Weiler Werkzeugmaschinen
German manufacturer of precision lathes for industry, skilled trades and training, family-owned and market leader in the German-speaking region for conventional and cycle-controlled lathes.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
WEILER is a German manufacturer of precision lathes for industry, skilled trades and training. According to its official website, it has stood for lathes of the highest quality Made in Germany for over 85 years, and more than 160,000 lathes have left its main plant in northern Bavaria for customers around the world. It describes itself as one of the most renowned machine tool suppliers in Europe and one of the very few lathe manufacturers run as a family business. It states that it is market leader in the German-speaking region in two segments: conventional handwheel-operated lathes and cycle-controlled lathes. Its product range includes conventional lathes, EDUCATION4.0 lathes, servo-conventional lathes, cycle-controlled lathes, 4-bed lathes, CNC lathes, assembly drilling machines and radial drilling machines.
History
WEILER was founded in 1938 in Herzogenaurach by the Weiler and Hubmann families. In 1990 it was sold to the Austrian VOEST-Alpine Steinel Werkzeugmaschinen Ges.m.b.H., Linz. In 1991 Dkfm. Friedrich K. Eisler took over management. In 1995 Dkfm. Friedrich K. Eisler acquired WEILER Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH in a management buy-out and became sole managing partner. In 2000 the company acquired the Holoubkov s.r.o. plant near Pilsen in the Czech Republic. In 2001 the two sons Michael and Alexander Eisler joined the family business. In 2006 WEILER North America Corporation was founded. In 2011 the Eisler family corporate group took over the service and retrofit specialist WMS. In 2012 the company had around 550 employees at the Emskirchen and Holoubkov locations. In 2015 the Eisler family corporate group took over the milling machine manufacturer KUNZMANN. WEILER celebrated its 80th company anniversary in 2018 and its 85th anniversary in 2023.
Products and positioning
Precision lathes Made in Germany for industry, skilled trades and training; market leader in the German-speaking region for conventional and cycle-controlled lathes.
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Precision CNC lathe for training, shown with cobot automation.
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The new WEILER cycle control.
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