Precision, Innovation, Integration
The focal point of our product portfolio are cold formers for the production of high quality fasteners made of steel wire, stainless steel, high alloy, and exotic materials.
Furthermore, our integrated solutions are completed with secondary operation machines, long life quality tools and our comprehensive service.
Traditional Brands
WAFIOS has been building machines in Germany for the fastener industry for over 90 years, applying our experience using cutting edge technology for the benefit of our customers. Our competent employees constantly come up with machine solutions which will strengthen your competitive advantage on a sustainable basis.
The foundations of the company in Wuppertal / Germany were built on the traditions of the brothers Carl, Emil and Wilhelm Hilgeland.
We continue to market the HILGELAND brand, over the years the company became stronger through mergers and acquisitions of well known and successful companies, such as KIESERLING, HILGELAND, NUTAP, MRP.
We have bundled our technology and our Know-How for our customers. Everything is available under one roof at WAFIOS Umformtechnik.
Cutting Edge Program
We offer the optimal solutions for your systems. Our product range from single-stroke-, double-stroke- and multi station headers to thread rolling machines, pointing and nut tapping machines.
KIESERLING and HILGELAND formers which are equipped with optional induction heating system are used for the production of fasteners made from high alloys for applications in the aerospace industry.
WAFIOS Umformtechnik is among the leading manufacturers of innovative machine technology and tools for cold, warm and hot forming. Our experience in tool-engineering is for your advantage. Tools designed by WAFIOS are optimized for your products and production process with high performance, precision and economic efficiency. The Result: Using Tool-Engineering from WAFIOS Umformtechnik will expand your advantage of productivity and quality against your competition.
Optimum machine profitability and economic viability are the result of our new Test Center. This competence brings high efficiency, saves valuable start-up time for customers at their plants and reduces costs. The new Test Center provides the opportunity for customers to optimize the installation of the machines and tools offered by WAFIOS, and to bring them to perfection. WAFIOS Umformtechnik places its cold formers, threaders, pointers and nut tapping machines at its customers’ disposal at the Test Center.
WAFIOS will also arrange trial runs if required. These practically tested tooling solutions provide customers with stability in the production process.
Customers and interested parties are invited to send a drawing of the parts that are planned for production including information such dimensions, tolerances, materials, etc., and WAFIOS Umformtechnik will develop the suitable solutions for their special products.
Our tooling – especially our thread rolling dies for the production of fasteners have unique characteristics and are used world wide, they are a bench mark in the tooling business.
Hot & Warm Forming
WAFIOS Umformtechnik has developed its formers for titanium forming (hot forming) with integrated induction
heating units to gain a forming temperature of 700°C to 900°C. Warm forming of low-alloy stainless steel with forming temperatures up to approximately 300°C is also installed in these formers in order to achieve long tool life.
Knowledge Beats Guesswork – Our Service
As the manufacturer of your machines, our service experts at WAFIOS Umformtechnik know them inside out. This knowledge, the latest know-how and decades of process experience are the foundations of our services. You will benefit from our substantial knowledge as producers. Take advantage of our nearly 100 years of expertise in machine and plant construction and from 50 years of international service experience.
Overview of our services for you
· Worldwide service from qualified technicians
· Rebuilt and repair of machine elements
· 1000 hours service after start-up
· Retrofit or modernization of safety equipment
· Change over of complete electronic control panel (example Siemens S5 to S7)
· Inspection and maintenance contracts at fixed prices
· Spare parts service for all types of constructed machines delivered by courier and parcel service, or available for pick up
· Spare parts for current machines available from stock
· Extensive spare parts stock for older generations of machines
· Components and parts made from original drawings for all series
· Development of plans and implementation stages in tooling drawings
· Optimization of existing processes
· Training of your operators and maintenance employees
· Telephone service
· Online support for electronic problems
· Installation of software updates
· 24 hours availability / 7 days a week
· Remanufacturing and upgrading
