Alte Schmiede 1, 73433 Aalen-Wasseralfingen

Into the future with power and speed

about us

We stand for much more than "just" good machines.

SHW Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of moving column machines, portal machines and machining centers and is an internationally recognized specialist in machining. Our machines manufacture large parts for machine and plant construction, large diesel engines, turbines and environmental technology. The head of every machine and the heart of every system is the SHW milling head, which contains all our know-how and guarantees the uncompromising precision that our customers demand. Our expertise, which is certainly unique in the industry, is based on over 80 years of mechanical engineering experience – and a tradition that goes back to the 14th century. Our machines embody top quality – made in Germany. Quality that is not only created in production, but also in development: By constantly taking the technological lead ourselves, we generate greater benefits, more value and ultimately greater success for our customers. Numerous SHW patents prove how closely tradition and innovation are actually linked in our company. We also see product and performance as an inseparable unit. What our 210 employees deliver is always a complete package: machine and service, from development to production support, all from a single source – directly from the manufacturer.

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80 years of mechanical engineering - tradition since 1365

The birth of Schwäbische Hüttenwerke

SHW developed the first automobile with an aluminum body, front-wheel drive, independent suspension and four-wheel braking system

Start of SHW Mechanical Engineering and Automotive

Production of the first milling machine in Aalen-Wasseralfingen

Specialization in the development and manufacture of universal milling machines

Specialization in the development and production of universal milling heads

Management buy-out by the existing management with the participation of a PE fund

  • Focus on the manufacture of machine tools for the production of large parts
  • Development of the dynamic traveling column machine – the Power Speed 5
  • Development of a standard interface for an automatic head change system

Development and design of an HSC 5-axis fork milling head with a capacity of 20,000 rpm.

Development and design of a compact bed-type milling center without a foundation – the UniSpeed 5

Redistribution of shares to create the current structure

  • Expansion and construction of new production halls and optimization of the production process
  • Construction of our own energy supply and installation of a combined heat and power plant
  • Development and construction of the large machine series – the UniForce 8 with a vertical axis of 6,100 mm
  • Development of a new large-scale processing machine – the PowerForce 8 for power plant construction with a vertical axis of up to 8100 mm and 2000 mm across

Development of new machine concepts with the aim of sustainable energy and electricity savings for large machines

Presentation of the NORTEC Award to the company

  • Unveiling of the SHW Power Bridge portal machine at EMO 2013
  • Conversion of the existing production and assembly halls and construction of a new technology center for milling heads

650th anniversary of SHW with a ceremony in the presence of Minister President Kretschmann

SHW Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH heads into the future with a tailwind after the “new beginning”

Insolvency in May and new start in September 2018

innovation is back!

Unveiling of the latest machine generation “PowerSpeed Cube” and the “world’s most modern patented diagonal milling head” in machine tool construction at the SHW Innovation Days 2020.

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