Bekum
Milestones.
Since 1959, the Bekum Group has stood for innovation and quality as a leading manufacturer of extrusion blow moulding machines. With over 18,000 machines worldwide and sites in Germany, Austria, and the USA, this family-owned company develops advanced solutions for hollow containers such as bottles and canisters.
2024
First Bekum Blow Moulding Days in Austria
2022
World record in energy-efficient blow moulding
2022
Launch of the new 8-series with 20 new models
2020 - 2022
3 Design Awards:
Good Design, iF Design Award and German Design Award
Good Design, iF Design Award and German Design Award
2020
Series launch of HiPEx 36D, Bekum Control 8.0 and new machine design
2017
Development of a stable process for moulding PET handle bottles
2010
Patent of the C-frame clamping unit for electric and hydraulic machines
2007
Presentation of the first all-electric Bekum blow moulding machine
2006
Plastics Hall of Fame award for Gottfried Mehnert
1991
Further development of 6-layer technology for the world’s first automotive fuel tanks
1987
Invention of the tie-bar-less clamping and locking system
1979
Founding of Bekum in Williamston, USA
1976
First blow moulding machine for 6-layer coextrusion
1968
Founding of Bekum in Traismauer, Austria
1963
First double-station blow moulding machine worldwide
1959
Patent of ring die calibration
1959
Founding of Bekum in Berlin, Germany
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