Wohlhaupter

Wohlhaupter GmbH is a German machine-tool company founded in 1929 by Emil Wohlhaupter in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Baden-Württemberg. It is best known as the inventor of the modular boring (precision hole-making) system and is regarded as one of the world's leading providers of modular systems and boring heads. The company's products are used across industries including automotive, defense, agriculture, energy, medical technology, and aerospace. Wohlhaupter's core offering is modular boring equipment, including precision boring heads and the MultiBore modular system introduced in 1973 as the world's first modular system of its kind. The company's Combi-Line system allows rough and finish boring to be performed in a single pass, which the company says can save up to 60 percent of operation time. Wohlhaupter boring tools cover diameters from approximately 24.5 mm to 3,255 mm, and in 2008 the company succeeded in producing digital boring tools up to 3,255 mm, a capability it claims is unique worldwide. The company moved from Stuttgart-Feuerbach to Frickenhausen, about 35 km from Stuttgart, in 1944, and since 1987 has operated from modern factories there. It established a subsidiary in the United States in 2002 and in India in 2011, supporting a worldwide distribution network. Wohlhaupter has won innovation awards twice. It remains a privately held German manufacturer and a specialist in precision hole-making technology.

Wohlhaupter GmbH was founded in 1929 by Emil Wohlhaupter in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. From its early years the company focused on precision hole-making technology and became known as the firm that invented the modular boring system. In 1944, during the Second World War period, the company relocated from Stuttgart-Feuerbach to Frickenhausen, a town about 35 km from Stuttgart. In 1973 Wohlhaupter introduced MultiBore, described as the world's first modular system for boring, a milestone that established its reputation in modular tooling. In 1987 the company began operating from the modern factories in Frickenhausen that it still uses today. Wohlhaupter expanded internationally by establishing a subsidiary in the United States in 2002 and another in India in 2011, complementing a worldwide distribution network. In 2008 the company succeeded in producing digital boring tools capable of machining diameters up to 3,255 mm, a capability it states it is the only company in the world to possess. Over its history Wohlhaupter has won innovation awards twice. The company remains active as a privately held German manufacturer of modular boring and precision hole-making equipment.

• 2011

  Established a subsidiary in India.

• 2008

  Produced digital boring tools up to 3,255 mm in diameter.

• 2002

  Established a subsidiary in the United States.

• 1987

  Began operating from its modern factories in Frickenhausen.

• 1973

  Introduced MultiBore, described as the world's first modular boring system.

• 1944

  Relocated to Frickenhausen, about 35 km from Stuttgart.

• 1929

  Founded by Emil Wohlhaupter in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany.

World-leading specialist in modular boring and precision hole-making systems, inventor of the modular boring system.

• MultiBore modular system

  Modular boring system introduced in 1973, described as the world's first of its kind.

• Combi-Line system

  Boring tool that performs rough and finish boring in a single pass, saving up to 60 percent of operation time; usable for diameters from Ø24.5 mm to Ø3255 mm.

• Digital boring tools

  Digital boring tools produced up to 3,255 mm in diameter as of 2008.

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