Weidemann GmbH is a multinational agricultural machinery company based in Diemelsee-Flechtdorf in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany. It produces Hoftracs,

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s, telescopic wheel loaders and

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s, which are preferably used on farmland for feeding, scattering, fertilising, loading and stacking. The company has sites in Diemelsee-Flechtdorf and Korbach, and is part of the

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group.

History

Maschinenfabrik Weidemann KG was founded in 1960 in Diemelsee-Flechtdorf (

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, Germany). From 1960 to 1972, the company focused on production of farmyard equipment and dung removal equipment. In 1972, Weidemann invented the Hoftrac farm crane. This small, articulated machine was specifically designed for narrow and low farmyard buildings. In 1979, the company was renamed as Weidemann GmbH & Co. KG. Weidemann continued to expand over the next few years. In the early 1990s, the first foreign affiliate was established in the Netherlands and operations commenced at plant III in

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(

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, Germany). In 2005, the company then known as Wacker Construction Equipment AG (now Wacker Neuson SE) acquired Weidemann. This involved a further expansion of production capacity. The production plant in Korbach was completed in 2007. Since then, Weidemann GmbH has been a wholly owned affiliate of Wacker Neuson SE. Weidemann machines are sold in over 30 countries worldwide by in-house organisations in close cooperation with specialist dealers. Since 1960, Weidemann has produced more than 65,000 machines (up to 2011). In April 2021, the traditional location in Diemelsee-Flechtdorf was abandoned with the move into a new administration building, training center and technology center. The company location is therefore entirely in Korbach.

Locations

* Diemelsee-Flechtdorf, Germany (administration, design, testing) * Korbach, Germany (production)

Products

* Hoftracs: 1.5 to 3.0 tonnes *

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: 3.2 to 11 tonnes * Tele wheel loader: 3.7 to 7.2 tonnes *

Telehandler A telescopic handler, also called a lull, telehandler, teleporter, reach forklift, or zoom boom, is a machine widely used in agriculture and industry. It is somewhat like a forklift but has a boom (telescopic cylinder), making it more a cra ...

: 0.8 to 2.7 tonnes File:Weidemann Hoftrac 1140 CX30.jpg, Weidemann Hoftrac 1140 CX30 File:Weidemann Radlader 4070 CX100.jpg, Weidemann

4070 CX100 File:Weidemann Teleskopradlader 4270 CX100 T.jpg, Weidemann Tele wheel loader 4270 CX100 T File:Weidemann Teleskoplader T4512 CC40.jpg, Weidemann

T4512 CC40

References

External links

{{Commonscat, Weidemann
Official Website
Agriculture companies of Germany Companies based in Hesse Manufacturing companies established in 1960 1960 establishments in West Germany German companies established in 1960