SPORTS presents at the Ispo "the future of rental"
WINTERSTEIGER in fast motion
WINTERSTEIGER AG is an international machinery and plant engineering group. Founded in 1953, it has gradually established itself as a leading provider of innovative solutions for customers in technically sophisticated niche markets.
WINTERSTEIGER is the world market leader in its SEEDMECH, SPORTS and WOODTECH business fields.

2018

2018
Extension of the saw factory in Arnstadt by 2000 m²

2018
Extension of the sales and service subsidiary in Salt Lake City/USA

2018
WINTERSTEIGER celebrates its 65th anniversary

2017
WINTERSTEIGER wins ISPO Award: BD 3D foot scanner Vandra (developed by Volumental) crowned “Product of the Year"

2017
Prodct innovation: Thin-cutting band saw DSB Singlehead NG XM

2017
Product innovation: Scout – automatic service station for skis

2016
Product innovation: DSB Compact 310 – single-module thin-cutting band saw

2016
Product innovation: Plot Combine Quantum

2015
Acquisition of PAUL ERNST Maschinenfabrik GmbH

2014
Product innovation: Omega - Flexible grinding stone/belt grinding machine for skis, snowboards

2013
Acquisition of HOTRONIC

2013
Groundbreaking for the new KOHLER company building in Lahr with an investment of around 14 million euro

2013
WINTERSTEIGER celebrates its 60th anniversary and occupies around 850 employees

2012
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of VAP Automation GmbH

2012
Expansion at the headquarters in Ried: Additional 1000 m² of production and 1600 m² of office space

2012
Product innovation: Mercury - automated ski and snowboard tuning center

2011
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of BootDoc

2011
WINTERSTEIGER acquires majority share of Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH

2010
Award in the category "more than 100 employees" at the "Best Business Award for Sustainable Management"

2009
Product innovations: thin-cutting saw blades with 0.7 mm cutting kerf

2008
Subsidiary in Brazil and Moscow

2007
Acquisition of the rental software supplier SRC, Vorarlberg/AUSTIRA

2007
Implementation of the new Corporate Design

2006
Building of a sales and service subsidiary in St. Hélène du Lac, France and in Salt Lake City, USA

2006
Completion of the new saw factory in Arnstadt, Thuringia

2006
Subsidiary in China

2005
WINTERSTEIGER continued to increase its market shares and is the clear world market leader in each of its three fields of business

2004
Subsidiary in Singapur

2004
Acquisition of the BANHOLZER GmbH, Germany

2003
Largest investment project in the company's history in Ried/I. Construction of a production building including recreation and office wing

2002
Subsidiary in Switzerland

2002
Acquisition of the company SKI2, France

2002
New exhibition hall with more than 600 m²

2000
Acquisition of the company Grindrite, USA

2000
Subsidiary in Italy

2000
Development of computer-controlled precision stone grinding machines for professional racing: micro NC

1999
Acquisition of the company HEGE, Germany

1999
Acquisition of the company SKID, France

1998
WINTERSTEIGER becomes the exclusive machine supplier to the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV)

1994
Subsidiary in Canada

1991
Founding of the Division Engineering: The thin-cutting frame saw was upgraded for high quality wood thin section

1986
Subsidiary in the USA

1986
Subsidiary in France

1985
The first stone grinding machines in the micro series marked our breakthrough as the world leader in ski services

1983
WINTERSTEIGER receives a world wide patent for the precision spaced planter

1978
Subsidiary in Germany

1978
Switch from ski production machines to ski service machines and the beginning of marketing these worldwide

1976
Construction of an office block and several production buildings

1970
Development of a wood thin cutting frame saw for ski production

1965
Move into the newly works site in Dimmelstraße (today's current site)

1963
WINTERSTEIGER construct the first ski production machines for Fischer: Copying milling machines, bonding machines and dovetail plants

1960
The first plot combine harvester produced in volume production

1958
Move into the new company site in the Froschaugasse in Ried im Innkreis

1954
First machines for a seed company: a simple plot seeder and a laboratory thresher

1953
Founding of the company WALTER & WINTERSTEIGER in Obernberg/Inn