Wickert Welcomes New Managing Director
January 2023Stephanie Wickert is the fourth generation to join the Management Board. Having served as managing director for 46 years, Hans-Joachim Wickert joins the company’s Advisory Board ✅ Wickert Maschinenbau has begun passing the family business on to the next generation. ✅ With Stephanie Wickert, the fourth generation of the family is assuming responsibility of the…
WICKERT to Showcase at CAMX 2022
October 2022Wickert will be showcasing at CAMX 2022 in Booth G1. Featuring both representatives from Landau and Hebron, Ky Wickert will be on hand to present composite applications and answer questions.
Wickert composite press in lightweight construction research
August 2022Multifunction press for thermoplastic and hybrid high-temperature fiber composites developed and built by Wickert for the Institute of New Materials Bayreuth. With the press, the researchers also want to develop digital process chains and technologies for the production of aerospace structural components in the future.
Vacuum insulation panels (VIP)
August 2022Special powder presses for the production of highly insulating vacuum insulation panels (VIP) made of compressed fumed silica. The family-owned company developed the first systems, which are always manufactured as customer-specific special machines, back in 2010.
Clean is not pure: how plastic for medicine is processed in the clean room
August 2022PC chips are manufactured in cleanrooms – just like many plastic products for medical applications. The cleanroom press manufacturer WICKERT answers the questions: ✅What is a clean room? ✅ How does a cleanroom work? ✅ What cleanroom classes are there? ✅Which industries work in cleanrooms or ultra-cleanrooms?
Lightweight and strong: ballistic panels protect cars, ships, airplanes
August 2022Ballistic plates? They protect warships and container ships, military vehicles, tanks, luxury limousines and helicopters against bullets, explosive, fragmentation and concussion projectiles. They should be lightweight and at the same time provide reliable protection. They are manufactured on special WICKERT presses.
WICKERT featured in Composites World Magazine 9/24/2021
September 2021CosiMo: Smart thermoplastic RTM process demonstrated for battery box cover challenge simulator Project uses network of DEA, temperature/pressure and ultrasonic sensors plus digital simulation and AI modeling to monitor and optimize injection of caprolactam into complex glass fiber preform and in-situ polymerization of PA6. written by: Ginger Gardiner, Senior Editor link to article: https://www.compositesworld.com/news/cosimo-smart-thermoplastic-rtm-process-demonstrated-for-battery-box-cover-challenge-simulator…
WICKERT feature in Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Magazine
September 2021Wickert compression press makes possible specialized aerospace applications Sept. 10, 2021 The WKP 6000 S is designed for challenging materials that require high temperatures, fast closing speeds. By Karen Hanna link to original article: https://www.plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com/thermoforming/article/21235515/wickert-compression-press-makes-possible-specialized-aerospace-applications Most laboratory presses are small, but for one German materials company, a mini machine simply wouldn’t cut it. Neue Materialien Bayreuth (NMB) GmbH in…
“The Vaccine Saved Us”
August 2021From: The Frankfurt General Newspaper A small mechanical engineering company in Germany’s Palatinate region played a huge role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This shows just how far a technical tinkerer can go. By Uwe Marx Hans-Joachim Wickert is not considered someone who lays it on thick. The young-at-heart man from the Palatinate,…
WICKERT designs new “laboratory and research” press for high-performance lightweight components
July 2021New Materials Bayreuth, GmbH (NMB) has commissioned a new 600 ton press equipped with various temperature control technologies for lightweight components in its pilot plant. This new press is used for processing polymer fiber composites, metallic and foamed materials. WICKERT WKP 6000 S variothermic press for high-performance lightweight components In combination with a press manufactured…
