1959 

Max Bernhard Schachmann founds the current Warmpresswerk Max B. Schachmann GmbH on 23rd January in Plettenberg. After putting the first forging press into operation, the company starts to produce radiator screw connectors. Due to a lack of space, the company begins the process of moving to Niederstadtfeld, Eifel as early as November of the same year.
 

1960 

Following the move, the company begins to expand in Niederstadtfeld. In addition, it starts to produce forged items for the automobile industry and the mechanical engineering industry in general.
 

1967 

The current owner and co-managing director, Hans-Joachim Willke, joins the company.
 

1972 

Hans-Joachim Willke becomes managing director of Warmpresswerk Max B. Schachmann GmbH.
 

2001 

Hans-Werner Hommelsen is appointed as a second managing director.
 

Heute   

The company currently has nine forging presses with a capacity of 31500 kN. We produce forged items of all sorts of shapes and sizes from a wide variety of steels.