W+D-Langhammer - company history
| 1971 | Heinrich Langhammer sets up the engineering office Heinrich Langhammer in Frankenthal (Palatinate). |
| 1974 | Move to Eisenberg. |
| 1976 | Launch of the Langhammer Maschinenbau GmbH. Right from the start Langhammer built on a principle that has proven itself throughout the years - the modular assembly principle. By combining individual modules the firm can very flexibly cover a wide spectrum of customer needs. |
| 1985-1986 | Expansion of the product assortment. With the development of the first semi-automatic palletizer and the first fully automatic palletizer the conveyor technology was extended to include palletizing technology as well. |
| 1987-today | Years of expansion |
| 1987 | First palletizing center |
| 1989 | First multi-line palletizing |
| 1991 | Plant expansion: start of the office branch in Freiberg (Saxony) |
| 1991 | Opening up of new market areas: individual modules are adapted to the needs of other branches such as the foodstuffs and paper industry. |
| 1993 | New plant opens in Freiberg |
| 1995 | First palletizing robot |
| 1998 | First articulated robot for cleaning towel rolls |
| 2005 | Development of gantry system |
| 2006 | Development of gantry robot |
| 2006-2007 | Development of sheet metal storage Shelf Operating Unit |
| 2007 | Plant 2 opens in Eisenberg |
| 2008 | Sale of Langhammer Maschinenbau to Winkler+Dünnebier AG, a company of the Körber PaperLink Group . Langhammer is integrated in the group as a separate enterprise and wonderfully complements the Körber Paperlink portfolio with its products. Heinrich Langhammer consigns the entrepreneurship on the 1st of May to long-time employees Enrico Pes and Georg Schmitt. Change of company name to W+D-Langhammer GmbH. |
