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HISTORY

Alexanderwerk – We’re making (more than 135 years) History

1885   Foundation by Alexander von der Nahmer as a foundry
Production of manually operated meat grinders
1899 Conversion to a stock company and listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)
Product portfolio includes bread slicers, graters, juicers, christmas tree stands,
scales, machines for butchers and canteen kitchens
1930s Machine construction for the chemial and pharmaceutical industry
Granulating machines and granulators
1950s Development of the first fully functional roller compactor
In-house technical center opened in Remscheid
1960s Machine construction for customers individual requirements including raw material preparation, screening of the granules, conveyor machines for continuous product recycling, dedusting and  electrical control of the  machines
1973 Design and construction of plants for the soda production
1984   Construction of a new modern assembly hall for granulating compactors
1993 Implementation of a QMS and Certification according DIN ISO 9001
1997 Development and launch of the roller compactors WP 120 Pharma and WP 200 Pharma
2003
Suceesful audit according FDA regulations (21 CFR Part 11)
2010
Restructuring of the Alexanderwerk-Group into a modern Holding structure
2015
Foundation of a  Rep. Office in Shanghai (V.R. China)
2016 Foundation of a  Rep. Office in Chicago (IL USA)
2017 Foundation of the Alexanderwerk India Pvt. (Mumbai, India)
2018 Foundation of the Alexanderwerk (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.(China)
Foundation of the Alexanderwerk Real Estate Inc. (USA)
2019 Foundation of a subsidiary in Bogota DC, Colombia (Alexanderwerk Colombia S.A.S.) for the LATAM region.

Today the Alexanderwerk group is a leading manufacturer of high-technology compaction and granulation machines for the  chemical, food, life science, nuclear and pharmaceutical industries. For decades, pharmaceutical and chemical companies all over the world have been using solutions  supplied by Alexanderwerk.