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WEINIG (legal name: Michael Weinig AG) is a privately held German industrial machinery manufacturer headquartered in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1905 and operating under the corporate form of an Aktiengesellschaft. The group supplies machines and integrated production systems for solid wood and wood-based panel processing under the WEINIG, HOLZ-HER, Essetre, and H.I.T. brands, with production sites in Tauberbischofsheim and Nürtingen (Germany) and Voitsberg (Austria). Its product portfolio spans ripping saws (Solid RIP U/V/P/FX series), band saws (Solid Split B series), planing and moulding machines (Solid Plane Cube, Solid Profile P/H series, wide planers), tool grinders, optimizing cross-cut saws, automatic length-stop systems, finger-jointing plants, gluing presses (Solid Press series), and CNC machining centers (Vario MC 50, Solid CNC CR series). Differentiated technology includes the Solid Scan scanner family (1000–5000 series) for high-speed wood-data capture, the PowerLock quick-change tooling system, Solid Press high-frequency gluing presses, and the proprietary W4.0 Digital Suite — an Industry 4.0 platform combining cloud applications, a Control Suite with ERP integration, viaBOX/viaConnector Edge connectivity hardware, via Cockpit machine monitoring, and the Izy machine-connectivity platform.

The company generates revenue primarily through industrial machinery sales (single machines to turnkey production lines) plus aftermarket LifeTime Services (spare parts, on-site service, technical hotline, grinding, repairs, maintenance, training) and system-solutions consulting (planning, engineering, process optimization). Pricing is quote-based capital equipment; the company also operates a used-machine exchange and short-availability/demo machines for faster delivery. Go-to-market combines a direct field-sales force with regional experts, a global dealer and service-partner network spanning at least 14 countries, demonstration facilities including a 2,000 m² ExpoCenter in Tauberbischofsheim and showrooms in Nürtingen and Voitsberg, and major presence at industry trade fairs (LIGNA, HOLZ-HANDWERK, the WEINIG Fenster- und CNC-Forum). Customer segments include large industrial wood manufacturers (primary), window and door manufacturers, furniture and joinery manufacturers, craft and small-business woodworkers, and wood-based materials processors (served via HOLZ-HER).

In 2024–2026 WEINIG has been executing its Transformation 2027 program, which includes a €120 million-plus investment in modern manufacturing, logistics, and technology; production consolidation at German sites; board restructuring; a Zukunftstarifvertrag (future collective agreement) with employees; and an explicit posture addressing geopolitical risks including US trade policy and the US-China trade conflict. A leadership transition placed Robert Terzer at the head of HOLZ-HER GmbH effective July 1, 2024.

Name

weinig

Legal name

Michael Weinig AG

Website

https://weinig.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WEINIG (Michael Weinig AG) is a 120-year-old German manufacturer of industrial machines and integrated production systems for solid wood and panel processing, serving industrial wood, window/door, furniture, and craft customers worldwide via the WEINIG, HOLZ-HER, Essetre, and H.I.T. brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tauberbischofsheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: WEINIG generates primary revenue from the sale of industrial wood processing machines and production lines. This includes single machines (saw, planers, CNC centers) as well as complete turnkey production systems. Machines range from compact entry-level models to high-capacity industrial systems.
2. Aftermarket Services and Parts: LifeTime Services include spare parts supply, on-site service, technical hotline, grinding service, repairs, maintenance and inspection, and training. The company operates dedicated service organizations for both WEINIG and HOLZ-HER brands with online spare parts ordering.
3. System Solutions and Consulting: Complete system solutions including planning, engineering, consulting, needs and inventory analysis, process optimization, and production accompaniment. These represent high-value, integrated offerings combining hardware and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WEINIG manufactures and sells industrial machines and complete production systems for solid wood and wood-based panel processing, including ripping saws, planing/moulding machines, cross-cut saws, finger jointing plants, gluing presses, CNC machining centers, and scanner systems. The portfolio also covers tooling, digital Industry 4.0 solutions (W4.0 Digital Suite), and full system/automation consulting and lifecycle services for wood product manufacturers.

Product overview

WEINIG is a world market leader in machines and systems for processing solid wood and wood-based materials, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into distinct product lines. The core offerings include ripping saws (SOLID RIP series), band saws (SOLID SPLIT B series), planing and moulding machines (SOLID PLANE CUBE, SOLID PROFILE P and H series, Breithobelserie), tool grinding machines (SOLID GRIND series), scanner systems (SOLID SCAN series from 1000 to 5000), cross-cut saws (SOLID CUT U, TF, and PF series), automatic length stop systems (SOLID EASYSTOP), finger jointing plants, gluing presses (SOLID PRESS series), and CNC processing centers (Vario MC 50, SOLID CNC CR series). The W4.0 Digital initiative provides Industry 4.0 solutions including the Control Suite for production planning and control, Cloud App Suite, viaBOX/viaConnector Edge for connectivity, via Cockpit for machine monitoring, and Izy for machine connectivity. System solutions encompass automation, planning, engineering, consulting, and process optimization. Services include LifeTime Services (spare parts, on-site service, technical hotline, maintenance, training) and digital services. The company operates production facilities in Germany (Tauberbischofsheim) and Austria (Voitsberg), with the HOLZ-HER brand focusing on wood-based materials processing from Nürtingen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HOLZ-HER: Wood-based panel processing machinery and CNC machining centers for woodworking industry
• Essetre
• H.I.T.

Products and services

• SOLID RIP Saw Series (U, V, P, FX 210) Industrial multi-blade and high-performance rip saws for solid wood and wood-based material ripping, covering compact entry-level to heavy industrial models (P 340, P 450, K 610, K 310 D, FX 210). Designed for industrial wood manufacturers requiring precise, high-throughput ripping.
• SOLID SPLIT Band Saw Series (B 900, B 1100, B 1250) Robust band sawing machines with feed speeds up to 150 m/min for high-performance cutting of solid wood in industrial wood processing.
• SOLID PLANE CUBE Planing and moulding machine performing four-sided processing in a single pass, targeting professional workshops and small-to-medium production operations.
• SOLID PROFILE P-Series Planing and Moulding Machines Planing and moulding machine series (P 700, P 1500, P 2400, P 3000) for profiling solid wood, spanning craft-scale to industrial serial production.
• SOLID PROFILE H-Series High-Speed Planing Machines High-speed planing machines with feed speeds up to 800 m/min for high-throughput industrial planing and profiling of solid wood.
• Breithobelserie Wide Planing Machines Wide planing machines designed for glulam, construction timber, beams, log house construction, and solid wood panel production.
• SOLID GRIND Tool Grinding Machine Series Tool grinding machines (960 P, 980 S, 985 S, 1000 P) for high-precision grinding of WEINIG tooling in carpentry, joinery and industrial settings.
• WEINIG System Plus Integrated tool management offering combining WEINIG tooling with grinding services to support production uptime and quality.
• SOLID SCAN Scanner Systems (1000–5000 Series) Scanner systems (SOLID SCAN 1000 through 5000 series) that capture relevant wood data such as knots and supply downstream processing machines with optimization data at full production speed.
• SOLID CUT U-Series Undertable Cross-Cut Saws Undertable cross-cut saws (U 500, U 700) for cutting squared or unsquared single boards and board packages from solid wood, wood-based materials, or plastic.
• SOLID CUT TF-Series Optimizing Cross-Cut Saws Optimizing cross-cut saws (TF 1500 through TF 8000 family) for automated length cutting and yield optimization in industrial solid wood processing.
• SOLID CUT PF-Series Cross-Cut Saws with Positioning Pusher Optimizing cross-cut saws with integrated positioning pusher (PF 300 P through PF 900 HP) for precise positioning and cutting of solid wood workpieces.
• SOLID EASYSTOP Automatic Length Stop System Automatic length stop system providing precise length positioning for cross-cutting and sizing operations.
• Finger Jointing Plants (Keilzinkenanlagen) Finger jointing plants covering short wood, construction wood, compact, single board, and continuous press (DKK) configurations for industrial finger jointing of solid wood.
• SOLID PRESS Gluing Presses (L, T, C, B, X) High-frequency gluing presses (SOLID PRESS L, T, C, B, X series) for economic and fast production of glued wood products including floor panels, classic furniture panels, hardware store panels, and mini-beams.
• Vario MC 50 CNC Processing Center CNC processing center for surface and rod parts from solid wood, targeting high-quality and high-flexibility production of windows, doors, furniture components and custom parts.
• SOLID CNC CR Processing Center Series CNC machining centers for solid wood processing (Compact, 400 V, Greenline, 300, 124, 500 V, 600 V, 226) for windows, doors, furniture components and custom parts across multiple automation levels.
• SOLID CNC CR SYSTEM Integrated CNC Lines Complete CNC CR system configurations integrating CNC processing with drilling and dowel insertion (e.g., C226 with SOLID DRILL UR 3000) for window, door and furniture production.
• Bohr- und Dübeleintreibautomat (Drilling and Dowel Inserting Automatons) Automated drilling and dowel inserting machines (SOLID PIN PVAc and SOLID PIN PU) for window, door and furniture assembly operations.
• WEINIG Cutting Tools and Tooling (Werkzeuge) Cutting heads and tooling portfolio including conventional tools, Hydro tools, PowerLock quick-change system, and Joint-Technology tools for various surfaces and feed speeds, sold alongside WEINIG machines.
• W4.0 Digital - App Suite (Cloud Solutions) Cloud-based digital solutions suite for WEINIG machine connectivity, data management, and Industry 4.0 integration, part of the W4.0 Digital platform.
• W4.0 Digital - Control Suite (Production Planning and Control) Production planning and control software with plant visualization, production control, part/batch management, order management and supplier evaluation, integrating directly with customer ERP systems.
• W4.0 Digital - viaBOX and viaConnector Edge Connectivity hardware/software for machine integration and edge computing, enabling WEINIG machines to communicate with the W4.0 Digital platform.
• W4.0 Digital - via Cockpit (Machine Monitoring) Machine monitoring solution providing real-time performance tracking and dashboards for WEINIG equipment on the production floor.
• Izy Machine Connectivity Platform Machine connectivity platform that connects wood processing equipment for data exchange and monitoring across the production floor.
• WEINIG System Solutions (Systemlösungen) End-to-end system solutions including automation, planning and engineering, consulting, needs and inventory analysis, process optimization, and production accompaniment for wood processing manufacturers.
• WEINIG LifeTime Services Comprehensive after-sales services covering spare parts supply, on-site service, technical hotline, tool services, grinding service, repairs, maintenance and inspection, and training center support for WEINIG and HOLZ-HER machines.
• WEINIG Digital Services Digital service offerings including online shop, fault reporting, service technician request, remote service, WEINIG App Suite access, and return registration for WEINIG and HOLZ-HER customers.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HOLZ-HER GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 May 2025HOLZ-HER GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the WEINIG Group, specializing in wood-based materials processing (MDF, chipboard, etc.). The company is based in Nürtingen, Germany, and serves as the dedicated business unit for engineered wood processing within the group. HOLZ-HER products are sold through the same distribution channels as WEINIG equipment.
• EssetrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 May 2025Essetre is a brand within the WEINIG Group, participating in major trade fair exhibitions alongside WEINIG, HOLZ-HER, and H.I.T. brands. The brand extends the group's portfolio for specific wood processing applications.
• H.I.T.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 May 2025H.I.T. is a brand within the WEINIG Group, showcased together with WEINIG, HOLZ-HER, and Essetre at LIGNA 2025. The brand forms part of the group's comprehensive wood processing portfolio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leadermac: Taiwanese manufacturer of moulders, planers, and CNC woodworking machinery — an emerging Asian competitor serving similar wood processing customers with lower-cost offerings.
• HOMAG Group: German woodworking machinery manufacturer (now part of Dürr AG) producing panel processing, CNC, and surface finishing equipment. Closest direct peer across overlapping customer base in furniture and wood processing.
• Biesse Group: Italian publicly listed manufacturer of machinery for processing wood, glass, stone, plastic, and metal, with strong overlap in panel processing, CNC machining, and edge banding for the woodworking industry.
• SCM Group: Italian industrial group producing a wide range of woodworking machinery including saws, moulders, CNC, and panel processing — directly overlapping WEINIG's solid wood and panel equipment portfolio.
• IMA Schelling: German manufacturer of panel saws, edge banding, and solid wood processing systems — a direct peer serving furniture and wood-based panel manufacturers.
• Dieffenbacher: German manufacturer of complete production systems for wood-based panels (OSB, MDF, particleboard) — closely comparable system-solutions approach and customer overlap in engineered wood.
• Wintersteiger: Austrian manufacturer of sawmill equipment and thin-cutting band saws, directly competing with WEINIG in solid wood ripping and resaw applications.
• Leitz: German manufacturer of precision tooling systems for the wood processing industry — competes directly with WEINIG's PowerLock tooling and tool grinding portfolio.
• Homag Schwanden / Holz-Her (pre-acquisition context): HOLZ-HER is now wholly-owned within WEINIG Group, but historically operated as an independent panel-processing machinery competitor; relevant as a reference point for the segment.

Broad incumbents

• Trumpf: German industrial machinery incumbent serving sheet metal and adjacent industrial markets with digital and connectivity platforms; analogous in engineering scale and Industry 4.0 capability rather than direct product overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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