History

Expertise for over 90 years

Willy A. Bachofen AG can look back on over ninety years of company history. What began in 1933 on the Bachofen family's private estate is now a medium-sized SME based in Muttenz, Basel LandschaftSwitzerland. With our 6 subsidiaries and over 40 sales partners, we now serve, support and advise our worldwide clientele in finding solutions and optimizing their processes.

Our company history

Insights into the dynamic world of the WAB-GROUP

2023

Foundation of the subsidiary in Israel:
WAB Israel Corp Ltd

2022

Launch of the first WAB IMPA°CREACTOR for the production of more environmentally friendly chemicals in the field of flow chemistry.

2022

Relocation of WAB India Pvt. Ltd. to a new building with additional premises for offices, test center, warehouse and machine production.

2019

Launch of the DYNO-MILL UBM (Universal Bead Mill) series. Another innovation in the field of wet grinding technology, building on over 50 years of experience.

2017

Founding of the subsidiary in the USA:
WAB US Corp.

2013

Foundation of the subsidiary in India:
WAB India Pvt. Ltd.

2010

Launch of the second generation of the DYNO-MILL ECM high-performance agitator bead mills. Further developments and optimizations to the grinding chamber geometry have been implemented in the DYNO -MILLECM-AP (Advanced Performance) series.

2008

After 75 years in business at Utengasse and Sankt-Johann in Basel, Willy A. Bachofen AG moves into a new building in Muttenz (Basel-Landschaft).

2005

Foundation of the subsidiary in China:
WAB Machinery (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

2003

Foundation of the subsidiary in France:
Willy A. Bachofen S.à.r.l.

2001

Foundation of the subsidiary in Germany:
Willy A. Bachofen GmbH

1998

Establishment of the Willy A. Bachofen AG corporate foundation

1995

Launch of the revolutionary high-performance agitator bead mill series DYNO-MILL ECM. This is based for the first time on the patented DYNO-ACCELERATOR.

1967

Launch of the world's first and patented horizontal agitator bead mill DYNO -MILL KD

1961

Launch of the first motorized TURBULA (Paul Schatz system), a three-dimensional shaker mixer.

1958

Invention of the mechanical stirrer with stepless adjustable speed

1957

Invention of the stepless adjustable tablet filling machine

1941

Invention of the Lemniskate mixer

1939

Invention of the ball rolling machine

1933

Foundation of the company, Willy A. Bachofen in Basel

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