Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH

The HF MIXING GROUP, headquartered in Freudenberg, South Westphalia, is the global market leader for high-performance rubber kneading machines and complete mixing room solutions for the tire and technical rubber goods industry.

The company, which is part of the Lübeck-based Possehl Group, has repeatedly set milestones with innovative solutions such as the tandem process. With this mixing process, which consists of two kneaders arranged one above the other, state-of-the-art tread compounds for high-performance tires, for example, can be produced more economically. The process therefore makes an important contribution to meeting the new EU tire label requirements. Energy efficiency (fuel consumption) and safety (braking behavior) of vehicles are improved.

With these and other innovations, the Freudenberg-based company has developed into the global market leader and has grown very strongly. In addition to Freudenberg, other locations near New York, Manchester, Milan and Bratislava are now part of the HF MIXING GROUP. The company’s turnover has grown strongly over the last ten years.

The HF MIXING GROUP currently employs a good 1,300 people worldwide. With 12 of its own sales offices and 24 external sales partners, the HF MIXING GROUP has a global presence.

Thanks to high development expenditure and numerous patents, the HF MIXING GROUP is the technology leader in its market segment.

In addition to being named TOP JOB Employer 2012, the HF MIXING GROUP was also successful in 2008 with 2nd place in the NRW innovation competition.