Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik

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Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Privately held company
IndustryWelding,

Punching Machine,

Assembly technology
Founded1958
HeadquartersHalblech, Germany
Key people
Mathias Bihler (General Manager),

Manfred Grundner (General Manager),

Bernd Haußmann (General Manager)[1]
Revenue€79.58M (2020/2021)[1]
Number of employees
852 (2020/2021)[1]
Websitebihler.de

Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is a German company located in Halblech, Bavaria. The family-owned company is active in the stamping, welding, and assembly technology.

History

in the early 1950s, aircraft mechanic Otto Bihler developed the UFA spring coiling machine, which he launched on the market in 1953.[2] This was followed by the first automatic punching and bending machine, the RM 25, in 1956.[3] The machine had a vertical surface with several forming units arranged in a circle, where components made of wire or strip material could be manufactured with a single machine.[4] The principle of this machine became industry standard, the process being called Bihler system[5] and the wire components manufactured in this way called Bihler part.[4] Bihler increased its workforce thereafter and build the first factory in Halblech near Füssen.[2] By the end of the 1950s, wire processor and stamping companies from northern Italy, France and Germany were using the RM 25 in their production.[6]

Partially based on the RM 35, Bihler developed a modular system to include variable applications in their punching and bending machines in 1966.[3] In the 1970s, Bihler set up a second factory in Füssen, Bavaria. The first subsidiary, Bihler of America, Inc., was established in North Branch, New Jersey, USA in 1980.[2] In the 2000s, the company introduced and subsequently further developed the Bimeric BM forming system, a machine with a modular structure. The first cam-controlled Bimeric CNC forming system was introduced in 2000.[4]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company put its employees on short-time working (Kurzarbeit) during the pandemic.[7]

In 2024, the servo production system BM-HP 3000 was introduced for the production of hairpins, which are used in the engines of electric cars. Franz Rossmann writes in Industrielle Automation in July 2024, that the BM-HP 3000 is significantly faster than other machines of the same type due to its mechanical stripping system, and achieves about three times the output of a similar machine.[8]

Corporate structure

Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik employs about 850 people (as of 2021) in Germany. In 2020/2021, the company's revenue amounted to €79.58 million.[1] Headquartered in Halblech, Germany,[9] the company has subsidiaries in the USA and China and is active in several other countries.[10]

Products

Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik develops products in the field of punching-bending, assembly, and welding technology, supplemented by CAD/CAM software for these areas.[9] Bihler machines can be used to manufacture wire components such as contact springs. The cycle rates that can be achieved vary from machine to machine.[11]

Bibliography

  • Hörmann, Vinzenz; Schäfer, Christoph (2013). Stanzbiegetechnik: Effiziente Fertigung von Stanzbiegeteilen und kompletten Baugruppen [Stamping and bending technology: Efficient production of stamped and bent parts and complete assemblies] (in Deutsch). Vol. 357. Munich: Süddeutscher Verlag onpact GmbH. p. 6. ISBN 978-3-86236-054-3.
  • Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA — Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. pp. 147–149. ISBN 978-3816306467.
  • Yogeshwar, Rangar (2019). TOP 100 2019: Innovationschampions [TOP 100 2019: Innovation Champions] (in Deutsch). Redline Wirtschaft. ISBN 9783962671525.
  • Kolbe, Matthias (2020). Stanztechnik: Grundlagen · Werkzeuge · Maschinen [Punching technology: Basics — Tools — Machines] (in Deutsch) (13 ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 275. ISBN 978-3-658-30400-3.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Jahresabschluss für das Geschäftsjahr vom 01.04.2020 bis zum 31.03.2021" [Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Annual financial statements for the fiscal year April 1 to March 31, 2021]. Bundesanzeiger (in Deutsch). 2022-03-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schulte, Brigitta (1988-01-01). "Bihler: Erfolg mit Stanz- und Biegemaschinen" [Bihler: Success with punching and bending machines]. Manager Magazin (in Deutsch). pp. 126–132.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA — Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. p. 149. ISBN 978-3816306467.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Itasse, Stéphane (2017-01-09). "Die Maschine gibt den Bihler-Teilen ihren Namen" [The machine gives the Bihler parts their name]. Maschinenmarkt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  5. ↑ Kolbe, Matthias (2020). Stanztechnik: Grundlagen · Werkzeuge · Maschinen [Punching technology: Basics — Tools — Machines] (in Deutsch) (13 ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 275. ISBN 978-3-658-30400-3.
  6. ↑ Hörmann, Vinzenz; Schäfer, Christoph (2013). Stanzbiegetechnik: Effiziente Fertigung von Stanzbiegeteilen und kompletten Baugruppen [Stamping and bending technology: Efficient production of stamped and bent parts and complete assemblies] (in Deutsch). Vol. 357. Munich: Süddeutscher Verlag onpact GmbH. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-86236-054-3.
  7. ↑ Heller-Beschnitt, Christina; Hechelmann, Axel (2020-07-23). "Reise von den Alpen ins Ries: Wie heimische Betriebe in die Zukunft blicken" [Journey from the Alps to the Ries: How local businesses are looking to the future]. Augsburger Allgemeine (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  8. ↑ Rossmann, Franz (2024-07-11). "Bihler hat den Bogen raus" [Bihler has it figured out]. Industrielle Automation (in Deutsch). No. 4. pp. 24–25.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hesse, Hannes; Langenscheidt, Florian; Rauen, Hartmut (2013). The Best of German Engineering: Das Lexikon des deutsche Maschinenbaus [The Best of German Engineering: The Encyclopedia of German Mechanical Engineering] (in Deutsch). VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. p. 147. ISBN 978-3816306467.
  10. ↑ "Kompetenzprofil: Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG" [Competence Profile: Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG]. Bayern Innovativ (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  11. ↑ Kuhn, Dietmar (2010-03-04). "Stanz-Biegeautomat mit kompletter Werkzeuglösung" [Punching and bending machine with complete tooling solution]. Blechnet (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-10-06.

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