Development of Siempelkamp

From being the inventor of the first drilled hotplatens and presses in 1883 to a global-active and comprehensive 24/7 service provider

The origin of our group dates back to the year 1883, when Mr. Gerhard Siempelkamp - a man who was an entrepreneur with heart and soul - revolutionized the textile industry with his drilled hotplatens and presses and thus set the basis for the Siempelkamp Group. In more than 13 decades, Siempelkamp and its product and service portfolio, as well as the technological development of its machinery, has become a worldwide system supplier for a wide range of end industries, such as wood-based materials, metal forming, composite materials, dismantling of nuclear plants and complex and heavy castings.

Formation of the company

Formation of the company
1883
The company G. Siempelkamp & Co. is founded by Gerhard Siempelkamp. He invents drilled hot platen presses which revolutionize the textiles industry.
Iron and steel foundry
1902
The Siempelkamp'sche iron and steel foundry is taken into business for the own requirements into iron cast parts for the press manufacturing
Siempelkamp Presses
1920
Siempelkamp presses enjoy a high reputation. Now they are also available for additional areas, such as the metal-forming.
fiber presses
1930
The first fiber presses and associated dryer- and conveyor systems have been developed. Involvement into process technology starts
Start of overseas export
1931
The first plywood presses leave for export to America.
Plants for particle boards
1954
The first complete particle board production lines are developed.
Otto Hahn
1964
The foundry develops the primary shielding of the atomic reactor, for one of the worlds first nuclear powered Civilian cargo ship, the MS "Otto Hahn“.
MDF-Line
1969
The first MDF line is put into operation.
Castor ® Container
1975
The development of the Castor ® container makes a good progress to the foundry´s product portfolio.
Plants for OSB boards
1979
A new product is born: OSB - produced onto Siempelkamp machinery
ContiRoll®
1985
The revolution: Siempelkamp writes history with an innovative continuous press for the production of wood-based panels, the ContiRoll®.
NIS
1997
Siempelkamp NIS Ingenieurgesellschaft as a service provider and manufacturer-independent supplier of complete turnkey systems for industrial plants and energy plants.
World Record
1998
World record: Casting of a moving cross-head weighing 260 tons.
Longest ContiRoll®
2007
Siempelkamp develops the longest ContiRoll® so far: 77 m
Investment in large scale processing machines
2010
At the Krefeld location Siempelkamp invests into new large scale processing machines for expanding its production depth.
The third world record within one year
2013
A head beam of a 125 MN closed-die forging press weighing 320 t has been casted out of 5 pans simultaneously.
largest order
2016
SWISS KRONO SC, LLC orders MDF HDF plant for Barnwell plant: Largest order in Siempelkamp's history.
SLS
2018
Siempelkamp puts new service and logistics centre in Bad Kreuznach into operation and thus enables its customers to obtain spare parts within 24 hours, 7 days a week.