HYWEMA Josef Schwahlen GmbH & Co.KG

HYWEMA Josef Schwahlen GmbH & Co.KG is a German manufacturer based in Solingen, founded in 1922 as Präzision-Werkzeugmaschinen-Fabrik Josef Schwahlen. Initially producing special hydraulic tools for boiler construction at shipyards and for the Deutsche Reichsbahn, the company shifted after 1945 toward mechanical and hydraulic lifting devices, registering the HYWEMA® brand in 1956. It designs and builds lifting technology for industry and lifting platforms for commercial and rail vehicles, including mobile Radgreifer platforms and large heavy-duty platforms. The Solingen site covers roughly 28,000 square meters of factory area and about 18,000 square meters of operational facilities, with a production hall added in 1976 and a further 1,000-square-meter assembly hall occupied in 1991.