Our History
For over 170 years, WMF has stood for for metal craftsmanship, outstanding quality, sophisticated design and decades of experience with professional tools. From pure metal processing at the beginning, a comprehensive portfolio has developed in the three business areas of consumer products, coffee machines for the professional sector and equipment for hotels and restaurants.
The foundation: Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer
The founder: Daniel Straub
“Even as a child I loved to build things and made models of the water wheels and mills of my father.”
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1880
1925
1927
1935
1965
2007
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The WMF timeline
1853
1862
1863 – Hepp
1868
1880
Fusion von Straub & Sohn und A. Ritter & Co. zur Württembergischen Metallwarenfabrik AG.
1883
Gründung eigener Glashütte mit Glasschneide- und Gravierwerkstatt.
1887
1893
1894
1920
1927
Sicomatic: The first WMF pressure cooker is launched. The first series of large coffee machines goes into production.
1929
1930
1932
1953
1955
1956 – Silit
1963 – KAISER
1968 – KAISER
1969
1984
1986 – PCM
1988
1989
2002
2006
2008
2009
2013
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
Launch of the fully automatic coffee machine series WMF Perfection for private households. Face of the campaign: Hollywood actress Diane Kruger.
2023
WMF celebrates its 170th anniversary on June 10th.
The history’s future: the WMF product archive