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Cover Story | Interview
Concentrating on Strengths, a
Mould Industry Supplier Grows
Meusburger Standard Moulds has been successful for nearly half a century and,
its director suggests, intends not to let up.
company with a strong pres-
A ence in Europe, Meusburger
is a long-established specialist in
the field of standard moulds. In
the past few years, the Austrian
enterprise has invested considerable
resources in expanding plant
capacity in an effort to keep pace
with its business growth. Meanwhile,
it introduced a completely
new line of tool components to
enlarge an already bulging product
catalogue.
A strong position in the European
market is not alone enough
for Meusburger Standard Moulds,
however. The company founded
a sales office in China in 2010.
ETMM spoke with the company’s
managing director, Guntram
Meusburger, son of the eponymous
founder, about these and
other aspects of Meusburger’s
present and future operations.
ETMM: Please give us a brief history
of Meusburger GmbH. How did the
company start, and how did it reach
its present stature?
Meusburger: “Concentrating on
our own strengths”—this slogan
has been guiding Meusburger ever
since 1964. The company started
off as a one-man business and
today employs 420 members of
staff. By continuously focusing on
its own strengths, clearly structured
processes, the targeting of
products to meet customer needs,
and quality assurance, Meusburger
has become a European leader
in the field of standard moulds,
which represents the company’s
main product line.
Which industry sector is most important
to your company, and which
sectors are you looking to develop
further?
Meusburger stands for continuity
and growth—and especially
for high-quality products for the
tool and mould making industry.
Last year, we created space for
some new things, and we became
very active in many other areas
as well. For example, we prepared
the introduction of a new field of
business—namely, punching tool
construction, for which we have
developed products. We want to
continue on this successful path
in the coming year.
We are particularly proud of
our modular system–based punching-tool
standard parts, which are
completely new. However, though
these products are in fact new, we
have managed to adapt numerous
well-known Meusburger advantages
from our injection-mouldmaking
range for use in constructing
the punching tools.
“Meusburger stands for continuity and growth—and
especially for high-quality products for the tool and mould
making industry. . . . We place great value on products
that provide a clear added value for our customers.”
Managing Director Guntram Meusburger
What recent or forthcoming new technologies
will bring your customers
more value in the future?
Stress-relieved standard parts: that
is the obvious answer. Playing a
key role at the beginning of the
process chain, these components
form a reliable foundation for
high-quality moulds and tools.
The latest investment project of
Meusburger has been additional
furnaces with 120 tons of loading
capacity per day. With this investment,
we increased the existing
capacity by more than half.
Stress-relieved standard parts,
in particular the parts for injection
moulds and punching dies,
offer many benefits to toolmakers.
We apply the stress-relieving
European Tool & Mould Making | May 2011 | www.etmm-online.com