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As a leading international technology, system solution and service partner, W+D offers a broad range of highly efficient integrated machines for the envelope and mail industry, but also the tissue and hygiene industry. In the area of Mail Solutions, W+D develops and markets integrated machines for manufacturing, printing, inserting and packaging envelopes and pockets. The area Hygiene Solutions stands for innovative system solutions for producing and packaging tissue folding and hygiene products. Quality Services provides our customers with highly skilled maintenance, support and training services as well as spare parts and retrofit solutions for W+D products. The company has sites in Germany, the US and Malaysia. W+D also has a global sales and service network.
Packaging machines for tissue products
Mail inserting plants, mail inserting systems
Fulfillment services, inserting
Barry-Wehmiller Cos., Inc.
Frank Eichhorn
Roland Jenner
Richard Kluthe
HRB 24812, Montabaur
W+D North America Inc., USA
W+D Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
POEM GmbH, Germany
Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH, Standort Löhne, Germany
1913
400 Mitarbeiter weltweit
> 50 - 125 Mio. EUR
DE 302 431 096
2017
W+D North America takes over operative responsibility for F.L. Smithe in Duncansville/USA. W+D acquires Halm Industries in Glen Head/USA and Warmond/NL.
2016
W+D in Neuwied and Löhne, as well as in the US and Malaysia, become members of the Barry-Wehmiller Group. The W+D 410 Easy Enveloper is presented as a new generation of envelope machines.
2015
Presentation of W+D Quality Services - W+D as THE service partner for its customers.
2014
Fusion of the parent company Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH, Neuwied and the W+D Direct Marketing Solutions GmbH to Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH.
2013
Launch of the handkerchief line W+D FLOWTOS and presentation of the FLOW-wrap technology.
2012
W+D introduces the 1st totally integrated mail output solution "TIMOS" at drupa 2012 in Düsseldorf.
2011
Winkler+Dünnebier AG changes its legal status to Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH.
2010
Acquisition of Buhrs ITM GmbH in Löhne, a company that manufactured automatic envelope inserting systems.
Subsequent merger with the parent company in Neuwied to form Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH with two German sites.
2007
Founding of the subsidiary W+D Asia Pacific in Puchong/Malaysia.
2005
W+D opens on April a new representative office in Shanghai, China. This means the positioning of the enterprise into the growth market of China - the base of still more intensive customer contacts in Asia.
2004
Concentration on tissue machines and personal care units in the hygiene sector. Körber AG becomes the majority shareholder of Winkler+Dünnebier AG.
1999
First 4-lane handkerchief machine that produces 8,000 pieces/min.
1998
Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH is converted to a publicly traded corporation. Winkler+Dünnebier acquires the packaging equipment manufacturer MEC Maschinenbau GmbH and integrates it into the Winkler+Dünnebier AG corporation.
1997
In accordance with the family succession planning process, a financial investor acquires the company together with its management.
1986
First machine introduced that produces 1,000 envelopes/min.
1976
The new business field "Hygiene" includes machines for the manufacture of sanitary articles such as paper towels, facial tissue, napkins, sanitary towels, etc.
1973
Founding of the US branch in Overland Park, Kansas.
1954
Launch of a fully integrated sheet envelope machine; first own production of printing presses.
1938
Introduction of the first roller envelope machine.
1913
In the beginning there was an idea. With the invention of the rotation principle for envelope machines and its patent application, Alfred Winkler and Max Dünnebier found Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH.