Smart Molding International 2-2022

28 machinery smart_molding international 2/2022 W irthwein Crimmitschau GmbH & Co. KG is a compa- ny of the Wirthwein Group founded in 1949 by Walter Wirthwein in Creglingen. What started off at that time with the production of octagonal wooden pegs for railroad superstruc- ture is today a family-owned and own- er-managed company with more than 3,500 workers on 22 production sites worldwide. The company’s entry into plastics processing took place in 1967 with the production of dowels for track fastening. Today’s product portfolio of the Wirthwein Group includes compo- nents and assemblies for the automo- tive industry, railroad superstructure, the electrical and household applianc- es industries, medical technology and interior construction. In Crimmitschau, fan propellers and frames for the automotive industry have been manufactured since 1993, since 2012 in the name of the newly established Wirthwein Crimmitschau GmbH & Co. KG. Today, this company manufactures technically advanced components for the automotive indus- try with 120 associates on corporate premises of about 21,000 m², of which almost half is used as storage and pro- duction area, with fan propellers and fan frames still constituting the com- pany’s core competences. The range of fans includes both axial ventilators for thermal motor control and radial ventilators for conditioning systems in cars. These components are very demanding in terms of tolerances. The balancing requirements for radial ventilators are particularly stringent, since here even the slightest imbal- Since February this year, Wirthwein has been producing technical parts for the automotive industry with 3-component technology at its plant in Crimmitschau. The equipment used is a MacroPower XL 700 from WITTMANN BATTENFELD. 3-component technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD at Wirthwein Crimmitschau MacroPower XL 700/3400H/350S/210V Combimould (all photos: Wirthwein and WITTMANN)