Schmiedag and Wildauer Schmiedewerke: 'We Forge Partnerships'
Olaf Wiertz, Sales Director at Schmiedag GmbH (SDG) and Wildauer Schmiedewerke GmbH & Co. KG (WSW) said: “We are more than just a supplier to our customers – we are their partner. Based decades of experience and the accrued knowledge of its employees, SDG and WSW seek to set world standards in the forging technology. Both companies together (also including a facility in Homburg for machining) form the closed-die-forging group within the more the Georgsmarienhuette (GMH) group, which is more than 150 years old.
Haats Assumes Management at MWH
Dr. Joachim Haats officially took over the management of Märkisches Werk GmbH, Halver on May 1. After 40 years, the managing director Dieter Hoffmann placed the reins of the Sauerland Company in new hands. Haats, who has been company since November 2001 as managing director together with Hoffmann, believes the philosophy for the future is well summarized with the slogan, “The future has begun.” The Märkisches Werk has achieved a unique and special position in the international market. My task is to consolidate this position and draw up strategies for the future. Haats, who has a doctorate of mechanical engineering, has progressed through various positions in forging technology and machining at the company Thyssen Umformtechnik.
