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Hofmann – Ihr Impulsgeber / Company / Facts & figures

We've been creating impactful ideasin toolmaking and mechanical engineering for over 60 years.

Hofmann Impulsgeber is a company with more than 60 years of experience in toolmaking and mechanical engineering. Siegfried Hofmann founded the family business in Lichtenfels in 1958. The first company building at that time was a garden shed. Since then, management and employees have been delighted with the continuous, healthy development of the company. While it had 60 employees in 1982, that number doubled within ten years. Today we have over 400 motivated employees in our ranks creating impactful ideas.

Local roots and international success

As a pioneer in technology, Impulsgeber does business internationally. We have partners in Germany, Turkey, Spain and China. Our customers come from 25 different countries and a wide range of industries. And we perform even the most complex tasks – something we have demonstrated many times over. Our customer loyalty is proof.  With this reach, we have created a large-scale basis to continue making lasting impacts in the future.

Six decades of growth and profitability

What began in a garden shed in 1958 has developed over 60 years later into an internationally leading toolmaker and mechanical engineering company. The founder Siegfried Hofmann started with a balance sheet total of 25,000 deutschmarks. Our company’s steady growth is reflected in its turnover development. In 2011, our turnover was €28.7 million. In 2019, it was around €60 million.

A foundation for lasting, innovative impacts

Anyone who wants to make lasting, innovative impacts needs a solid foundation. This consists, firstly, of reliable efficiency and, secondly, of partners in research and development. After all, it was only through this continuous research and development work that Hofmann Impulsgeber could always be one step ahead and stand out from the competition.

Customers in 25 countries

Over 400 employees

€60 million in turnover

International partners

Impactful ideas that inspireOur successes

Unique creativity, enthusiasm and motivation: this is what distinguishes our employees and allows them to make an impact. Hofmann Impulsgeber has received numerous awards from renowned organisations. We’re proud of that.

Heribert Späth Prize 2017

Heribert Späth Prize for Special Vocational Training Achievements in Skilled Crafts from Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks [Central Association of German Crafts]. The jury particularly praised how digitisation has found its way into operational practice and training.

Toolmaker of the Year 2017

Finalist in the category External Toolmaker with over 50 Employees in the Excellence in Production competition organised annually by Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

BOSCH Preferred Supplier 2017

Robert Bosch GmbH once again awarded us the title of Preferred Supplier for Injection Moulding Tools for Plastics in recognition of our exceptional skills and services.

Bavaria's Best 50 Award Winner 2017

Presented with the Bavaria's Best 50 award by the Bavarian Ministry of Economy for above-average growth in employees and sales over the past five years.

Ausbildungslöwe Landkreis Lichtenfels [Training Lion, District of Lichtenfels] 2017

Award as "Best Quality Training Company" on the occasion of special achievements in training and further education.

BOSCH Preferred Supplier 2014

Only 35 of over 800 suppliers worldwide enjoy this prestigious status of the Bosch Group, the world's largest automotive supplier.

Georg Menges Prize 2014

Günter Hofmann received the prize awarded by the IKV Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University for his services in the implementation of research and development findings at the interface between business and science.

Toolmaker of the Year 2014

Winner in the category "External Toolmaker with over 50 Employees" in the Excellence in Production competition organised annually by Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

Ausbildungslöwe Landkreis Lichtenfels [Training Lion, District of Lichtenfels] 2013

Award as "Best Quality Training Company" on the occasion of special achievements in training and further education.

Ausbildungslöwe Landkreis Lichtenfels [Training Lion, District of Lichtenfels] 2010

Award as "Best Quality Training Company" on the occasion of special achievements in training and further education.

Toolmaker of the Year 2009

Finalist in the category "External Toolmaker with over 100 Employees" in the Excellence in Production competition organised annually by Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

Toolmaker of the Year 2007

Finalist in the category "External Toolmaker with over 100 Employees" in the Excellence in Production competition organised annually by Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

Toolmaker of the Year 2005

Overall winner and winner in the category "External Toolmaker with over 100 Employees" in the Excellence in Production competition organised annually by Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.