Schweikart hightech Holzteile GmbH

We want to find out what makes workshops successful and what has made them what they are today. What principles lead to success, what ideas are behind them? In this series, we visit various businesses: from the carpentry trade to woodworkers, educational institutions and industry.

Where did your workshop story start?

The history of the Schweikart family business began in Balingen in 1976, when Heinz Schweikart decided to become self-employed and took over a woodworking business that at the time supplied the powerful furniture industry in the Swabian Alb region.

Rounding on the RUWI milling table atSchweikart Holzteile

How and why have you developed as a company?

Throughout our 50-year history, we have repeatedly succeeded in making the right decisions despite major changes in the market, separating ourselves from the unimportant and courageously pursuing new successful paths without abandoning our core competencies. This development was only possible because we always had valued customers and loyal partners at our side who challenged, encouraged, and enriched us. The company has always fulfilled these customer requirements with a highly motivated and highly qualified team, thus ensuring its continuous development.

Company building from the inside at Schweikart Holzteile

What is the focus of your workshop? What are the principles that guide you as a company?

The company's core competence lies in modern and powerful CNC machining centers. However, anyone who believes that this competence lies solely in highly automated machines is mistaken. High machining efficiency is achieved when the running time per part is also used for secondary operations during machine processing. It can therefore make sense to carry out radii, drilling, or grinding operations in parallel with CNC machining. The Ruwi machine is thus often used as a secondary workstation at the CNC and is therefore part of the machining center.

RUWI router table as a supplement to the CNC milling machine

What would you like to pass on to others?

Show your customers that you really enjoy working together to find solutions, optimize products, and build trusting partnerships. Always keep your ear to the market so that you can recognize the changes that are coming to your company. Don't see change as a threat, but as an opportunity.

Quality control at Schweikart Holzteile