The Weinig company was founded by Michael Weinig and his brother Richard on May 2nd, 1905 as a trading and manufacturing business. During World War II, the company's production came to a standstill.

In 1945, the dormant company was rebuilt under Bertold Weinig. In 1947, production shifted to woodworking machines. As early as 1948, Weinig became the first company in its industry to introduce mass production. In 1973, the company changed its legal structure to a GmbH & Co. KG. In 1983, the company was converted into a GmbH.

In 1964, the company began specializing in the production of molding machines. With the introduction of synchronized assembly-line production in 1970, Weinig became one of the most modern manufacturers of woodworking machinery in the world. In 1979, the company began producing window-making machines.

In 1988, the company was reorganized as a stock corporation. Michael Weinig AG was publicly traded from 1989 to 2002 and has been majority-owned by Kuwaiti investors since 1984.

In 1992, Weinig acquired Waco Jonsereds AB in Sweden.

Under the Weinig brand name, several individual companies offer a product range that covers the entire process chain in solid wood processing. These include manufacturers of rip saws, multi-blade saws, and band saws (Raimann Holzoptimierung GmbH & Co. KG), crosscut saws and gluing presses (Weinig Dimter GmbH & Co. KG), high-speed planers (Michael Weinig AG), finger-jointing systems and double-end profilers (Weinig Grecon GmbH & Co. KG), and scanners (LuxScan Technologies). In addition, the company designs and markets plant projects. The wood-based materials division is represented by Holz-Her GmbH under its own brand, Holz-Her.

Weinig manufactures in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the United States, and the People's Republic of China, and markets its products worldwide. With 30 subsidiaries and branches, Weinig has a presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.

Information Sources:

• Wikipedia entry for Michael Weinig AG
• Heike von Brandenstein, Wirtschaft und Tourismus in Tauberbischofsheim, in: Frankenland 3/2018
• Weinig on the hoechsmann.com website where additional information can be found