Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW), headquartered in Schramberg - Waldmössingen, Germany, is a leading international manufacturer of smart manufacturing solutions. SW currently employs around 1400 people worldwide and achieved group sales of around EUR 466 million in 2022.
For more than 25 years, SW has been setting standards for precision, efficiency and sustainability. To this end, SW's Smart Manufacturing Solutions are individually adapted to customer needs and customized manufacturing solutions are developed. The product portfolio ranges from CNC machining centers with modular automation and stand-alone manufacturing cells to complete manufacturing systems and associated software solutions.
SW's machine portfolio includes both single-station machines for machining complex, large-volume workpieces and dual-station machines for high-precision machining of filigree components. The use of a double-swivel beam enables loading and unloading to take place in parallel during machining for minimized non-productive time and higher productivity. The patented monoblock design ensures high machine rigidity for all SW machines. In addition to ball screw drives, SW also uses linear motor drives and offers some of the fastest machining centers in the world.
SW is the world market leader in the field of multi-spindle machining centers for cutting all types of materials. With these manufacturing solutions, users take their production to a new level of flexibility, connectivity, modularity and productivity in the automotive industry, electromobility, agricultural & construction machinery, medical technology and aerospace.
As a solution provider, SW automates complete production lines and handles the entire process planning - from the raw material to the finished part. Comprehensive life services keep productivity at the highest level and significantly extend the life cycle of the machines.
The company is represented worldwide. In addition to the automation specialist SW Automation in Tettnang, SW has plants in the USA and China. Additional subsidiaries in France, Italy, Poland, Hungary and Mexico ensure intensive and rapid customer support internationally.