The Company
The FF Fluid Forming GmbH company and the Wesselmann Group. A history of innovation.
The Group
Since 1993, the company Wesselmann Engineering has developed, designed and manufactured hydraulic and electronic control systems for renowned national and international corporations. Hydraulic installations and control systems as well as oil supply systems of special and standard designs intended to be incorporated in a system solution are supplied in compliance with the required quality standards.
Our wide product range covers
- open-loop & closed-loop control systems
- hydraulic drive systems and lube oil technology
- energy technology / heat recovery systems
- environment technology / filtration technology
In 2002, the FF Fluid Forming GmbH company was founded. As a medium-sized company located in Lastrup, a small town in the Cloppenburg district in Northern Germany, we successfully brought together competencies acquired in mechanical engineering, closed-loop electro-hydraulic control technology and sheet metal forming (hydroforming).
With a patented machine concept – the FormBalancer – we can apply closing forces of up to 80 000 kN (8000 t) at water forming pressures of up to 4000 bars. This allows the machine to produce metal sheets with complex geometrical structures. The scope of delivery consists of complete standard equipment with a total weight of up to 110 t.
Our history
1840
Founding of the Maschinenfabrik Wesselmann company
1993
Founding of the Reinhold Wesselmann GmbH company
1998
Founding of the Wesselmann Energiesysteme company
2002
Founding of the FF Fluid Forming GmbH company
2006
Best Innovation Award at the Euroblech
2009
Development of the FB35 FormBalancer
2012
Development of the FB42 FormBalancer
2016
Development of the FB80 FormBalancer
2017
Moving to a new development and production facility with a 3D laser system
2022
Commissioning of the FB 40 with double tool
1840
Maschinenfabrik Wesselmann
1993
Reinhold Wesselmann GmbH
1998
Wesselmann Energiesysteme GmbH
2002
FF Fluid Forming GmbH
2006
1. Preis für beste Innovation / Euroblech
2009
Entwicklung des FormBalancer FB35
2012
Entwicklung des FormBalancer FB42
2016
Entwicklung des FormBalancer FB80
2017
Bezug einer neuen Entwicklungs- und Fertigungsstätte und Kauf einer Laseranlage. Neben der Hochdruckumformung kann für den Kunden fortan auch der anschließende Laserbeschnitt durchgeführt werden.
2018
Hydroforming
Hydroforming with the FormBalancer is a high-pressure deformation process that shapes metal sheets of up to 4000 bars into a predefined geometry by using a fluid under high pressure.
Our References
Career at FF Fluid Forming
We are always looking for motivated and committed employees, i.e., people who want to work for the innovative company and support each other. We offer challenging tasks and development opportunities in very different fields.