General Brochure - Wittmann - #4

— In 1976 Dr. Werner Wittmann started the company with the manufacture and sale ofthe first WITTMANN water flow regulator. Only two years later the first WITTMANN temperature controllers with integrated water flow regulators for direct mounting on the molding machines went in production.

— In 1983 WITTMANN entered the robot market and in 1987 introduced the first removableteach pendanttothe plastics industry.

— From 1989 to 1992 WITTMANN further proved themselves with the introduction ofthe patented vertical telescopic axis, the high-speed servo robot and the development ofa Real-Time CAN-Bus forthe realization ofdecentralized controls.

— In 1998 they entered into the drying market for plastic resin. In the same year WITTMANN makes use ofcarbon fiber forthe light weight construction of robots.

™ Further expansion ofthe product offering occurred with the entrance into the material handling marketin 1999. Inthesameyearthe SmartFlow valvewasdevelopedtoallow the intelligent distribution ofdryairfordrying systems.

— In 2000 they enterthe market for granulators, further providing WITTMANN with a wide range of products to offer the plastics industry.

In 2001 a graphical editor for robot sequences, as well as, FLOWCON microprocessor based water flow regulators are introduced to the market.

~ In 2002 WITTMANN begins the creation and programming ofthe M7 control, an advanced decentralized networkcontrol system forcentral material handling.

_ From 2003 to 2006 WITTMANN develops the energy saving and highly efficient molecularsieve regeneration - in short called SmartRegen. WITTMANN introduces screenless granulators with reversible combs and counter-combs. Further development also occurs with the M7.2 - a more advanced version ofthe material handling control system which supports the integration ofcentral drying systems and the use of RFID for the contactless recognition ofend-of-arm tools and connections on coupling stations.

_ In 2006 IML mold production starts and the introduction ofthe W7XH, a robot with SCARA kinematics forthe fastest possible horizontal removal.

From 2007 WITTMANN has been very busy with further development ofanother branch ofthe peripheral equipment market-thatofgravimetric blending.

— In 2008 WITTMANN purchased the injection molding machine manufacturer BATTENFELD located in Kottingbrunn, Austria to become the world's first and only supplierofcompletesolutionstothe plastics industry.

Beginning with Water Flow Regulators and Temperature Controller 1976-1982

Entering the Robot-Technology 1983

DRYMAX D60 Entering into the drying market 1998

ML-33 Entering intothegranulators market 2000

M7 TeachBox for central conveying systems 2002-2006

CRAVIMAX14R 2007

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