BW Papersystems Hamburg

WillPemcoBielomatik is the combined brand associated with BW Papersystems Hamburg, a German machinery business based in Wedel that serves the paper manufacturing and converting industries. Its industrial heritage reaches back to 1866, when the predecessor company E.C.H. Will GmbH was established. The present brand name was introduced in 2015 by combining the identities and capabilities of E.C.H. Will, Pemco, and the paper-processing division of bielomatik Leuze GmbH + Co. KG. The brand operates within BW Papersystems, one of the divisions of the United States-based Barry-Wehmiller group. BW Papersystems brings together several businesses and technology portfolios serving paper, packaging, and related converting applications. The Hamburg operation is one of the group's German locations. In addition to the WillPemcoBielomatik identity, the historical portfolio is connected with companies and brands including Kugler-Womako, Pemco, SHM, and Wrapmatic. WillPemcoBielomatik's equipment portfolio covers multiple stages of industrial paper processing. Its products include cut-size sheeters for producing office and communication paper, folio-size sheeting machines for paper and board, ream-wrapping equipment for large paper sheets, and complete packaging lines. The brand also supplies converting lines for exercise books and for ruled or unruled paper layers. Another area of activity is equipment for the industrial production of digitally printed books. The company has expanded its technical portfolio through acquisitions and technology integration. In 2014, former E.C.H. Will and its sister companies Kugler-Womako and Pemco became part of BW Papersystems, joining MarquipWardUnited. The following year, WillPemcoBielomatik was established as a combined market identity. In 2018, the business acquired rotary cross-cutting technology from German company Questec, adding capabilities for converting very light and thin paper and film. The brand's positioning is that of a specialist capital-equipment supplier rather than a consumer-facing paper brand. Its value proposition rests on integrated production lines, high-throughput sheeting and converting technology, packaging automation, and long-standing engineering experience. The 150th anniversary celebration of the original E.C.H. Will brand in 2016 highlighted the historical continuity behind the newer combined identity. Public reference material identifies the company primarily through its machinery portfolio and its role within BW Papersystems; detailed standalone financial data, executive listings, and market-share information are not established in the supplied sources.

The history of WillPemcoBielomatik is rooted in E.C.H. Will GmbH, founded in 1866 in Germany. The original business developed a long-term specialization in machinery for paper production and processing. Although the modern brand name is relatively recent, its market identity draws on more than a century of engineering and manufacturing history associated with E.C.H. Will. A major organizational change occurred in 2014, when former E.C.H. Will and its sister company Kugler-Womako, together with Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based Pemco Inc., became part of BW Papersystems. The Pemco organization also included the SHM and Wrapmatic brands. The businesses joined MarquipWardUnited within the wider Barry-Wehmiller group, linking the German operations with a broader international supplier of paper and packaging machinery. In 2015, the WillPemcoBielomatik brand was created as a combined identity. The name brought together E.C.H. Will, Pemco, and the paper-processing division of bielomatik Leuze GmbH + Co. KG. This structure reflected an effort to present complementary paper-processing technologies under one brand while retaining the technical heritage of the contributing businesses. The Hamburg operation is now identified with BW Papersystems and is based in Wedel, Germany. The brand marked the 150th anniversary of the original E.C.H. Will identity in 2016. The anniversary connected the newer WillPemcoBielomatik name with the predecessor company's established history and emphasized continuity in German paper-machinery engineering. Portfolio development continued in 2018, when the business acquired rotary cross-cutting technology from Questec, another German company. The technology was intended for converting very light and thin paper and film, extending the range of materials and applications addressed by the business. Today, WillPemcoBielomatik is associated with machinery for paper manufacturing and converting. Its equipment includes cut-size sheeters, folio-size sheeting machines, ream wrappers, packaging lines, exercise-book converting systems, lines for ruled and unruled paper layers, and solutions for industrial digital book production. The business is part of BW Papersystems, which itself belongs to Barry-Wehmiller. Available reference material provides substantial information about the brand's corporate history and products but does not establish a separate public listing, standalone financial profile, or named executive roster.

1. 2018Questec rotary cross-cutting technology acquired

   The business added rotary cross-cutting technology for very light and thin paper and film through an acquisition from Questec.

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2. 2016150th anniversary of E.C.H. Will

   BW Papersystems Hamburg commemorated 150 years of the original E.C.H. Will brand.

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3. 2015WillPemcoBielomatik name introduced

   The combined brand was formed from E.C.H. Will, Pemco, and bielomatik's paper-processing activities.

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4. 2014Businesses become part of BW Papersystems

   Former E.C.H. Will, Kugler-Womako, and Pemco joined BW Papersystems within the MarquipWardUnited organization.

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5. 1866E.C.H. Will established

   The predecessor company E.C.H. Will GmbH was founded in Germany, providing the historical basis for the later WillPemcoBielomatik identity.

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A specialist industrial equipment supplier combining long-established German paper-machinery engineering with BW Papersystems' broader international portfolio. The brand focuses on integrated, high-volume paper sheeting, converting, packaging, and book-production systems.

• Cut-size sheetersPaper sheeting machinery

  Cut-size sheeting systems process large paper rolls or sheets into standardized smaller formats used for communication and office paper. The portfolio is described as covering machines with configurations from two to sixteen pockets, supporting industrial production and integration into downstream packaging operations.

• Folio-size sheeting machinesPaper and board sheeting machinery

  Folio-size sheeting equipment is designed to produce larger-format paper and cardboard sheets. These machines serve mills, converters, and packaging-related manufacturers that require accurate cutting and handling of paper or board in folio formats.

• Ream wrappersPaper packaging machinery

  Ream-wrapping systems package groups of paper sheets, including large paper formats, for storage, transport, and sale. They form part of the brand's broader paper-handling and packaging-line portfolio and can be supplied as components of integrated production arrangements.

• Exercise-book converting linesPaper converting machinery

  These converting lines support industrial production of exercise books and related stationery products. The equipment links paper processing and format conversion with manufacturing steps needed for ruled or unruled educational and writing-paper products.

• Digital book production solutionsBook manufacturing machinery

  WillPemcoBielomatik supplies machinery and production solutions for industrially produced digitally printed books. The offering addresses paper handling and conversion requirements in digital book manufacturing environments.

• 2018Acquisition of Questec rotary cross-cutting technologyM&A

  The brand sought to extend its converting technology for lightweight and thin paper and film applications.

  What changed. BW Papersystems Hamburg acquired rotary cross-cutting technology from German company Questec.

  Aftermath. The acquisition broadened the technical portfolio available for converting very light and thin paper and film.

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• 2015Creation of the WillPemcoBielomatik brandStrategy

  BW Papersystems had brought together several paper-processing businesses and technology traditions with established names.

  What changed. A combined brand name was established from E.C.H. Will, Pemco, and the paper-processing division of bielomatik Leuze.

  Aftermath. The combined identity became associated with sheeting, packaging, paper converting, and book-production machinery.

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• 2014Integration into BW PapersystemsM&A

  The former E.C.H. Will, Kugler-Womako, and Pemco businesses were brought together within BW Papersystems and MarquipWardUnited.

  What changed. The businesses became part of BW Papersystems, a division of Barry-Wehmiller.

  Aftermath. The transaction created the corporate platform from which the combined WillPemcoBielomatik brand was subsequently developed.

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• 2018Rotary cross-cutting technology acquired from Questec

  The business acquired rotary cross-cutting technology from Questec to support converting applications involving very light and thin paper and film.

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• 2015WillPemcoBielomatik brand identity established

  BW Papersystems introduced the WillPemcoBielomatik name by combining the E.C.H. Will and Pemco brands with the paper-processing division of bielomatik Leuze.

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• 2014E.C.H. Will and related businesses join BW Papersystems

  Former E.C.H. Will, Kugler-Womako, and Pemco businesses, including associated SHM and Wrapmatic brands, became part of BW Papersystems and joined MarquipWardUnited.

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1. BW Papersystems Hamburg
2. BW Papersystems official website