Sales, commissioning, training, maintenance and repair of machine tools for manufacturing technology.
Walter Auer AG
Bachenbülach (CH)New on Amplifa
About us
Walter Auer AG is a family-owned company founded in 1963 and based in Bachenbülach, specializing in the sale and support of machine tools. The product range includes lathes from GDW and FEELER, milling machines and machining centers from FPS, FIRST, MTE and FEELER, sawing machines from KLAEGER, MACC, PEDRAZZOLI, RÜSCH and TRONZADORAS MG, drilling machines from ERLO, punching machines and profile steel shears from GEKA, horizontal bending presses from SIMASV and AMOB, guillotine shears and press brakes from ERMAKSAN as well as surface grinding machines from BERGAMINI. In addition to consulting and sales, the company offers a complete service: commissioning, training, spare parts service, repairs and maintenance. Customers come from manufacturing technology, mechanical engineering, tool and die making, contract manufacturing and structural steelwork. The headquarters offers a showroom, office space, workshop and warehouse space on more than 3000 m².
- Site
- Bachenbülach
- Processes
- Machine sales, consulting & sale of machine tools (no own manufacturing operation), Service: commissioning, training, maintenance, repairs, spare parts for machine tools, Consulting & Sales, Commissioning & Training, Spare Parts, Repairs, Maintenance, Training (GDW, FPS)
- Materials
- Steel (capacity basis GEKA punching/shearing), Steel (drilling capacity basis ERLO), Aluminum (for circular saws TRONZADORAS MG), Mehanite cast iron (machine bed Bergamini surface grinding machine), Lathes (GDW, FEELER), Milling Machines and Machining Centers (FPS, FIRST, MTE, FEELER), Sawing Machines (KLAEGER, MACC, PEDRAZZOLI, RÜSCH, TRONZADORAS MG), Drilling Machines (ERLO)
- Founded
- 1963
- Industries
- Manufacturing Technology / Metalworking, Machine Tool Trade, Mechanical Engineering, Tool and Die Making, Contract Manufacturing, Structural Steelwork
- 01
Consulting & Sales
- 02
Commissioning & Training
- 03
Spare Parts
- 04
Repairs
- 05
Maintenance
Product Areas and Processes
Lathes (GDW, FEELER)
Conventional, cycle-controlled and CNC lathes from engine and bench lathes to the slant-bed CNC series.
Milling Machines and Machining Centers (FPS, FIRST, MTE, FEELER)
Conventional milling machines, CNC milling machines, bed-type and knee-and-column milling machines as well as 5-axis machining centers.
Sawing Machines (KLAEGER, MACC, PEDRAZZOLI, RÜSCH, TRONZADORAS MG)
Band saws, circular saws and length measuring systems for metal and aluminum cut-offs.
Drilling Machines (ERLO)
Column, bench and gear-head drilling machines for heavy workshop use.
Punching Machines and Profile Steel Shears (GEKA)
Hydraulic punches and shears with punching capacities from 35 to 200 tonnes.
Horizontal Bending Presses (SIMASV, AMOB)
Presses for bending and forming work in steel and metal construction.
Guillotine Shears and Press Brakes (ERMAKSAN)
Sheet metal processing by shearing and bending for sheet metal processors.
Surface Grinding Machines (BERGAMINI)
Compact, precise surface grinding machines with beds made of stabilized Mehanite cast iron.
Locations
Bachenbülach
CHHeadquarters with showroom, office space, workshop and warehouse
- Showroom
- Workshop
- Spare parts warehouse
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine sales, consulting & sale of machine tools (no own manufacturing operation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service: commissioning, training, maintenance, repairs, spare parts for machine toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
26 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional lathes (engine and bench lathes) | GDW | – | Swing ⌀ up to 600 mm, center distance 500–3'000 mm | – | – |
| Cycle-controlled lathes | GDW C 280Z, C 400Z (SIEMENS 828D ShopTurn) | – | Swing ⌀ 380/450 mm, center distance 650/1'000 mm | – | – |
| CNC lathes (slant bed) | FEELER FTC series (FTC-10 to FTC-640, FTC-350S/LY/SLY), FT series | – | Max. turning ⌀ 240–640 mm, turning length up to 1'934 mm | – | – |
| Conventional milling machines | FPS 300M, 500M-hydro, M-digital series (500M-digital, 630M-digital) | – | Travel up to 630 x 450 x 400 mm | – | – |
| CNC milling machines | FPS M-NC series (425M-NC Dualmaster, 630M-NC Dualmaster) | – | Travel up to 630 x 450 x 400 mm | – | – |
| Vertical machining centers (flat guideways) | FIRST | – | – | – | – |
| CNC machining centers | FIRST | – | – | – | – |
| 5-axis machining center | FIRST FV-435 | – | Travel 400 x 350 x 270 mm, table ⌀ 300 mm | – | – |
| Bed-type milling machines | MTE K, BF (BF-2'200 to BF-5'200), BT series | – | X-axis 2'000–5'000 mm, Z-axis 1'000–2'000 mm, table load up to 13'000 kg | – | – |
| Knee-and-column milling machines (ram-type) | MTE FBF-S, FBF-M | – | X-axis 3'000–36'000 mm, Y-axis up to 3'200 mm, Z-axis up to 1'500 mm | – | – |
| CNC machining centers | FEELER | – | – | – | – |
| 5-axis vertical machining centers | FEELER U-250, U-600P, U-800-5AX (gantry) | – | Travel up to 800 x 935 x 640 mm | – | – |
| Band sawing machines | KLAEGER NEO (220/260/300 M/E/S), HBS (265 G, 265 DG, 325 G) | – | Cutting capacity ⌀ up to 325 mm | – | – |
| Band sawing machines | MACC Special 215, 280 M/CSO, 320 M/CSO, 411 M/CSO | – | Cutting capacity ⌀ up to 300 mm | – | – |
| Circular sawing machines | MACC NEW 250 DV, NEW 315 E/EDV, NEW 350 E/EDV, NTM 350 | – | Blade ⌀ 250–350 mm | – | – |
| Band sawing machines | PEDRAZZOLI | – | – | – | – |
| Band sawing machines | RÜSCH | – | – | – | – |
| Aluminum circular sawing machines | TRONZADORAS MG | – | – | – | – |
| Length measuring systems | MECAN-Europa | – | – | – | – |
| Drilling machines (column and bench drilling machines, gear-head drilling machines) | ERLO Premium Line (C 18, C 25, C 30), S series, SEA series (SE 25, SE 30) | – | Drilling capacity in steel 18–30 mm | – | – |
| Punching machines / profile steel shears | GEKA Bendicrop 50/60/85, Hydracrop 55/80/110/165/220 | – | Punching force 500–2'200 kN (35–200 t), flat steel shearing up to 750 x 20 mm | – | – |
| Horizontal bending presses | SIMASV | – | – | – | – |
| Horizontal bending presses | AMOB | – | – | – | – |
| Guillotine shears | ERMAKSAN | – | – | – | – |
| Press brakes | ERMAKSAN | – | – | – | – |
| Surface grinding machines | BERGAMINI Bermi 500 Matic, Bermi 500 C, Bermi 505 S | – | Grinding area 505 x 200 mm | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1963
Company founded as Novotec Maschinen AG in Zurich by Ana Maria and Walter Auer
- 1969
Move to larger premises in Zurich, renamed Walter Auer AG
- 1974
Occupancy of the new company headquarters in Bachenbülach with showroom, office space, workshop and warehouse space on more than 3000 m²
- 1981
Acquisition of the company OLWA AG
- 1988
25th anniversary
- 1992
Handover of management to Ana Maria Auer
- 2013
50th anniversary
- 2023
60th anniversary; awarded the GDW Sales Excellence Award for the best foreign representative for the GDW sales program