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Dieffenbacher (Eppingen, Germany) is highlighting its expertise as a solutions provider for the infrastructure and construction industry. The most noticeable innovation, says the company, is its products and solutions from  Schmidt & Heinzmann (Bruschal), which Dieffenbacher acquired in November 2024.

“We’ll showcase applications for the construction and infrastructure sector from Dieffenbacher customer projects, including components for railroad and telecommunications infrastructure, switch cabinets, industrial lamp housings, drainage channels and underground stormwater tanks used as intermediate buffers during heavy rainfall,” explains Marco Hahn, director sales of Dieffenbacher’s Forming Business Unit.

The latter application will be the focus of the presentation, “Innovative solutions in stormwater management: A sustainable transition to long-fiber thermoplastic for critical stormwater infrastructure,” which Hahn will give with Zacharie Marchildon and Mike Mueller from Dieffenbacher’s U.S. customer and partner Xerxes. The presentation is on Wednesday, March 5 at 4 p.m. on the Agora stage in Hall 5.

With the acquisition of Schmidt & Heinzmann’s composites business, Dieffenbacher received the business’ intangible assets, including design and project documents, intellectual property and business unit know-how. Dieffenbacher also took on the business’ 30-plus employees, entire product portfolio and after-sales service responsibilities.

“Visitors to our booth will find Schmidt & Heinzmann sheet molding compound [SMC] solutions in the form of production lines for semi-finished materials, cutting systems, cutting and stacking units and wide roving cutters,” says Michael Ochs. Ochs came to Dieffenbacher as part of the acquisition and is now director of sales, Schmidt & Heinzmann. “The familiar Schmidt & Heinzmann contacts will also be there to provide expert advice on our products and solutions.”

Another highlight is a novel augmented reality (AR) application that enables the company to project its composites press systems — including the CompressEco and Fiberpress — as a full-sized 3D model using a smartphone or tablet. “The app provides an initial realistic impression of how a new press system could be integrated into a greenfield project or an existing plant structure,” explains Hahn.

Dieffenbacher also presents its entire range of hydraulic presses. These include:

• The TailoredPress, an all-rounder for press forces of up to 10,000 kilonewtons
• The flexible CompressEco for press forces of 6,300-30,000 kilonewtons
• The energy-efficient Fiberpress, which can be designed for press forces of 50,000 kilonewtons and more.

Visitors can also learn about Dieffenbacher’s service capabilities, modernization and automation expertise, and experience a demonstration of the company’s Evoris digitalization solution.

“Thanks to the integration of Schmidt & Heinzmann, our team has grown in size and quality in recent months,” says Hahn. “That will be evident at JEC World 2025. We can now respond even better and faster to customer challenges.”

Visit Dieffenbacher at Booth L115 in Hall 5.