2000: First automotive exterior product: Door entry ledge for Audi
2001: New automotive interior product: Kinematic cupholder with roller blind
2003: Expanding our expertise: Variothermal temperature control technology for high-gloss parts without visible weld line
2004: Inauguration of subsidiary wezi-tec in Legnica/Poland
2005: Expanding our expertise: Plastic-metal hybrid injection moulding
2005: Expanding our expertise: Real and imitation leather lamination
2006: Expanding our expertise: Stack moulding technology for the household appliance industry
2008: Entry into thermoelectrics: First heating/cooling thermo-cupholder in a production vehicle (Audi Q5)
2008: Expanding our expertise: Plastic painting using Powerwash pretreatment and robot technology
2009: Expanding our expertise: Aluminium screens are back-injected with plastic primer-free
2009: Expanding our expertise: 3-component technology for the automotive industry
2014: Inauguration of the Weber Suzhou subsidiary in Suzhou/China
2014: New automotive interior product: Air vents
2016: Car interior innovation: Centre console storage compartment / cupholder unit with double-layer 2-stage sliding lid
Today's sealing putties production
Today's plastic injection moulding production
Dr Thomas Zipp and Andreas Becker
4,000 tonne large injection moulding machine
Opening location Kożuchów
With the 4,000 tonne large injection moulding machine, WEBER invests in technological progress and the future of the founding and parent company site in Dillenburg. WEBER is thus expanding its manufacturing expertise to include large injection-moulded parts such as engine covers, front boots (front luggage compartments) and boot lid covers
1949: Josef Weber founds the company
1949: Entry into the development and production of sealants
1959: Entry into plastics processing
1959: Start of thermoset pressing for the oven and cooker industries
1959: Entry into mould making
1962: Artur Zipp appointed second general manager alongside Josef Weber
1969: Development of expertise in plastics technology: Thermoplastic injection moulding
1969: Thermoplastic products for the heating industry
1974: Entry into the automotive industry; first automotive interior product: an ashtray for the VW Polo
1977: Entry into the airplane industry; first interior product: Ceiling panels for the Airbus A300
1994: First automotive powertrain product: Engine cover for the VW Group
1995: Dr. Thomas Zipp appointed general manager alongside Artur Zipp
1998: Product launch W-1000: Development of the first segregation-free mineral cartridge cement