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With Wippermann's new chain wear indicator, you can check the condition of your roller and leaf chains quickly and precisely. The tool is available in various versions for roller and leaf chains and allows you to carry out simple checks directly at the machine.

Kuhn W. S.r.l. recently celebrated its 90th anniversary. As a reliable sales partner, Kuhn has served the Italian market since the 1950s. Originally focused on bicycle and motorcycle chains, the company now successfully distributes the entire Wippermann industrial chain portfolio to demanding customers from various industries.

For over 25 years, Wippermann has operated a high-performance logistics and service center in Kirchlengern. During their visit to Hagen, Mayor Rüdiger Meier and Business Developer Oliver Weisheit of the East Westphalian municipality took the opportunity to have an open exchange with the company management – a conversation with valuable insights for the future.

At the Shanghai World Of Packaging (SWOP) from November 18 to 20, 2024, we successfully presented maintenance-free high-performance chains for demanding packaging applications, as well as our high-performance Marathon Lift rigid chain system, under the motto ‘Technology and Service - perfectly linked for China’. In cooperation with our partner LSPTC, we also demonstrated options for in-depth application advice and reliable on-site services.

Wippermann jr. GmbH was accoladed with the “Global Market Leader for Industrial Chains and Sprockets” award from the Southwestfalia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Südwestfälischen Industrie- und Handelskammer, SIHK). As an innovative company with a long tradition, we are one of the 165 “Hidden Champions” from the South Westphalia region recognized by the SIHK.

For many years, using heat energy multiple times has been an approach at Wippermann to reduce CO₂ emissions. Due to the energy-intensive chain production in particular, this provides a considerable potential, which we are now further exploiting with a new, state-of-the-art heat recovery system.