History
For more than 3 generations in the family - For 125 years in Landau, Germany - and a reliable partner for the future.
For more than 3 generations in the family - For 125 years in Landau, Germany - and a reliable partner for the future.
Jakob Wickert, a trained master locksmith, founded the J. WICKERT machine factory in Landau on May 4th, 1901. Together with 8 journeymen and 5 apprentices he started to build presses. What could be more logical than to develop and produce presses for wine and fruit growing in what is still the largest wine-growing community in Germany today?
The WICKERT presses have always met the highest standards, for example: the hydraulic top-pressure wine press presented in June 1938. The spindle presses available in various sizes were also equipped with modern hydraulic press units. Early on Jakob Wickert began thinking about transferring his experience in press construction to other fields of application. In 1939, dewatering presses for cotton were developed. The product range was expanded in 1948 to the extent that is still valid today.
Wickert delivers a press system with four 10,000-ton presses (each 4.3 x 3.2 m, 450 t) to Mexico – the largest project to date.
A total of 1,800 tons of material were shipped in 32 transports across the Atlantic
A technical and logistical milestone.
Hans-Joachim Wickert joins the Advisory Board after 46 years of management.
Stephanie Wickert joins the management board in the fourth generation.
Following the start of construction in late autumn 2019, the new indoor complex on Wollmesheimer Höhe was successfully completed in 2020. With this 5.4 million euro expansion, Wickert has created urgently needed capacity to process orders efficiently, shorten delivery times, and safeguard new jobs in Landau.
In October 2019 Wickert receives as one of 3 successful companies the Global 2019 Foreign Trade Prize of the TechnologyRegion Karlsruhe.
At the same time with the start of the K-Messe in October 2019 in Düsseldorf the redesigned website went online.
Start of two new assembly halls in february
Groundbreaking ceremony in february
Press construction in a large scale becomes standard
Not only the presses run environmental friendly and energy efficient: The construction also meets high standards. One of our assembly halls with a total area of 400 m² was optimized to be more energy efficient. The European Regional Development Fund supported us on that behalf.
We received the Success technology award for the development of a forming and hardening press with a metal sealing hardening chamber.
In the year 2015 successful investments in the area of mechanical processing were made. A total of € 1,5 millions was invested into a center for deep drilling and milling, including a round table for the machining of the hotplates developed by Wickert. With the new machine our leading roll in the area of hot plate technology has been strengthened.
Furthermore, a travel stand milling machine with a clamping surface of 7.000 mm x 2.000 mm was successfully put into operation. The fully automated, NC-controlled system weighs almost 50 tons and continues to ensure precise work on large pieces, for the press and equipment construction. With this investment Wickert once more highlights the philosophy of working with a high quality of equipment to ensure the production of high quality presses. They ensure the capacity and flexibility for the future.
Building extension: 150 m² office area
Extension: Logistics area
Innovation Award: "Thermodiffusionsbondens polymerer Substrate"
Hybrid Heizsystem bis 425°C Variotherm
RTM-Prozess für die Fertigung von Verbund-Blattfedern
Building extension: 18 new workstations for mechanical design and programming
Innovation: Press for fully-automatic production of CFC boards
Building extension: 2.000 m² assembly and storage area
Innovation Award: Press for production of bipolar boards
Renewed winner of the Outstandingly Successful and Innovative Company Award from the Investitions- und Strukturbank (ISB) Rheinland-Pfalz
Strategic entry into hardening presses / fixture hardening
Another award as a successful and innovative company
Innovation Award: Press with "zero tolerance" during mechanical processing
Renewed winner of the Outstandingly Successful and Innovative Company Award from the Investitions- und Strukturbank (ISB) Rheinland-Pfalz.
Innovation Award: Press for medical rubber parts
Takeover of USP Pressen GmbH: expansion of micro-structural technology business
Building extension: 600 m² assembly area
Winner of the Outstandingly Successful and Innovative Company Award from the Investitions- und Strukturbank (ISB) Rheinland-Pfalz.
Innovation Award: For development used in the construction of ABS sensors
Stefan Herzinger joins the company as managing director/partner
Contruction of the first injection moulding machine for moulded parts made of recycled plastics
Development of the first rotating machine for much shorter cycle times
First press for pharmaceutical clean room applications
First automatic transfer machine with mould handling and programmable control
Company taken over by Hans J. Wickert
Expansion of the production capacities
First rubber vulcanising press
Company taken over by J. Wickert Jr.
First press for elastomer industry
Development of first large drainage press for cotton processing
The two sons Hans and Jakob Wickert join the company. Company name changed to J. Wickert und Söhne
Construction of the first hydraulic wine and fruit press
In 1901 Jokob Wickert founded his own company for the production of presses in Landau, Germany. On the 4th of May 1901 the company “Maschinen-Fabrik J. Wickert“ started out with 8 journeymen and 5 apprentices.