WEILER: A family-run company with a long tradition
With a history going back more than eighty years, WEILER has earned itself an excellent reputation in a wide range of industries and applications – from tool and plant manufacture, through maintenance and production to vocational education and training. With over 160,000 units sold, WEILER is currently the market leader for engine lathes and cycle-controlled lathes in German speaking countries.
1938
The families Weiler and Hubmann found the company in Herzogenaurach, Germany
1990
Sale to the Austrian company VOEST-Alpine Steinel Werkzeugmaschinen Ges.m.b.H., Linz
1991
Diplom-Kaufmann Friedrich K. Eisler takes over as Managing Director
1995
Diplom-Kaufmann Friedrich K. Eisler acquires WEILER Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH as part of a management buy-out and becomes sole managing shareholder
2000
WEILER acquires Holoubkov s.r.o. in Plzeň, Czech Republic
2001
The two sons Alexander Eisler and Michael Eisler join the family company
2006
Foundation of WEILER North America Corporation
2012
There are approx. 550 employees working at the WEILER sites in Emskirchen and Holoubkov
2016
The Corporate Group of the Eisler family acquires the milling machine manufacturer KUNZMANN
2018
WEILER celebrates its 80th company anniversary