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38 Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2017
Industrynews
INNOVATIVE know-how, state-of
-the-art research and development, the
highest level of precision and reliability
– that is what Troester stands for. The
family-run company celebrates its 125th
anniversary this year.
The extrusion specialist from
Hanover-Wülfel, Germany, manu-
factures precision machines and
complex units for repeated extrusion
of tyre components, the manufacture
of high-grade rubber goods or
medium to extra high-voltage cables –
always at the highest level.
“We proudly look back at our long
history,” said managing partner Dr
Peter Schmidt.
“But we also look forward. Together
with our partners and clients, we look
forward to continuing Troester’s
success story over the upcoming years
and to facing the challenges in an
ever-changing economy.”
Troester has a long history in
mechanical engineering. Engineer Paul
Troester spontaneously founded his
own company on 4th July 1892, after
his colleagues of Eisenwerk Wülfel
dismissed his ideas. Toward the end of
the 19th century, the region around
Hanover had developed into a hub for
the rubber-processing industry.
The background was the increasing
demand for rubber products and
rubber tyres for the burgeoning
automobile industry. Paul Troester
wanted to manufacture the required
machines on site, instead of importing
them from abroad, which was quite
cumbersome. The idea to found the
Troester plant was born.
Clients around the world appreciate
solutions from a single source
125 years later, the company has long
since developed into one of the market
leaders for technical rubber sheets,
tyre components, profile and hose
systems plus cable machines and
cable systems.
Export plays a major role: Troester
yields 90 per cent of its revenue abroad.
Last year, the Troester group
generated sales of over €120m and
has over 600 employees at its main
plant in Germany and the
subsidiaries and representative
offices in the USA, China,
Switzerland and Russia. In 2011, the
Troester Group was joined by Swiss
company X-Compound, a specialist
for plastics processing and a
manufacturer of continual kneaders.
“We now offer our clients a total
package of planning and concept,
production and installation as well as
on-site maintenance,” added Dr
Schmidt. The big names in the tyre and
rubber industry as well as major cable
manufacturers are among the extrusion
specialist’s clients.
125 years of excellence in extrusion
❍ Troester’s headquarters have been in Hanover-Wülfel since 1892
❍ Managing partner Dr Peter Schmidt, left, and Bernd Pielsticker, managing director