Industry Mechanical engineering Website www.wilco.com Founded 1971 | Number of employees ~110 (Jan. 2013) Type of business Private Limited Company | |
Key people Management:CEO: Andreas Hofmann Products Leak Detection Equipment, Inspection Equipment | ||
WILCO AG is a company with headquarters in Wohlen (Switzerland), which mainly produces sophisticated equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, as well as for the food, packaging, aerosol, can making and automotive industries. The machines are used for leak testing and inspection of containers, such as medicine bottles, vials, syringes, cartridges, packaging, cans, filters and pouches. The company is the global market leader for leak detection machines and trendsetter for inspection with a new inspection approach.
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History
WILCO AG was founded in 1971 by Martin Lehmann, current CEO. In 1983 the company moved into the building in Rigacker, 1994 was the first expansion, then in 2003 the second and in October 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony for a further extension. Since January 2013 Wilco AG belongs to Bausch + Ströbel (Ilshofen, Germany). The South German manufacturer of special machines is a family-based company as well.
Business
The engineering, design and assembly of these machines are performed in a modern, state of the art plant at Wohlen. In addition, the company is represented by over 30 representatives worldwide and in the United States with a service company.