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Achenbach Buschhütten
Company typeGmbH & Co. KG
IndustryMachine and plant manufacturer
Founded1452 (1st documentary mention)
HeadquartersBuschhütten,
Kreuztal
,
Germany
Key people
André E. Barten (CEO)
Sebastian Groos (COO)
Udo Krämer (CFO)
Revenue130,0 Mio. Euro (2020)
Number of employees
449
Websitewww.achenbach.de/en

Achenbach Buschhütten GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned company based in Buschhütten, Kreuztal, which was founded in 1452 as a waterwheel-driven iron hammer mill. Since the company was founded by the Busch brothers the company's headquarters have been located in Buschhütten, after which the surrounding village of Buschhütten is named.[1][2] Today, the independent and owner-managed family business is the world market leader[3][4][5] as a system provider for non-ferrous metal rolling mills[6] and its own automation technology[7] as well as for foil slitting machines for winding, separating and slitting thinnest metal foils.[8][9]

Locations

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Since the company was founded in 1452 by the Busch brothers the company's headquarters have been located in Buschhütten, after which the surrounding village of Buschhütten is named.[10] In addition to this location, Achenbach is represented by over 14 agents worldwide. To this day, the main production of the systems takes place at the company headquarters.

Subsidiarie

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  • Achenbach Controls GmbH[11]
  • Achenbach Logistics GmbH[12]
  • Achenbach ASIA Pacific: Taicang Jiangsu, China[13]
  • Achenbach SES: Ohio, USA[14]

Product range

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Whole plant

Achenbach is known worldwide as a specialist for rolling mills for flat rolled products made of aluminum, copper, zinc and their alloys[6] as well as foil slitting machines for doubling, separating and slitting even the thinnest foils made of non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, brass or converting materials.[8]

The Achenbach automation system is used in all Achenbach rolling mills and plays a central role in the modernization of rolling mills of various origins.[7][15]

The media systems offer complete rolling oil management for rolling oil filtration, rolling oil regeneration, rolling oil control and exhaust air purification with rolling oil recovery. Based on an integrated system philosophy, these systems work together and are optimized both ecologically and economically. Their design is adapted to the specific application.[16]

Achenbach Digital Solutions enables continuous improvement of production processes in terms of quality and quantity and minimizes production downtimes due to maintenance work.[17]

The company supports the machines and systems supplied throughout their entire service life. The Life Cycle Support includes service and support services to restore, maintain and increase plant performance.[18]

End Products

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The end products produced on the Achenbach machines can be divided into different segments:

  • Pharmaceutical (pharma foil)
  • Food (household foils, food containers, capsule foil)
  • Packaging (can end & can body stock, cosure stock, bottle neck foil)
  • Automotive (battery foils, foil stock strip, ABS automotive body stock, fin stock)
  • Aerospace and aircraft (structural elements, plates)
  • Shipbuilding (plates)
  • Railway (plates)

Awards and Sponsorships

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Diamond Star Award 2019

2019: On December 12, 2019, the Handelsblatt awarded Achenbach 2nd place in its “Best Industrial Business Solution 4.0” award for the cloud-based IoT platform for digital plant networking of entire production processes.[19]

2021: Axel Barten, André E. Barten and Daniel Wollny were awarded the Social Market Economy Prize for Achenbach Buschhütten by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin.[20]

2021: Achenbach Buschhütten was awarded the “Volunteering with the fire department and disaster control” plaque for employers in NRW for its decades-long tradition at Achenbach of supporting the work of the Kreuztal volunteer fire department.[21]

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References

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  1. ^ "Achenbach Buschhütten-About 570 years of history". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  2. ^ "Buschhütten". Stadtverwaltung, Stadt Kreuztal (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  3. ^ "Hidden Champions in Nordrhein-Westfalen". www.broschuerenservice.nrw.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  4. ^ Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild (in German) (1 ed.). Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln: Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr. 2010. ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2.
  5. ^ "Achenbach – IHK Weltmarktführer". weltmarktfuehrer-sw.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. ^ a b "OPTIMILL Rolling Mills". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ a b "OPTIROLL Automation". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  8. ^ a b "OPTIFOIL Foil Slitting Machines". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  9. ^ "Branchen Weltmarktführer". www.weltmarktfuehrerindex.de. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  10. ^ "Geschichten des Siegerlandes und aus Buschhütten" (PDF).
  11. ^ "ACHENBACH CONTROLS". www.achenbach-controls.com. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  12. ^ GmbH, Schlütersche Fachmedien. "Achenbach opens new logistics centre in Kreuztal-Kredenbach". www.aluminium-journal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  13. ^ "ACHENBACH ASIA PACIFIC". www.achenbach.cn. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  14. ^ "Achenbach-SES". Achenbach SES. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  15. ^ Klinkov, Maksim; Feist, Roger (2016). "The Virtual Rolling Mill – Enhancing Product Development and Commissioning". Materials Science Forum. 854: 231–236. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.854.231. ISSN 1662-9752.
  16. ^ "OPTIPURE Media Systems". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  17. ^ "OPTILINK Digital Solutions". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  18. ^ "Life Cycle Support". www.achenbach.de. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  19. ^ "Diamond Star 2019". Industrie-Gipfel 2021 (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  20. ^ "Preis Soziale Marktwirtschaft 2021 verliehen" (in German). 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  21. ^ "Preisträger 2021" (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-04.