Schuler Hydroforming, Wilnsdorf, Germany
Mailing address
Schuler Hydroforming GmbH & Co. KG
Louis-Schuler-Str. 2
57234 Wilnsdorf
Tel.: +49 (0) 27 39 808-0
Fax: +49 (0) 27 39 808-110
E-Mail: info.hydroforming@schulergroup.com
Service Hydroforming
Tel.: +49 (0) 27 39 808-207
Fax: +49 (0) 27 39 808-222
How to find us
Management
Klaus-Peter Hennig
History
| 1959 |
Established as Wilhelm Schäfer Maschinenbau GmbH, Product lines: processing systems for sheet metal tubing |
| 1983 |
Construction of the first hydroforming fittings press |
| 1994 |
Assumption of the company by the Schuler Group |
| 1997 |
manufacturing of the first automated hydroforming line for high-volume production at Opel |
| 1998 |
Reorganization as Schuler Hydroforming GmbH & Co. KG |
| 2000 |
Start-up of the automated hydroforming production lines at Ford, Budd (chassis rails) |
| 2003 |
Manufacturing of fully automated line in conjunction with Schuler Lasertechnik (BMW 5-series/ 6-series longitudinal rails, instrument panel beam) |
| 2004 |
First fully automated hydroforming production line for Posco in Asia (longitudinal and transverse rails) |
Core competencies
For customers from the automobile industry and their suppliers Schuler Hydroforming develops and manufactures advanced, integrated systems for internal high-pressure forming (hydroforming) for volume production of complex components. Products and capabilities include feasibility studies, component and process design, process and tool development, prototyping, the manufacture of hydroforming cells and lines, as well as special-purpose machines, documentation, training, and service.
For companies from many different branches of industry Schuler Hydroforming also provides volume production of components by the hydroforming method including upstream and downstream machining and processing (for example, bending, performing, lubrication, separating, end trimming, and washing).