Wiesauplast

Wiesauplast Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG is a German plastics manufacturer headquartered in Wiesau, in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. Founded in 1958 by Herbert Kupke as a toolmaking and plastics-processing business, the company has grown into a specialist supplier of high-precision technical plastic parts, assemblies and hybrid systems, primarily for the automotive industry. It describes itself as a technology leader in plastics and assembly technology under the motto "Hi-Tech Plastic Systems" and is a world market leader in PET safety components for automotive brake systems. The company's product range centres on functional plastic components and assemblies for vehicle braking systems, including master-cylinder control housings for brake boosters, brake fluid reservoirs for hydraulic brake systems, and components for ABS and ESP systems. Beyond automotive applications, Wiesauplast also produces housing components for medical technology and plastic parts for general industrial use. Its core competencies span development, tool management, injection moulding and automation, allowing it to accompany customers from the initial development of highly complex parts and assemblies through to series production. Wiesauplast operates internationally. In addition to its main site in Wiesau, it has a production facility in San José Iturbide, Mexico, and a sales office in the United States. The Mexican plant, opened in 2007, manufactures brake fluid reservoirs for BMW's Spartanburg production site in the United States. The company's subsidiary mid-tronic Wiesauplast GmbH, founded in 2010, is based in Wiesau and focuses on assembly and hybrid component production. Ownership of Wiesauplast has changed over the decades. In 1997, Indus Holding of Bergisch Gladbach became a shareholder and eventually held 100 percent of the company. Since 2022, Wiesauplast has been part of the Scherdel Gruppe, a family-owned German automotive supplier. Under the Scherdel umbrella, the business continues to operate under the name SCHERDEL Wiesauplast, combining a tradition of more than 65 years in precision plastics manufacturing with the resources of a larger automotive group.

Wiesauplast was founded in 1958 by Herbert Kupke as a company for toolmaking and plastics processing in Wiesau, Bavaria. In the early 1960s, the company manufactured its first indicator lights for the Volkswagen Beetle, marking its entry into automotive component supply. During the 1980s, Wiesauplast broadened its product range: in 1983 it began producing control housings for the automotive industry, and in the following year it participated in the co-development of the first complete small kitchen appliances. In 1985, the company produced its first brake fluid reservoirs for the automotive industry, a product line that would become central to its business. In 1997, Indus Holding of Bergisch Gladbach became a shareholder in the company. Over time, Indus Holding came to hold 100 percent of the shares in Wiesauplast. In 2000, Wiesauplast entered a joint venture with the American Plastic Moldings Company, through which sales offices were opened in Detroit and Cincinnati. Five years later, in 2005, the company commissioned a new plant in Wiesau in the Upper Palatinate, investing approximately 20 million euros. In 2007, Wiesauplast opened a new plant in San José Iturbide, Mexico, with around 70 employees, where brake fluid reservoirs were manufactured for BMW's Spartanburg production site in the United States. In 2010, the Wiesau plastics manufacturer founded the subsidiary mid-tronic Wiesauplast GmbH. Since 2022, the company has been part of the Scherdel Gruppe. Under the Scherdel umbrella, it operates as SCHERDEL Wiesauplast and continues to describe itself as a technology leader offering future-oriented and innovative solutions in plastics and assembly technology, with more than 65 years of precision work in series production.

• 2022

  Became part of the Scherdel Gruppe.

• 2010

  Founded the subsidiary mid-tronic Wiesauplast GmbH.

• 2007

  Opened a new plant in San José Iturbide, Mexico, with around 70 employees, producing brake fluid reservoirs for BMW's Spartanburg site.

• 2005

  Commissioned a new plant in Wiesau, investing approximately 20 million euros.

• 2000

  Entered a joint venture with the American Plastic Moldings Company, opening sales offices in Detroit and Cincinnati.

• 1997

  Indus Holding of Bergisch Gladbach became a shareholder; later held 100 percent of the company.

• 1985

  Produced the first brake fluid reservoirs for the automotive industry.

• 1984

  Participated in the co-development of the first complete small kitchen appliances.

• 1983

  Began producing control housings for the automotive industry.

• 1960

  Early 1960s: manufactured the first indicator lights for the Volkswagen Beetle.

• 1958

  Wiesauplast founded by Herbert Kupke as a toolmaking and plastics processing company in Wiesau, Bavaria.

Technology leader in plastics and assembly technology, world market leader in PET safety components for automotive brake systems, operating under the motto "Hi-Tech Plastic Systems".

• Control housings for brake boosters

  Precision plastic control housings for automotive brake boosters, produced since 1983.

• Brake fluid reservoirs

  Reservoirs for hydraulic brake systems, first produced in 1985; a core product line.

• ABS and ESP components

  Plastic components for anti-lock braking and electronic stability program systems.

• PET safety components for automotive brake systems

  World market-leading PET safety parts for automotive brake systems.

• Medical technology housing components

  Plastic housing parts for medical technology applications.

• Industrial plastic parts

  Technical plastic components for general industrial use.

1. 1Wiesauplast – Ein Unternehmen der Scherdel Gruppeswip.scherdel.com
2. 2Wiesauplast – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Wiesauplast – Wikidatawikidata.org