SOMIC Group bought the MechanikZentrum Schmidbauer in Haag i. Obb.

On July 1st, 2019, the SOMIC Group in Amerang took over the MechanikZentrum Schmidbauer­ and thus gains a highly specialized service provider covering the entire range from mechanical pre-development to production. The company is currently being fully integrated into the SOMIC Group, retaining all 35 employees.

The new company is referred to internally as SOMIC Haag and is certified according to DIN ISO 9001. Its diverse service portfolio remains in place, so SOMIC Haag will continue to manufacture precision parts for the robotics, optics, aerospace and medical industries.

High quality standards, coupled with detail- and customer orientation as well as the focus on sustainability and long-term planning are the corporate values of both companies.

Furthermore, the service and production portfolios are compatible, hence ideally complementary for the entire SOMIC Group’s future requirements.

Through these synergy effects, the company significantly improves both, value creation in general and sustainability in parts manufacturing. Thus, high quality standards of the SOMIC Group are met regarding its future growth strategy. Customers and business partners alike will profit from this take-over.

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MechanikZentrum Schmidbauer

The company was founded in Munich in 1972 as a one-man tensioning company. It was continuously developed and expanded to an all-embracing service provider for precision mechanical manufacturing. In 2001 the company moved to Haag i. Obb. and employs today approx. 35 people. The company's core competencies lie primarily in producing and assembling modules. Further expertise range from series production of complex small parts to the fully automated handling of pallets and other workpieces.

SOMIC Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Amerang, Bavaria, is one of the leading manufacturers of cardboard end of line packaging machines. The company is worldwide and has a subsidiary in the USA. Its customers include international food manufacturers as well as pharmaceutical and non-food companies. The family-run company was founded in 1974 and currently has more than 370 employees.

Group total turnover: over € 50.0 million; number of employees: approx. 370;
Locations: Amerang and Haag i. Obb. / Germany and Eagen, MN / USA

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