When Wilhelm Hainbuch laid the foundation for his company on March 1, 1951, with a lathe and an idea, no one could have guessed that it would one day become a leading global manufacturer of workholding technology. 75 years later, Hainbuch stands for inventive spirit, down-to-earth attitude, and the determination to do things better than before – shaped by people who not only develop technology, but live it with passion.

The small company received a decisive boost in the 1970s from Gerhard Rall, son-in-law of the company founder and long-standing managing director. With passion, inventive spirit, and a firm belief in his own ideas, he developed the Spanntop chuck in 1977 – an innovation that caught on worldwide and transformed Hainbuch from a small business to a leading manufacturer of workholding technology.

While Hainbuch has been known for decades primarily for high-precision manual workholding technology, its focus has consistently expanded in recent years. Today, workholding technology is understood as an integral part of automated manufacturing processes – from individual clamping devices to solutions for the automated change-over of complete clamping devices to entire automation cells.

“With our AC (automated change) portfolio and intelligent IQ clamping devices, we offer the basis for the consistent automation of clamping, change-over, and measuring processes,” explains Sylvia Rall, owner and CEO. “This is a decisive step towards the economical production of small batch sizes and truly autonomous production.”

Despite its international presence with around 800 employees worldwide, Hainbuch remains a family business – now in its third generation of owner management.