Company history

OSTERWALDER AG is a Swiss company with more than 100 years of tradition in press construction, and as a result is today the technology and market leader. Since 1990, we have concentrated our activities only on powder press technology.

Due to this profound experience, we have comprehensive know-how in all areas of powder pressing technology and are able to serve almost any customer requirement flexibly and quickly.

We are proud to offer our presses with Passion and highest quality to manufacture. Learn more about the history of Osterwalder AG.

1882

The beginning of Osterwalder

Formation

In 1882 Osterwalder AG was founded.

1906

Start of press production

In 1906 the construction of presses was started.

1989

World's first CNC powder press

We were the first company to introduce the world's first CNC powder press in 1989.

1998

KPP Hybrid Press

KPP presses have achieved 50 million strokes and more in production and are still running 24/7. Who can offer that? As reliable as a Swiss watch.

2007

Hydraulic cross press

In 2007, the market launch of the CA-SP and CA-MP series took place.

2009

First electric press

World premiere: The very first electric press CA-SP 160 with servo-electric drive was introduced.

2015

imPRESSive HMI Benchmark

Since 2015, imPRESSive has been optimizing the interaction between humans and machines. Since then, we have been improving our software solutions every day.

2015