Skip to content

WAFIOS

WAFIOS is a German manufacturer of wire and tube processing machinery, formed in 1914 from the merger of Wagner & Ficker and Otto Schmid.

Last updated September 16, 2026

AI crawler reads

No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.

Overview

WAFIOS is a German machinery manufacturer focused on wire and tube processing. Its name derives from its founders Ernst Wagner, Hans Ficker and Otto Schmid. Ernst Wagner started a small mechanical workshop in Pfullingen in 1893; Hans Ficker joined as a commercial partner in 1910; and in 1914 the competing operations Wagner & Ficker Maschinenfabrik and Otto Schmid of Stuttgart merged to form the united machine factories for wire processing, Wagner & Ficker and Otto Schmid — WAFIOS. The company offers spring-making machines, wire and tube bending machines, straightening machines, and related equipment, along with services including spare parts, tools, training, retrofit and maintenance software.

History

The name WAFIOS derives from its founders Ernst Wagner, Hans Ficker and Otto Schmid. In 1893 Ernst Wagner started a small mechanical workshop in Pfullingen. In 1910 Hans Ficker joined the company as a commercial partner. In 1914 the competing operations Wagner & Ficker Maschinenfabrik and Otto Schmid of Stuttgart merged, marking the birth of the united machine factories for wire processing, Wagner & Ficker and Otto Schmid — WAFIOS. The company's history page lists later milestones including conversion into a stock corporation, acquisition of Witels-Albert, establishment of WAFIOS Shanghai Machinery, opening of the Wire and Tube Center in Reutlingen, founding of WAFIOS (Zhangjiagang) Machinery Production, founding of WAFIOS Tube Automation, founding of WAFIOS de México, S.A. de C.V., and founding of WAFIOS Portugal Production.

Products and positioning

Original manufacturer of wire and tube processing machinery offering spare parts, tools, training, retrofit and digitalization services as a full-service partner.

  • F 12 Performance Druckfedermaschine

  • F 18 Performance Druckfedermaschine

  • FUL 36+ 4speed

  • BMF 90 Stromschienenbiegemaschine

  • BMZ 6 CNC-Biegemaschine

  • TWISTER² 35-RL Roboterbiegetechnologie

  • AHF 150 Haspel

  • BQ 10 modulare Drahtbiegemaschine

Sources5 sources

Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/wafios · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled