Excellence in technology and quality -increasing machine tool productivity

Static & Driven

Precision Toolholders

for Turning Centres

A successful family enterprise

Werner TschiggfreiFounder of the companyManaging Director – Personnel and Finance

Sascha TschiggfreiDipl.-Ing. (FH)Managing Director – Products and Sales

Hannelore TschiggfreiAccounting Manager

Foundation 1983 Leader in the industry

WTO history: A success story

First multiple spindle heads for automatic tool change developed by Werner Tschiggfrei.

Foundation of WTO located in Offenburg, Germany.

New factory building: Start of the own parts manufacturing.

Foundation of WTO, Inc. USA Sales and Service Center.

Relocation to Ohlsbach, New larger factory with extended manufacturing capacity.

New factory extension with 3 times more manufacturing capacity and automated storage systems.

New larger Sales and Service Center for North America in Charlotte, NC.

Leading in Design and Quality

Designed and manufactured in Germany

Recognized leader in driven tool technology

First manufacturer of driven tools for machining centres with automatic tool change (1977)

First manufacturer of driven tools for turning centres (1987)

First manufacturer of driven tools with Coromant Capto® (1990)

First manufacturer of driven tools with high pressure internal coolant (1993)

First manufacturer of driven tools to archieve ISO 9001 certification (1994)

Higher Productivity

Developed for high cutting performance and long tool life:

The Performance Series is the new generation of driven precision tools from WTO

Our customers will achieve higher productivity with their machines

WTO is used worldwide in the metal cutting industry where high precision parts are manufactured with efficiency

Satisfied customers

Extract of our core partners

Modern and efficient manufacturing

Latest machining technology 24 hour production (3rd shift unmanned) Large production capacity

International company

Headquarter in Germany Subsidiary in the USA Worldwide distribution network