Machinery and systems for wood processing: sales, general overhaul, service, spare parts and sharpening service.
WJS GmbH
Neuwied-Engers, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About WJS GmbH
WJS GmbH, based in Neuwied-Engers, specialises in machinery and systems for wood processing. Founded in 1991 as Waco Jonab Systeme GmbH in Andernach, the company distributes high-performance planing machines, band saws, mechanisation systems, vacuum lifting equipment and foil packaging machines from European partner manufacturers such as WPM, Kvarnstrands, Hall, Joulin, Wintersteiger, Swedex and Maskinson. A further pillar is the purchase and sale of used machinery: planing and grinding machines from various manufacturers, including Waco and Weinig, are overhauled in the company's own halls. The service portfolio includes maintenance, repair, spare parts procurement with worldwide shipping, production support, a 24/7 emergency service as well as a sharpening and grinding service for saw blades and cutter heads, also using the company's own Kosmos-430 cutter head grinding machine. Customers come from the wood processing industry, from sawmills and planing mills, and from the prefabricated house sector.
- Site
- Neuwied-Engers
- Processes
- Trade, service, maintenance, repair and overhaul of woodworking machines and systems, Sharpening service (grinding of saw blades and cutter heads), Procurement and installation of spare parts from all manufacturers, Production support and optimisation, 24/7 emergency service for machines and systems, Valuation of used machinery, Maintenance, repair and overhaul of woodworking machines, Spare parts procurement, installation and worldwide shipping
- Materials
- Wood, Sharpening and grinding service, General overhaul of used machinery
- Founded
- 1991
- Employees
- 10-19
- Industries
- Woodworking, Sawmills and planing mills, Prefabricated house construction, Wood processing industry, Sawmills/planing mills
- 01
Consulting and machine evaluation
- 02
Sales of new machines and systems
- 03
Purchase of used machinery
- 04
Renovation and general overhaul in own halls
- 05
Spare parts procurement and installation
- 06
Commissioning and production optimisation
- 07
Maintenance, repair and 24/7 emergency service
- 08
Sharpening and grinding service
Machines and Tools
Sharpening and grinding service
Grinding of saw blades and cutter heads, also with the company's own Kosmos-430 cutter head grinding machine.
General overhaul of used machinery
Renovation of planing and grinding machines from various manufacturers, including Waco and Weinig.
Location
Neuwied-Engers
DEHeadquarters with office building, warehouse halls, hall for used machinery renovation and spare parts warehouse
- Hall for used machinery renovation (2015)
- Additional hall for renovation and storage (2021)
- Spare parts warehouse
- Kosmos-430 cutter head grinding machine
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade, service, maintenance, repair and overhaul of woodworking machines and systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Sharpening service (grinding of saw blades and cutter heads)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Tool steel |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Procurement and installation of spare parts from all manufacturersAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production support and optimisationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24/7 emergency service for machines and systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Valuation of used machineryEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planing machine / planing system | Waco (Waco Jonsereds AB) | – | – | – | – |
| Planing machine / band saw | WPM Wood Processing Machinery | – | – | – | – |
| Cutter head grinding machine | Kvarnstrand / WJS Kosmos 430 | – | – | 2019 | – |
| Mechanisation systems (sorting and planing mechanisation) | System Hall | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum lifting equipment | Joulin Aero H3500 | – | – | – | – |
| Foil packaging machines | Maskinson AB | – | – | – | – |
| Cutting heads, milling cutters, cutting sets and finger-joint cutters | Kvarnstrands | – | – | – | – |
| Band saw blades | Wintersteiger | – | – | – | – |
| Circular saw blades | Swedex | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1991
Founding of Waco Jonab Systeme GmbH by Hans Erich Schmidt, Hermann Josef Fischer and Wolfgang Sebastiany in Andernach, in cooperation with Waco Jonsereds AB (Halmstad, Sweden).
- 1993
Rhine flood; the office building stands 1.5 metres under water.
- 1995
New construction of the office building with warehouse hall in Neuwied-Engers.
- 1997
Commissioning of the first Waco planing machine with 300 m/min feed rate in Austria.
- 1998
Start of cooperation with the Swedish tool manufacturer Kvarnstrands.
- 2000
Major contract in northern Germany for three complete planing lines.
- 2003
Start of cooperation with the foil packaging machine manufacturer Maskinson AB.
- 2005
Start of cooperation with the Swedish mechanisation systems manufacturer System Hall.
- 2006
Commissioning of the first Waco left-hand planing machine at Schwörer Haus.
- 2007
Commissioning of the first high-performance planing machine with 600 m/min feed rate in Switzerland.
- 2008
Commissioning of the first Waco width planing machine in Austria.
- 2010
Start of cooperation with Joulin Aero; commissioning of the first H3500 in Germany at Bolz.
- 2013
Hans Erich Schmidt passes away; Thomas Schmidt succeeds him as Managing Director.
- 2015
Renaming to WJS GmbH; construction of an annex hall for the renovation of used machinery.
- 2018
Cooperation with WPM Wood Processing Machinery; takeover of the production of the Kosmos cutter head grinding machine from Kvarnstrand.
- 2019
Further development of the Kosmos to the Kosmos 430 with Siemens control.
- 2020
Co-founder Hermann-Josef Fischer retires.
- 2021
Expansion with another hall for renovation and storage of used machinery.
- 2023
Wolfgang Sebastiany retires; his shares are taken over by Timm Sebastiany.