| Founded | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Wuffenbuttel, Germany |
| Products | agriculture machinery |
| Parent |
Lely Industries Vermeer |
| Website | http://www.welger.com |
Weger round baler at work
Welger Machinery is a German manufacturer of Agricultural machinery based in Wuffenbuttel, Germany, that was founded in 1899. The company was taken over by the Lely Group in 1994, but in 2004 was bought out by a management buy out, and then bought in 2008 by Vermeer of the USA and Lely of the Netherlands.[1]
Company history
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? translation needed for German wikipedia history (short summary below from Welger web site)
TimelineEdit
- 1856 - Founded
- 1899 - Incorporated
- 1994 - Become a part of the Lely Group
- 2004 - MBO takes company Independent
- 2006 - Andlinger (finance Group) takes a stake in Welger.
- 2008 - American Vermeer company takes over Welger with Lely Industries of The Netherlands
FacilitiesEdit
- Area: 100,000 m²
- Factory covers 54,000 m²
- Turnover 2005: 60,000,000 EURO
Operating UnitsEdit
- Welger Maschinenfabrik GmbH - Agricultural machinery
- Welger Recycling Engineering GmbH - Recyling equipment
- Welger Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH - ?
- Welger Oberflächentechnik GmbH -?
Product rangeEdit
- balers
- Conventional 'square' bales
- Round Bales
- High density bales
- Bale wrappers
- Bale 'throwers'
Old model rangeEdit
A Welger WSA 350 exhibited in 'as found' condition at Old Warden Steam Rally 2009
- Welger WSA 350 - Baler
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Modern model rangeEdit
Many of the new models are marketed under the Lely Welger brand.
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- High density balers
- AP 530
- AP 630
- AP 730
- AP 830
- Round balers
- RP 202 Classic (1.5m) and Special (2.0m)
- RP 302
- RP 405 Variable density
- Big Square Balers
- D 4006 & D 4060 70 x 80 cm bales
- D 6006 & D 6060 70 x 120 cm bales
- Wrapper
- ATTIS HR 16
- Baler and Wrapper Combined
- the DOUBLE ACTION 235 + 235 PROFI
Lely Welger Round Baler
PreservationEdit
It is rare to find examples of such machinery at UK shows.
See alsoEdit
References / sourcesEdit
- German wikipedia
External linksEdit
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