Over 100 Years of Company History

Künkel-Wagner was established in 1907 as a mechanical engineering company specialized in foundry technology. Since then, the headquarters of the internationally operating company including administration, a research and development division, fabrication division and project management is situated in Alfeld (near Hanover).

Since the construction of the very first hand moulding machines in the year 1911, Künkel-Wagner has considerably contributed to the advancement of the foundry technology and has developed a wide range of foundry equipment.

In the late 1950s, Künkel-Wagner was one of the first companies offering fully automatic moulding plants. Innovative moulding techniques were developed and the first alternatives to jolt-squeeze moulding machines presented. It did not take long for us to realise the importance and relevance of the quality of sand preparation plants for the casting process and we consequently integrated moulding sand preparation in our own production programme.

There were concepts for core sand separation as early as in the 1980s. Even today, we continue to meet this early set target and offer solutions for improved moulding sand quality in moulding plant technology, as well as in the field of sand processing. With the current compaction procedure, complicated contours can be produced reliably and with the necessary strength. Simple casting machines were already built in early years to round off the production programme; they have developed into our current automatic pouring equipment.

Throughout the production of the machines of the latest generation, process relevant parameters are recorded and alarm messages, if necessary, generated and archived.Thus, the required documentation for the process control can be guaranteed. In combination with innovation, expertise and experience, all products boast durability and high-quality implementation.

“Made in Germany” is backed by long experience and deep know-how and forms major guiding principles for the development of our company.