Woodwelding

Woodwelding is a Swiss technology company and brand best known for WoodWelding®, an ultrasonic fixation process that drives a thermoplastic pin into wood, composites or lightweight panels. The sonotrode generates ultrasound that causes the polymer to liquefy and penetrate the surrounding material; the polymer then cools and forms a stable bond in roughly one to five seconds. The company markets the process as a faster, cleaner and more design-flexible alternative to adhesives and traditional mechanical fasteners, with applications in furniture, construction elements and other wood-based assemblies. The technology originated inside Creaholic, the Swiss innovation firm founded by Elmar Mock, co-inventor of the Swatch watch. After roughly five years of incubation, Creaholic and GPI SA established WoodWelding SA in 1999 to develop and commercialise next-generation fixation technologies for wood. The first industrial licence followed in 2000, when Würth licensed the technology for industrial use. In 2002 the company extended the concept from wood into bone, creating the BoneWelding brand and licensing the technology for cranio-maxillofacial applications to KLS Martin. A veterinary subsidiary, VetWelding AG, was founded in 2017 to apply BoneWelding® technology to musculoskeletal disorders in animals. In 2023 the business rebranded from Woodwelding to WW Technologies to reflect its broader scope, while WoodWelding® remains the flagship fixation technology brand. The company is headquartered in Stansstad, Switzerland, and presents itself as supported by leading Swiss institutions. Its board has included Elmar Mock, Marcel Aeschlimann and Dr. Urs Isenegger. Woodwelding operates as a private technology licensor and solution provider rather than a mass-market product manufacturer, selling its process and applications to industrial partners.

Woodwelding began as an incubation project inside Creaholic, a Swiss innovation firm based in Biel and founded by Elmar Mock, the co-inventor of the Swatch watch. Creaholic spent about five years on foundational research, development and validation of a new fixation concept for wood materials. In 1999, Creaholic and GPI SA formed WoodWelding SA to refine the technology and bring it to the global market. The following year, Würth licensed the technology for industrial use, the first industrial licence for the process. In 2002, WoodWelding SA expanded from wood applications into bone, creating the BoneWelding brand and licensing the technology for cranio-maxillofacial applications to KLS Martin. In 2017, the company founded VetWelding AG as a subsidiary for veterinary markets, applying BoneWelding® technology to musculoskeletal disorders in animals. In 2023, the business transitioned from the name 'Woodwelding' to 'WW Technologies' to reflect its expanded scope, while WoodWelding® remains the flagship fixation technology brand. The company is headquartered in Stansstad, Switzerland, and states that it is supported by leading Swiss institutions. Its board has included Elmar Mock, Marcel Aeschlimann and Dr. Urs Isenegger.

• WoodWelding SA was founded to invent and develop next-generation fixation technologies for wood material.

• First industrial licence: Würth licensed the technology from WoodWelding SA for industrial use.

• WoodWelding SA expanded from wood into bone and created the BoneWelding brand; licensed cranio-maxillofacial technology to KLS Martin.

• Subsidiary founded for veterinary markets: VetWelding AG.

• Transition from 'Woodwelding' to 'WW Technologies'.

Innovative Swiss technology licensor offering fast, clean and design-flexible ultrasonic fixation as an alternative to adhesives and mechanical fasteners.

• WoodWelding® ultrasonic fixation technology

  An ultrasound-based process using a sonotrode and a thermoplastic pin to fix materials such as wood, composites and lightweight panels in 1–5 seconds.

• BoneWelding® technology

  A brand created in 2002 for bone fixation applications, licensed for cranio-maxillofacial use to KLS Martin.

• VetWelding® veterinary solutions

  Veterinary applications of BoneWelding® technology for musculoskeletal disorders in animals, operated by VetWelding AG.

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