the company has subsidiaries in the USA and China and is active in several other countries.[10]
Products[edit]
Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik develops products in the field of punching-bending, assembly, and welding technology, supplemented by CAD/CAM software for these areas.[9] Bihler machines can be used to manufacture wire components such as contact springs. The cycle rates that can be achieved vary from machine to machine.[11]
Bibliography[edit]
- Hörmann, Vinzenz; Schäfer, Christoph (2013). Stanzbiegetechnik: Effiziente Fertigung von Stanzbiegeteilen und kompletten Baugruppen [Stamping and bending technology: Efficient production of stamped and bent parts and complete assemblies] (in Deutsch). 357. Munich: Süddeutscher Verlag onpact GmbH. p. 6. ISBN 978-3-86236-054-3. Search this book on
- Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA — Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. pp. 147–149. ISBN 978-3816306467. Search this book on
- Yogeshwar, Rangar (2019). TOP 100 2019: Innovationschampions [TOP 100 2019: Innovation Champions] (in Deutsch). Redline Wirtschaft. ISBN 9783962671525. Search this book on
- Kolbe, Matthias (2020). Stanztechnik: Grundlagen · Werkzeuge · Maschinen [Punching technology: Basics — Tools — Machines] (in Deutsch) (13 ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 275. ISBN 978-3-658-30400-3. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Jahresabschluss für das Geschäftsjahr vom 01.04.2020 bis zum 31.03.2021" [Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Annual financial statements for the fiscal year April 1 to March 31, 2021]. Bundesanzeiger (in Deutsch). 2022-03-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schulte, Brigitta (1988-01-01). "Bihler: Erfolg mit Stanz- und Biegemaschinen" [Bihler: Success with punching and bending machines]. Manager Magazin (in Deutsch). pp. 126–132.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA — Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. p. 149. ISBN 978-3816306467. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Itasse, Stéphane (2017-01-09). "Die Maschine gibt den Bihler-Teilen ihren Namen" [The machine gives the Bihler parts their name]. Maschinenmarkt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ Kolbe, Matthias (2020). Stanztechnik: Grundlagen · Werkzeuge · Maschinen [Punching technology: Basics — Tools — Machines] (in Deutsch) (13 ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 275. ISBN 978-3-658-30400-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Hörmann, Vinzenz; Schäfer, Christoph (2013). Stanzbiegetechnik: Effiziente Fertigung von Stanzbiegeteilen und kompletten Baugruppen [Stamping and bending technology: Efficient production of stamped and bent parts and complete assemblies] (in Deutsch). 357. Munich: Süddeutscher Verlag onpact GmbH. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-86236-054-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Heller-Beschnitt, Christina; Hechelmann, Axel (2020-07-23). "Reise von den Alpen ins Ries: Wie heimische Betriebe in die Zukunft blicken" [Journey from the Alps to the Ries: How local businesses are looking to the future]. Augsburger Allgemeine (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ Rossmann, Franz (2024-07-11). "Bihler hat den Bogen raus" [Bihler has it figured out]. Industrielle Automation (in Deutsch) (4). pp. 24–25.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. p. 147. ISBN 978-3816306467. Search this book on
- ↑ "Kompetenzprofil: Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG" [Competence Profile: Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG]. Bayern Innovativ (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ Kuhn, Dietmar (2010-03-04). "Stanz-Biegeautomat mit kompletter Werkzeuglösung" [Punching and bending machine with complete tooling solution]. Blechnet (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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