Die Construction to become part of future Deutsche Werkzeugbau Group

Schuler Pressen GmbH has reached an agreement with a strategic investor group based in Munich, Germany, regarding the takeover of its die construction activities in Göppingen and Weingarten, Germany. With effect from February 28, 2020, the investment companies Navigator Capital GmbH and Accursia Capital GmbH will take over Schuler’s former Body Panel business unit including the respective around 200 employees at both sites.

The new owner will operate the business unit as Cartec Tooling GmbH under the umbrella of the planned company Deutsche Werkzeugbau (DWB), which already owns the company Gebr. Rath Werkzeugbau in Kreuztal, Germany. The latter was acquired by the investor group from Linde+Wiemann in 2018. Cartec mainly specializes in the construction of dies for the production of car body panels and thus expands the product range of Gebr. Rath Werkzeugbau, which focuses on high-strength materials for the automotive industry.

The aim of the investor group is the long-term development and expansion of an international industrial business with a focus on manufacturing, stated Martin Scheiblegger, Partner and Managing Director of Accursia Capital. Die construction is an important part of this plan.

“In spite of the current crisis in the automotive sector, German manufacturers will enjoy excellent growth opportunities in the coming years due to their outstanding technical expertise and customer relationships. Schuler’s die construction unit and the people it employs are highly regarded in the market. We aim to build on this position and make a long-term investment in the unit,” explained Dr. Jochen Brinkmann, Managing Director of the Deutsche Werkzeugbau Group and of Navigator Capital.

Cartec Tooling GmbH and Gebr. Rath Werkzeugbau will remain legally independent companies. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Source and photo: Schuler AG