Company

IWT Industrielle Wickeltechnologie GmbH

Name: IWT Industrielle Wickeltechnologie GmbH
Address: Gundstraße 15, Erlangen, 91056, DE
Telephone: +49 9131 9959599

Drawing on our experience in mechanics, electronics and software, we have developed, produced and sold the CNC and PC-controlled winding machines of today’s model series worldwide.

Company history

1949
The first winding machine
The first FH 88 winding machine was delivered in 1949 (under Frieseke & Hoepfner).
1993
Foundation of the company
The company was founded in 1993 through a management buy-out from the FAG Kugelfischer KG group, based in Erlangen.
2001
Takeover of the Calotron AG product line
Since the late 1990s, partial and full automation has become an important product area. With the takeover of the Calotron AG product line in 2001, the range of wire winding machines was extended to include strip winding technology.
2003
Takeover of the Gebrüder Waasner machine range
In 2003, IWT took over the machine range of Gebrüder Waasner Elektrotechnische Fabrik GmbH, comprising transformer core welding machines, automatic core stacking machines and manual lamination stacking machines.
2020
New beginning
In 2020, IWT was acquired by Friedrich Mechanische Werkstätten.
2025
Independent company
Spun off from Friedrich Mechanische Werkstätten: IWT has since operated on the market as an independent GmbH.