Hennecke GMBH
MACHINES, PLANTS & TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT POLYURETHANE PROCESSING
The worldwide success story of polyurethane is not down to only one specific property. Polyurethane products have as many different properties as shapes and therefore they offer the PU processor almost unlimited possibilities.
Plastics have long been an integral part of modern life in many areas. For more than seven decades, Hennecke GmbH has been developing and designing high-class machine and systems technology as well as process technology for polyurethane processing. Thanks to intensive research and development work, we are able to offer innovative systems and technologies with great economic and ecological benefits, tailored to meet our customers' requirements in a wide range of applications. Today, there is hardly any product idea in the field of polyurethane processing that cannot be made a reality by Hennecke.
Company headquarters in Sankt Augustin (Germany) with approx. 400 employees (as at January 2020)
Global market leader in diverse polyurethane applications with an extremely broad product portfolio
The pioneer of high-pressure polyurethane processing
Certified to ISO 9001:2015 (first certification in 1997) and to ISO 50001:2018
HENNECKE POLYURETHANE TECHNOLOGY - PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
THE HISTORY OF HENNECKE GMBH
THE PIONEERS OF HIGH-PRESSURE TECHNOLOGY
In 1945 the company "Maschinenfabrik Karl Hennecke" laid the foundation for technological progress and countless important milestones in the polyurethane processing sector. Soon after the company's foundation, Hennecke introduced the first system in the world for mixing the PU components polyol and isocyanate under high pressure - this was the cornerstone for high product quality and the efficient use of raw materials. Since then, Hennecke has worked closely with processors and users across the world to set the pace in this area.
- 1945
Founded by Karl Hennecke at Sankt Augustin headquarters
- 1952
Development of continuous slabstock lines
- 1955
Development of the first high-pressure metering machine
- 1968
'Hennecke USA' was founded in New Jersey (USA)
- 1971
Launch of largely automated moulded foam lines
- 1975
Launch of continuous sandwich panel lines
- 1993
Launch of Pentane Process Technology (PPT) for making CFC-free foams for refrigeration appliances
- 1995
Launch of NOVAFLEX technology for producing high-grade foams using natural carbon dioxide
- 1998
Launch of polyurethane spray moulding
- 2004
Presentation of the PUR-CSM technology range for manufacturing fiber-reinforced or compound moulded parts and opening of production facilities in Shanghai (China)
- 2008
Establishment of Hennecke Inc. in Pittsburgh (USA)
- 2010
65th company anniversary
- 2011
Presentation of HP-RTM technology and an accompanying processing system for the production of fiber-reinforced structural components and opening of new production facilities in Shanghai (China)
- 2013
Acquisition of Hennecke Profiliertechnik GmbH in Kreuztal (Germany) and introduction of a pioneering mixture discharge technology for continuous production of slabstock foam
- 2015
Opening of the Hennecke TECHCENTER in Sankt Augustin (Germany)
- 2016
Capvis Equity IV, L.P. acquires all shares
- 2017
Acquisition of HENNECKE-OMS S.p.A. in Verano Brianza (Italy)
- 2017
MULTI-CONNECT technology for fast colour changing
- 2018
New modular IBC STATION
- 2019
Introduction of the new STREAMLINE MK2 and ELASTOLINE HP and relocation of Hennecke Inc. to Bridgeville (USA)
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