Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Berger GmbH

Austria, 8720 Knittelfeld

Overview

About Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Berger GmbH

Who we are

1915: Founding Maschinenfabrik Berger was founded on 27.10.1915 by Ludwig Berger. The company's headquarters have always been located at Wienerstraße 35 in Knittelfeld. From the beginning to the end of the 1970s, in addition to special structures for various industries, machines were mainly produced for processing and transporting wood. 1950s: Development of two series products In the 1950s, the machine factory succeeded in developing two “real” series products: A motor-driven loom for producing reed mats and a press for pressing reeds into insulation boards. By the 1960s, these were produced in quantities of over 200 and exported to Iraq and Egypt. Spare parts for the robust and durable machines are still being manufactured today. 1980: Departure of the company founder After the death of Gustav Berger, the son of company founder Ludwig Berger, the company was taken over on 1.7.1980 by 2 Lower Austrian industrialists — Mirko Kovacs and Franz Mock. 1980: First collaborations with IBS Austria GmbH The machine factory has also been working with IBS Austria in Teufenbach since 1980. Initially, long grinding machines for ceramic drainage surfaces were developed together. As a result, components for paper machines made of stainless steel were also delivered to IBS Austria. 1993: Takeover by IBS Austria GmbH In 1993, Maschinenfabrik Berger was taken over by IBS Austria GmbH — with owners Heinz and Klaus Bartelmuss. At that time, the company had 40 employees. As a result, the production focus was consistently focused on components for the paper industry. With increasing sales, the machinery was successively renewed and expanded. At that time, a 5-axis long milling machine was already in use, which could process workpieces weighing up to 10 tons and an accuracy of 1/100 mm. Today: Modern, dynamic company with annual turnover of 20 million Today, Maschinenfabrik Berger stands for the highest quality of machine components for the paper and pulp industry — worldwide! With an annual turnover of around €20 million, the company is a modern, dynamic company that processes around 1,000 tons of stainless chrome-nickel steel annually using state-of-the-art machinery. A dedicated team, consisting of over 100 highly qualified employees, ensures smooth processes and the highest quality of execution.

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Knittelfeld, Austria

Member since 2003

Premium Member since 2025

Employees100 - 200

Certificates3

Turnover20 - 50 Mil.

Year of foundation1915

Marketing documents

Maschinenfabrik_Berger.pdfPDF File

Competencies

Technologies

Turning

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Diameter	Weight
Turning	1–500 k	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	—
Automatic turning (bar)	1–500 k	from 0 mm	10–100 mm	—
Swiss turning	1–10,000	0–30 mm	0–10 mm	—
Full-range turning (including milling)	1–5,000	0–1,500 mm	0–400 mm	—
Shaft machining	1–1,000	0–2,000 mm	0–500 mm	0–1,000 kg

Welding

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height	Diameter	Weight
Inert gas shielded arc welding (MIG/MAG)	from 1	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	—	from 0 kg
Inert gas shielded arc welding (TIG)	from 1	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	—	from 0 kg
Laser-beam welding	0–5,000	0–6,000 mm	0–1,500 mm	0–2,000 mm	0–1,500 mm	0–5,000 kg
Stud welding	0–10,000	—	—	—	—	—

Welded constructions / Structural Steelwork

Technologies	Length	Width	Height	Weight
Welded constructions (weldments)	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 kg
Machine frames / bases / racks	0–14,000 mm	0–2,000 mm	0–2,200 mm	0–10,000 kg

Sheet Metal Processing

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Weight	Material thickness
Laser cutting 2D	from 1	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	—	from 0 mm
Bending / folding	from 1	from 0 mm	—	—	from 0 mm
Plasma fusion cutting	0–5,000	0–6,000 mm	0–2,000 mm	0–5,000 kg	0–100 mm
Shearing (rectangular blank/strip)	1–5,000	—	—	—	0–10 mm

Mechanical Engineering

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height	Weight
Mechanical engineering	1–1,000	0–15,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–10,000 kg
Hydraulic engineering	1–1,000	0–15,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–15,000 kg
Pneumatic engineering	1–1,000	0–15,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–10,000 kg

Assembly

Technologies	Weight
Mechanical assembly	0–10,000 kg
Electromechanical assembly	0–10,000 kg

Milling

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height
Milling	1–500 k	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 mm
5-axis milling machines	1–500 k	from 0 mm	from 0 mm	from 0 mm

Drilling / Sawing

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height	Diameter
Sawing	0–5,000	0–10,000 mm	0–330 mm	0–350 mm	0–330 mm

Finishing

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height
Rotofinishing, barrel finishing	0–10,000	20–100 mm	20–100 mm	0–50 mm

Surface Treatment

Technologies	Lotsize	Length	Width	Height	Weight
Sand blasting	1–1,000	0–12,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–2,600 mm	0–10,000 kg
Spray-painting	0–1,000	0–7,000 mm	0–3,000 mm	0–2,500 mm	0–3,000 kg

Materials

Steel

Structural steelCase hardening/tempering steelStainless steel (rust-proof V2A)Stainless steel (rust-proof V4A)Free-cutting/mild steelTool steelSpring steelCold extruding steel

Cast metals

Cast steelCast iron

Heavy metals

Copper-zinc alloys (brass)Copper and copper alloys

Light metals

Aluminium and aluminium alloysMagnesium and magnesium alloysTitanium and titanium alloys

Non-metal inorganic materials

Ceramics

Plastics/synthetic materials

Glass fibre-reinforced plasticCarbon fibre-reinforced plasticParticle reinforced composite materials

Industries

Boiler, container and tank construction Mechanical engineeringPaper and printing machinery industryMining and tunnel engineeringMachine tool manufacturingSpecial purpose machinery manufacturingChemical industryHydraulic and pneumatic industry

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015

DIN EN 1090

DIN EN ISO 3834

Contact

Location

Main locationWiener Str. 35, 8720 Knittelfeld, Austria

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Company contact

Contact persons

Christian Schaffer

Alexander Tazl

Andreas Sundl

Kevin Fessl

Klaus Reiter

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