SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB receives TOP 100 seal for innovation strength

Ramona Mayer, Head of Human Resources, and Philipp Maximilian Strasser, Vice President of Finance & Administration, received the Top 100 Seal for high innovation strength from Christian Wulff. (Presentation of Top 100: KD Busch/compamedia)

The LWB Value PowerStation ensures the shortest cycle times, high quality, and maximum flexibility through synchronized processes. (Source: Shibaura Machine LWB)

The fully electric injection molding machine series ECSXIII from Shibaura Machine impresses with versatility, high performance, and excellent energy efficiency. It offers maximum flexibility and is suitable for a wide range of injection molding applications – from automotive manufacturing to aerospace, packaging, and medical technology. The models cover clamping forces from 50 to 3,000 tons. (Source: Shibaura Machine LWB)

Dr. Georg Holzinger: Managing Executive Officer of SHIBAURA MACHINE and spokesperson for the management of SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB GmbH. (Source: Shibaura Machine LWB)

– Most advanced solutions for the processing of thermoplastics, elastomers, and silicone
– Award for a clearly structured and forward-looking innovation system
– Shortening the process from customer inquiry to finished solution

SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB GmbH from Altdorf is one of Germany's most innovative medium-sized companies. At the German Mittelstand Summit in Heidelberg, former Federal President Christian Wulff presented the TOP 100 Seal 2026. The award recognizes the company's strength in innovation, characterized by high application expertise, digital strength, and customer-oriented development work. The foundation for this is a clearly structured and forward-looking innovation system.

Most advanced solutions for the processing of thermoplastics, elastomers, and silicone

SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB GmbH participated in the selection process for the first time and immediately received the TOP 100 Seal. "We are very pleased with this award, which confirms our course: innovation arises when technological excellence meets the needs of our customers. Our engineers continuously analyze customer requirements and develop product specifications and portfolio expansions," explains Dr. Georg Holzinger, Managing Executive Officer of SHIBAURA MACHINE and spokesperson for the management of SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB GmbH. Together with the Japanese parent company, the company makes global development decisions in Germany, which it independently implements in Europe.

As a specialist for horizontal and vertical injection molding machines as well as automated production solutions for the plastics and rubber industry, SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB impressed with its high application expertise, digital strength, and customer-oriented development work. The jury highlighted that the company attributes this success to its strategy, culture, and processes, which culminate in a clearly structured and future-proof innovation system.

"My special thanks go to our employees, customers, and partners. Their trust, ideas, and daily commitment form the foundation for this success. Our goal is to significantly shorten the process from customer inquiry to finished solution and to strengthen the Altdorf site as a European development and competence center," says Holzinger. An example of the company's high innovation capacity is the latest generation of the fully electric injection molding machine series EC-SXIII, which sets new standards in performance and precision in the processing of thermoplastics with its advanced technology. Additionally, the innovative machine solutions LWB VALUE MultiStation and LWB VALUE PowerStation, which achieve a technological turning point for industrial elastomer processing through the consistent decoupling and parallelization of all process steps.