Friday, September 27, 2024
“Thinking about tomorrow” – for more than 70 years
WINTERSTEIGER adopts a long-term perspective across all aspects—machines, buildings, processes, and relationships—consistently focusing on the future. This approach leads to sustainability for employees, customers, and suppliers.
More togetherness
The whole is more than the sum of its parts (Aristotle). At WINTERSTEIGER, “Togetherness” has therefore been clearly defined as one of the seven corporate values. This value is put into practice through numerous joint activities for all employees, which are published every six months in the course book. More than 40 events are offered in the areas of Leadership, Team, Health & Care, Fitness, New Work, Communication, and Digital & Knowledge. Cooking, yoga and hiking together, as well as sharing knowledge through internal training courses, are particularly popular. Additional company events, such as Christmas parties, half-time parties and more, provide an opportunity to get to know each other and share experiences outside of the work environment.
Crucial development goal: long product life
Whether it’s a plot combine, thin-cutting saw, ski grinding machine, or straightening machine, WINTERSTEIGER equipment is renowned for its exceptional durability. Many machines produced in the 1970s remain in operation today, thanks to modernisation and upgrades, with spare parts readily available. New developments integrate existing components wherever suitable, ensuring a dependable supply of spare parts for decades and significantly extending the product’s lifespan.
A second chance
WINTERSTEIGER’s used machines are also in great demand – which is why the company operates a used machine center in each division. Machines are taken back, overhauled and returned to the market in order to conserve resources and avoid waste. Machines that can no longer be used are dismantled and the raw materials recycled.
Reliable to the end
In the best example of longevity, one of their first stone belt grinders from the 1980s was in use for 40 years at a sports shop in Hallstatt, Austria, sharpening skis right up to the end. It was only replaced by a new Omega in 2024. Our apprentices then overhauled the old TSMS-A, which is now on display in Ried.
Successfully development project
In addition to thin-cutting saws, the Woodtech division also manufactures plants for wood repair: naturally damaged areas such as knotholes or cracks are repaired with a special filler, resulting in high-quality parquet flooring or furniture panels. In this way, the valuable raw material wood can be used even more efficiently.
WINTERSTEIGER has successfully developed the “Organic Filler,” an eco-friendly material made from limestone and talc. This mineral, water-based, one-component filler was specifically designed to meet the demands of machine processing in parquet production. It is compatible with all standard processing techniques and surface coatings, applied cold, and requires only drying to set.
GreenDRY: Energy-efficient condensation drying
In the “Dry & Protect” product range, WINTERSTEIGER offers solutions for drying, germ and odor reduction of workwear and turnout gear. With a focus on minimising energy consumption, WINTERSTEIGER has developed the energy-efficient “GreenDry” technology, which is used in the Econ drying cabinet.
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