very successful 2015 fiscal year

dear colleagues, Dear Business Partners and Friends of GROB, Burkhart Grob, Margret Grob, Christian Grob (from right to left) Once again, 2015 was a highly successful yet challenging year, for our company. With your support we will surpass the one billion euro mark in sales for the second year in a row. However, it is far more difficult to maintain our high level of performance than it was to reach our current level of success. This is, for the most part due to unfavorable prospects of the German machine manufacturing industry itself over recent months. groB’s year in reTrospecT GROB’s world...

groB Technology Technology highlights and product innovations of 2015 In 2015, we were able to present an entire spectrum of new technological highlights and unprecedented prod- uct innovations to our customers. These occurred not only in the system and universal machine business, but also in the area of software technology. GROB development engineers once again did deliver on their prom- ise to bring immaculate products and increasingly sophisticated technologies to the market. G800 heavy machining center The G800 represents the latest development of an entirely new machine concept, offering...

groB producTion Production processes at the highest level groB Buildings and grounds Architects of the GROB world While the primary focus of production investments in recent years has been on the construction or conversion of new halls, attention has now shifted to the detail. In addition to smaller hall expansions and new buildings, manufacturers are now seeking to enhance production processes and to invest in state-of-the-art production systems. Whether at the GROB plant in Mindelheim, São Paulo, Bluffton or Dalian – the Mindelheim Architecture Department team has left its unique and lingering...

PEOPLE CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARiES AT GROB GROB ANNiVERSARiES A new milestone in GROB's anniversary history: 50 years with the company The company's long-term employees deserve their honors For the first time in the history of GROB-WERKE, an employee is celebrating his „ fiftieth" anniversary with the company. Hermann Engstle has worked for our company for over half of its 90-year history. We are delighted for Hermann Engstle and wish him all the very best for the future. Strictly speaking, his time actually began prior to GROB-WERKE in Mindel-heim. He embarked upon his apprenticeship as a machine...

groB Trade fairs The world of GROB machine manufacturing has been exhibited at international events and trade fairs In the past year GROB participated in more than 30 events such as trade shows, seminars or forums in thirteen countries around the world. Almost on a monthly basis, the GROB Marketing team not only presented the latest products and innovations, but also put much stock in promoting and creating awareness for the GROB brand itself. This, however wouldn’t have been possible without the support of fellow GROB employees from all production plants and subsidiaries around the world. It...

groB suBsidiaries Successful business development in our subsidiaries‘ markets GROB Machine Tools UK at 25 years and GROB Mexico S.A. at 15 years– the two oldest GROB subsidiaries are not only celebrating milestone GROB-UK GROB Machine Tools UK turns 25 The oldest GROB subsidiary is celebrating its birthday. GROB Machine Tools UK Ltd. was founded as a sales and service branch in Wellesbourne, in the Heart of England, in 1990. It is now headquartered in Birmingham. Coinciding with the anniversary celebrations, the completion of the Ford Panther project can also be celebrated with the commencement...

groB usa GROB Bluffton benefiting from a booming American economy groB china Numerous successful debuts celebrated in the Chinese plant in Dalian In the past year the plant in Dalian, China celebrated an entire spectrum of debuts. These included the handover of the first completed production cell, the introduction of assembly systems, the start of the first generation of GROB’s apprenticeship program as well as the newly-launched overhaul and renovation project of old GROB machines. All these events perfectly reflect the variety of our newest plant in Asia. The burgeoning American economy is...

GROB MACHINE TOOLS Birmingham, Great Britain #GROB RUSSLAND Moscow, Russia Ql GROB-WERKE Mindelheim, Germany ^GROB HUNGARIA Gyor, Hungary GROB SYSTEMS Bluffton, Ohio, USA GROB ITALIA Turin, Italy GROB MACHINE TOOLS Shanghai, China* GROB MACHINE TOOLS Hyderabad, India B. GROB DO BRASIL Sao Paulo, B razil GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG Mindelheim, GERMANY Tel.: +49 8261 9960 E-Mail: [email protected] B. GROB DO BRASIL S.A. Sao Paulo, BRAZIL Tel.: +55 1 1 43679100 E-Mail: [email protected] GROB SYSTEMS, INC. Bluffton, Ohio, USA Tel.: +1 419 3589015 E-Mail: [email protected] GROB...