History
1882 Formation of OSTERWALDER AG in Biel
1906 Start of press manufacture
1957 Relocation to Lyss into the new buildings of the
machine factory and the foundry
1959 Development of the fine blanking presses and
beginning of co-operation with Feintool AG
1987 Installation of new furnaces in the foundry in
accordance with the latest environmental regulations
1992 Integration of the ESSA/Meyer products
1994 Launch of the CA-NC series
(small hydraulic powder presses)
1995 Launch of the UPP series
(big hydraulic powder presses)
Development of the new mechanical-hydraulic
powder press KPP
1996 New installation of a semiautomatic mould system
in the foundry
1997 Launch of the KPP series
(mechanical-hydraulic powder presses)
1998 Formation of OSTERWALDER Inc. in Cincinnati,
Ohio, U.S.A.
2000 EPMA AWARD 2000 for the KPP press
2002 Launch of the CA-NC II series
(small hydraulic powder presses)
2003 Standardisation of the press control
EPMA AWARD 2003 for the press control
2004 Manufacture of the UPP 8'000
(pressing force 8'000 kN)
Manufacture of the UPP 10'000
(pressing force 10'000 kN)
2006 Acquisition by Mr Rolf Graf
Opening of the Customer Care Centre
2007 Launch of the CA-SP- and CA-MP series
(small and medium range hydraulic powder presses)
2008 Formation of OSTERWALDER (Shanghai)
Technology Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China
2009 Development of the first CA-SP Electric
(fully electrically driven)
Launch of Cross Pressing Technology
with up to 6 cross-hole modules