History
Competence for over 90 years
Willy A. Bachofen AG looks back on a company history of over ninety years. What began in 1933 in the private estate of the Bachofen family is today a medium-sized SME located in Muttenz, Basel Landschaft, Switzerland. With our 6 subsidiaries and over 40 sales partners, we 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°CT REACTOR 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, Process Technology Centre, 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
Foundation 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 DYNO-MILL ECM high-performance agitator bead mills. In the DYNO-MILLECM-AP (Advanced Performance) series, further developments and optimizations of the grinding chamber geometry have been implemented.
2008
After 75 years of company existence at Utengasse and Sankt-Johann in Basel, Willy A. Bachofen AG moves into a new building in Muttenz (Basel-Land).
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 motor-driven TURBULA (System Paul Schatz), a three-dimensional shaking mixer.
1958
Invention of the laboratory variator agitator
1957
Invention of the continuously 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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Mixing TechnologyMixing Technology
Flow ChemistryFlow Chemistry
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