{"id":3349,"date":"2026-02-16T10:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/company\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:23:15","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775560497219{background-image: url(https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/koenig-mtm_headerbild-unternehmen2.jpg?id=2782) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;header&#8211;img&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Perfectly tailored to your<br \/>\nrequirements<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;ueber-uns&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg&#8211;black&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM was founded in 1946 as a mechanical workshop and locksmith shop by Wilhelm K\u00f6nig and is now managed as a family business in its third generation.<br \/>\nThe focus is on manufacturing high-precision clamping elements for modern CNC-controlled machine tools. In this sector, WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM has been one of the most innovative companies for decades. The product range includes workpiece clamping devices such as mandrels and chucks in hydraulic, mechanical, or hydromechanical designs, which are sold under the K\u00d6NIGDORN product brand to leading mechanical engineering and industrial companies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The customer workpieces machined on these precision products range from aircraft components to parts for automobiles and construction machinery, as well as gears for wind turbines.<br \/>\nThe K\u00d6NIGDORN product brand has become synonymous with quality among international mechanical engineering companies and the automotive industry. As a rule, clamping tools are developed individually and custom-tailored for customers&#8217; machining tasks.<br \/>\nThey are usually produced as one-offs or in small series.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;headline&#8211;blue bg&#8211;white&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Management<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;teaser&#8211;row-img&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3347&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Christoph Baumann &amp; Horst K\u00f6nig<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Managing Directors[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;bg&#8211;light headline&#8211;blue&#8221; el_id=&#8221;historie&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Our Company History<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;timeline&#8211;slider&#8221;][vc_column]    <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1946<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Wilhelm K\u00f6nig opens a mechanical workshop and locksmith shop in Wertheim-Bestenheid. Initially, the business performs all types of repair work and manufactures dressing machines for carpenters and coopers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Koenig_Vintage02.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Koenig_Vintage02.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1953<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Wilhelm K\u00f6nig begins as a supplier in the hydraulics\/oil hydraulics business sector. Construction and expansion of production halls follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1965<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Patent application for the first K\u00d6NIGDORN (hydraulic mandrel).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1974<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Company founder Wilhelm K\u00f6nig hands over management to his son Manfred K\u00f6nig.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1978<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Doubling of the workforce over the past decade to over 120 employees. Establishment of Main-Tauber-Maschinenbau GmbH as an independent company for the proprietary product\u2014the K\u00d6NIGDORN. Start of the first construction measures at the new &#8220;Am Stammholz&#8221; location in Bestenheid. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1981<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Establishment of Wilhelm K\u00f6nig GmbH.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1984<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>The Federal President awards the company a certificate of honor for exemplary achievements in vocational training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1995<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Main-Tauber-Maschinenbau GmbH is renamed K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie_logo1.png\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie_logo1.png\" alt=\"Logo 1\" style=\"width: 200px; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie-logo2.png\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie-logo2.png\" alt=\"Logo 2\" style=\"width: 200px; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">1998\/1999<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Wilhelm K\u00f6nig GmbH and K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH produce at the shared &#8220;Am Stammholz&#8221; location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2000<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Appointment of Horst K\u00f6nig as second managing director in the third generation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie2.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"auto\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2005<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Merger of the production 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 as a sales company for K\u00d6NIGDORN products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie3.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5300\" height=\"auto\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2006<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Wilhelm K\u00f6nig Maschinenbau GmbH delivers the 50,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN; K\u00f6nig-mtm GmbH, Spanntechnik receives the &#8220;Registered and Approved Supplier&#8221; designation from the engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2007<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Award of the &#8220;Supplier Award&#8221; by MTU Aero Engines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MTU-Supplier-Award-2007-Scan.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MTU-Supplier-Award-2007-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"auto\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2015<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Establishment of an energy management system. Wilhelm K\u00f6nig Maschinenbau GmbH delivers the 75,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN.<br \/>\nAwarded Preferred Supplier of the Bosch Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_zertifizierungen-bosch2015.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_zertifizierungen-bosch2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"auto\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2023<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Consolidation of all companies into WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM GmbH. Currently 240 employees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie-logo3.png\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_historie-logo3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2024<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Delivery of the 100,000th K\u00d6NIGDORN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"timeline-element\">\n        <div class=\"timeline-year\">2025<\/div>\n                <div class=\"timeline-content\"><p>Named World Market Leader 2025 and 2026 (DDW, Die deutsche Wirtschaft)<br \/>\nStrengthening of management with Christoph Baumann.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_zertifizierungen-weltmarktfuehrer2026.jpg\" class=\"km-lightbox\" onclick=\"kmLightbox(this);return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm_zertifizierungen-weltmarktfuehrer2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"auto\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1657 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;headline&#8211;blue&#8221; el_id=&#8221;standorte&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Our Locations Worldwide<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]W3dvcmxkX21hcF0=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;bg&#8211;pattern&#8211;black&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773219216707{background-image: url(https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/koenig-mtm-hintergrund-blau-krone.jpg?id=60) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The place where ideas grow<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3348&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775560497219{background-image: url(https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/koenig-mtm_headerbild-unternehmen2.jpg?id=2782) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;header&#8211;img&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Perfectly tailored to your requirements [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;ueber-uns&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg&#8211;black&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]WILHELM K\u00d6NIG MTM was founded in 1946 as a mechanical workshop and locksmith shop by Wilhelm K\u00f6nig and is now managed as a family business in its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3349","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3349"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4557,"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3349\/revisions\/4557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koenig-mtm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}