{"id":3349,"date":"2026-02-16T10:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/company\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:14:58","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perfectly tailored to your requirements<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=”ueber-uns” el_class=”bg–black”][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM was founded in 1946 as a mechanical workshop and metalworking shop by Wilhelm K\u00f6nig, and is now run as a family business in the third generation.
\nThe company specializes in the manufacture of highprecision clamping elements for modern CNC-controlled machine tools. WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM (company name until the end of July 2023: K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH, Spanntechnik) has been one of the most innovative companies in this sector for decades. The product range includes workpiece clamping devices such as clamping mandrels and chucks in hydraulic, mechanical, or hydro-mechanical design, which are sold to leading mechanical engineering and industrial companies under the K\u00d6NIGDORN product brand.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]The customer workpieces that are machined on these precision products range from aircraft components to components for automobiles and construction machinery to gearwheels for wind turbines.
\nThe K\u00d6NIGDORN product brand has become a byword for quality among international mechanical engineering companies and the automotive industry. As a rule, clamping tools are developed individually and customized for customers\u2018 machining tasks. They are usually produced as individual items or in small batches.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”headline–blue bg–white”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Management<\/h2>\n

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Christoph Baumann & Horst K\u00f6nig<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Our Company History<\/h2>\n

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1946 <\/div>\n

Wilhelm K\u00f6nig opens a mechanical workshop and metal-working shop in Wertheim-Bestenheid. At first, the company performed all kinds of repair work and produced planing machines for carpenters and coopers. <\/p>\n

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1953 <\/div>\n

Wilhelm K\u00f6nig starts as a supplier in hydraulics\/oil hydraulics. Construction and expansion of production halls follow.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1965 <\/div>\n

Patent application for the first K\u00d6NIGDORN (hydraulic clamping mandrel).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1974 <\/div>\n

Company founder Wilhelm K\u00f6nig passes on the management to his son Manfred K\u00f6nig.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1978 <\/div>\n

The number of employees has doubled in the past decade to over 120. Foundation of the Main-Tauber-Maschinenbau GmbH as an independent company for its proprietary product \u2013 the K\u00d6NIGDORN mandrel.
Start of the first construction measures at the new site, “Am Stammholz”, in Bestenheid. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1981 <\/div>\n

Foundation of Wilhelm K\u00f6nig GmbH.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1984 <\/div>\n

The Federal President awards the company a certificate of honor for exemplary performance in vocational training.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1995 <\/div>\n

Main-Tauber-Maschinenbau GmbH is renamed K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH.
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1998\/1999 <\/div>\n

Wilhelm K\u00f6nig GmbH and K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH start production at their common location, “Am Stammholz”.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2000 <\/div>\n

Appointment of Horst K\u00f6nig as the second managing director in the third generation.<\/p>\n

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2005 <\/div>\n

Merger of the manufacturing companies Wilhelm K\u00f6nig GmbH and K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH to form Wilhelm K\u00f6nig Maschinenbau GmbH. Spin-off of K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH, Spanntechnik (clamping technology) as a distribution company for the K\u00d6NIGDORN products. <\/p>\n

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2006 <\/div>\n

Wilhelm K\u00f6nig Maschinenbau GmbH delivers its 50,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN; K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH, Spanntechnik is honored as a “Registered and Approved Supplier” by MTU Aero Engines, the jet engine manufacturer.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2007 <\/div>\n

Honored with the \u201cSuppliers Award\u201d by MTU Aero Engines.<\/p>\n

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2015 <\/div>\n

Development of an energy management system. Wilhelm K\u00f6nig Maschinenbau GmbH delivers its 75,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN.<\/p>\n

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2023 <\/div>\n

Consolidation of all companies into WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM GmbH. Currently 240 employees. <\/p>\n

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2024 <\/div>\n

Delivery of the 100,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2025 <\/div>\n

Designation as World Market Leader 2025 and 2026 (DDW, Die deutsche Wirtschaft)
\nStrengthening of management by Christoph Baumann.<\/p>\n

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Our Locations Worldwide<\/h2>\n

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The place where ideas grow<\/h2>\n

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