Manufacturer of precision woodworking machines – sliding table saws, planing machines, routers and sanding machines from Ottobeuren.
Otto Martin Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
Ottobeuren (DE)New on Amplifa
About MARTIN
Otto Martin Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures woodworking machines for sawing, planing, routing and sanding at its Ottobeuren site in the Allgäu region. The product range includes sliding table saws (T66, T77), thickness planers and jointers (T45, T54, T32), tilting arbor and fixed spindle routers (T27, T12) as well as the special Q-Fin sanding machine for wooden window construction. Machine columns are produced as steel-concrete composite constructions, protected as a utility model since 1923, which dampens vibrations. The crucial components are manufactured on the company's own production facilities; every machine leaves the factory only after strict quality controls. The machines process solid wood, panel materials, plastics and light metals such as aluminium. Customers include furniture manufacturing, solid wood processing, window construction, panel and plastics processing as well as trades and industry. With 161 employees, the company founded in 1922 supplies customers in over 70 countries; more than 65% of the machines produced annually leave Germany, with the strongest markets being France, Austria, Great Britain, the USA and Switzerland.
- Site
- Ottobeuren
- Processes
- Sawing (sliding table saws T66/T77), Planing (thickness/jointer planing), Routing (tilting arbor router T27, fixed spindle router T12), Sanding (Quality Finishing, Q-Fin), Service engineering and hotline, Spare parts availability, Machine registration, Brokerage of used machines
- Materials
- Solid wood, Panel material, Plastic, Light metal (aluminium/alloys with < 80% magnesium), OSB (face layers of SIP panels), EPS insulating foam (core of SIP panels), Light metal (aluminium)
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- 161
- Industries
- Furniture manufacturing, Solid wood processing, Window construction, Panel processing, Plastics processing, Light metal processing
- 01
Design and engineering
- 02
Manufacturing of crucial components on in-house facilities
- 03
Machine assembly
- 04
Quality control
- 05
Distribution via dealer network
- 06
Service, remote maintenance and spare parts availability
Materials and Processes
Solid wood
Core material for machining on sliding table saws, planing and routing machines.
Panel material
Sliding table saws can be configured from scoring units to extended tables for panel processing.
Plastic
Machining on saws and planing machines, in some cases down to 1.5 mm residual thickness.
Light metal (aluminium)
Sawing of aluminium and alloys with less than 80% magnesium content.
Locations
Ottobeuren
DEHeadquarters, production, sales, service
- Materials
- Solid wood, panel material, plastic, light metal
- Sliding table saws T77/T66 (product line)
- Thickness planer T45
- Jointer T54
- Combination planer T32
- Tilting arbor router T27
- Fixed spindle router T12
- Window sanding machine Q-Fin
Machines and Applications
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing (sliding table saws T66/T77)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Solid wood, Panel material, Plastic, Light metal/aluminium |
| Planing (thickness/jointer planing)Machining | Display resolution 0.1 mm | 530 mm (T32) / 630 mm (T45/T54) | – | – | Solid wood, Plastic |
| Routing (tilting arbor router T27, fixed spindle router T12)Machining | Repeatability ± 0.025 mm | – | – | – | Solid wood, Plastic |
| Sanding (Quality Finishing, Q-Fin)Surface | – | min. 350 mm workpiece length × 10 – 250 mm working width | – | – | Wood |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sliding table saw | MARTIN T77 | – | Max. cutting height 205 mm; cutting width 1,100/1,350/1,600 mm; outrigger table length up to 5.1 m; | – | Ottobeuren |
| Sliding table saw | MARTIN T66 | – | Max. cutting height 155 mm; cutting width 850/1,350 mm; outrigger table length 1.9/3.3/3.7 m; saw | – | Ottobeuren |
| Thickness planer | MARTIN T45 | – | Planing width 630 mm; planing height 1.5 – 300 mm; max. depth of cut 12 mm; feed up to 25 m/min | – | Ottobeuren |
| Jointer | MARTIN T54 | – | – | – | Ottobeuren |
| Combination planer (thickness/jointer planer) | MARTIN T32 | – | Planing width 530 mm; planing height 3 – 250 mm; max. depth of cut 8 mm | – | Ottobeuren |
| Tilting arbor router | MARTIN T27 | – | Spindle stroke 150 mm; tilting ± 46°; table opening 255/205/161/106/74 mm | – | Ottobeuren |
| Fixed spindle router | MARTIN T12 | – | Spindle stroke 150 mm; table opening 255/205/161/106/74 mm | – | Ottobeuren |
| Special sanding machine (window sanding machine) | MARTIN Q-Fin | – | Working width 10 – 250 mm; workpiece length min. 350 mm; workpiece cross-section 10x10 to 250x250 | – | Ottobeuren |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1922
Company founded on 4 February 1922 by Otto Martin (20 years old) in Benningen; first machine: combined circular saw, router and mortising machine with wooden construction
- 1923
Steel-concrete machine column (composite column) invented, utility model granted
- 1925
Product range includes combined routers, jointers, band saws and combination planers
- 1930
Renamed Otto Martin Maschinenbau; relocation to Ottobeuren
- 1937
Production of the first MARTIN diesel tractor
- 1942
Own foundry at the site; last tractor S22 delivered (440 units)
- 1950
Discontinuation of tractor production, focus on woodworking machines
- 1951
Regular trade fair participation, among others in Hanover
- 1954
Jointer T50 awarded at the German Industrial Fair
- 1956
Start of exports to the USA with the T17 table saw
- 1959
World premiere of sliding table saw T75: first tiltable saw blade (45°); introduction of steel forced guide
- 1963
Production exceeds 1,000 machines per year
- 1964
Death of Otto Martin; reorganization into Otto Martin Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG; sons Otto jun. and Max take over
- 1965
Rubber feed rollers on thickness planers (utility model DE 1919313)
- 1948
Since 1948, more than 74,000 machines of 60 types have been delivered
- 2021
Honoring of long-serving employees (315 years of service); 8 new apprentices
- 2022
100th company anniversary; competitive edge through more than 110 patents and utility models since founding
- 2023
Rank 45 in the ranking of Bavaria's economically strongest SMEs (SZ Institute/Creditreform); presentation of ConnectControl at LIGNA