Manufactory for machine knives: manufacturing and precision grinding of circular and long knives for industry and trade since 1891.
HUGO HOPPE HANNOVER GmbH
HannoverNew on Amplifa
Knife and tool grinding shop since 1891
HOPPESCHLIFF (HUGO HOPPE HANNOVER GmbH) is a Hanover family business in its fourth generation, active in the grinding and knife-manufacturing trade since 1891. The company manufactures machine knives, in particular circular and long knives, as well as custom-made products to customer drawings, and performs resharpening and contract grinding of existing cutting tools. Production comprises a machine shop as well as a tool and contract grinding shop on a total of 800 sqm of operating space. Manufacturing uses special and tool steels supplied by long-standing partners. Customers come from industry and trade, including renowned companies from Germany and abroad. A quality management system has been in place since 2006; the company headquarters are located at Mogelkenstraße 26 in the Hainholz industrial area.
- Site
- Hannover
- Processes
- Contract grinding, Tool grinding, Manufacture of machine knives (circular and long knives), Resharpening of knives (grind and sharpness), Marking, New manufacture of machine knives, Single-piece/custom-made products, Resharpening/contract grinding
- Materials
- Special and tool steels, Tool steel, Special steel, Tool and contract grinding
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, QMS since 2006
- Founded
- 1891
- Industries
- Industry, Trade
- 01
Material procurement (special and tool steels)
- 02
Mechanical manufacturing
- 03
Tool and contract grinding
- 04
Marking
- 05
Delivery / all-inclusive service
Materials and processes
Tool steel
Material for tool grinding and the manufacture of cutting tools.
Special steel
Base material for machine knives such as circular and long knives, supplied by long-standing partners.
Tool and contract grinding
Precision grinding of knives and tools including resharpening for grind and sharpness.
Site
Hannover
DECompany headquarters with machine shop, tool and contract grinding shop
- Lot size
- Single-piece production to large quantities
- Materials
- Special and tool steels
- 27 kWp photovoltaic system
- Screw compressor
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract grindingSurface | – | – | – | – | Tool steel, Special steel |
| Tool grindingSurface | – | – | – | – | Tool steel |
| Manufacture of machine knives (circular and long knives)Machining | – | – | – | – | Special and tool steels |
| Resharpening of knives (grind and sharpness)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| MarkingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
A quality management system (QMS) has been in place since 2006; the company is an ISO-certified knife grinding shop.
| Evidence | Hannover |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| QMS since 2006 |
History
- 1891
Founding of the grinding shop Hugo Hoppe Hannover (HHH) by the Solingen knife maker Hugo Hoppe I on Vahrenwalder Straße.
- 1897
Move to Weidendamm 11; opening of a retail store for Solingen cutlery.
- 1927
Hugo Hoppe II takes over the company.
- 1932
Move to Herschelstraße 17.
- 1943
Establishment of an alternative operation on the grounds of the Hannover slaughterhouse.
- 1945
Destruction of the premises in the last bombing raid on Hannover; from August onward work continues at the slaughterhouse.
- 1947
Founding of HUGO HOPPE HANNOVER GmbH, Am Bokemahle 15.
- 1956
Horst Hugo Hoppe (Hugo III) passes his master craftsman examination as a knife maker.
- 1963
New construction of the company building at Mogelkenstraße 26, the current headquarters.
- 1970
Horst Hugo Hoppe takes over the company and renames it HOPPESCHLIFF.
- 1983
Hugo Herbert Mark Hoppe wins the performance competition of the German youth skilled crafts (Deutsche Handwerksjugend).
- 1989
Membership in the Professional Association of German Precision Tool Grinders (FDPW).
- 1993
Mark Hoppe takes over the management.
- 1997
Expansion of the production area through a hall extension to a total of 800 sqm.
- 2006
Introduction of a quality management system (QMS).
- 2016
125th anniversary with a new logo.
- 2023
Introduction of the 4-day-week working time model.
- 2026
New LinkedIn presence.