Arburg history

ARBURG name and logoKarl Hehl thinks up the company name of ARBURG in Normandy in 1943, during the war.

First of all, in 1948, the company produces urgently needed consumer goods from metal, including wire baskets for potatoes, furniture fittings, trays for irons, hairpins and rings for babies’ bottles.

In 1950, ARBURG begins producing flash units for nearby company Duolux, which is responsible for sales.

First injection moulding machineIn 1954, Karl Hehl developed the first injection molding machine for in-house use in the encapsulating plug contacts for flashguns.

Demand was so great that the innovative machine went into series production in 1956.

Internationalisation In 1985, ARBURG founded its first sales company in France.

In 1993 the SELOGICA control system was introduced onto the market.

Family business for 75 yearsOn the occasion of its anniversary in 1998, “75 years of the Hehl family business”, ARBURG introduces the ALLROUNDER C JUBILEE onto the market.

In the year 2000, the modular product range is expanded to include the MULTILIFT robotic system.

Complete machine rangeSince 2001, ARBURG has also supplied electric injection molding machines, which, like the hydraulic and hybrid ALLROUNDERs, can be expanded on a modular basis.

Next generationIn 2005, the third generation of the owning Hehl family takes on the management of the company, in the form of Juliane Hehl (Marketing), Renate Keinath (Human Resources Management) and Michael Hehl (Premises Development, Spokesperson for the Management Team) (from right).

Arburg's name was added to the Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer, a compendium of German global market leaders, in 2010. (en)

The machines are being continuously further developed and, since 2012, can be equipped with the productivity package.

Following in the footsteps of the freeformer in 2014, this is the second ARBURG product to win this award.

Plastics Hall of Fame 2015On 22 March 2015, Eugen Hehl was inducted into the “Plastics Hall of Fame”. Together with his late brother Karl Hehl, today’s senior Partner made ARBURG into a global leader in the manufacture of injection moulding machines.to the video

GESTICA control systemAt the K 2016 leading international trade show, ARBURG presented its vision of the control system of the future, which shares the same look and feel as smart mobile devices.

Impressions from the formnext 2017

ALLROUNDER 1120 H wins prestigious design prizeThe ALLROUNDER 1120 H has been bestowed the coveted, internationally renowned "iF Award 2018" design prize.

Ground-breaking ceremony in Lossburg On 16 May 2019, ARBURG officially marked the start of construction on a new assembly hall with a ground-breaking ceremony.

New training center In March 2020, ARBURG officially inaugurated its new training center in the presence of around 170 invited guests from the region.