The Eckerle Group is an internationally active partner in the automotive supplier industry and an experienced specialist in special machinery for a wide range of sectors. With over 2,640 employees worldwide, it is organized into two business divisions: Eckerle Automotive and Eckerle Industry.
Our expertise includes the production of complex plastic and overmolded stamped parts, the integration of electronic components, laser and resistance spot welding, the manufacture of manual assembly equipment and highly automated production lines, as well as precision CNC machining. Throughout, we prioritize individual customer and project support and the tailored implementation of technical requirements—an approach we have followed for more than half a century.
Providing personalized customer and project support is at the heart of what we do. We see meeting and exceeding our customers’ product requirements as both our responsibility and the challenge by which we continually measure ourselves.
1968
Company foundation in Bühl/Baden, Germany Manufacture of metal structures
1969
Launch of assembly technology
1991
Foundation of first plant abroad: Kiskőrös, Hungary
1994
New division: automation Hungarian sales partner for Bosch Rexroth and Schmidt Technology
2000
New division: plastics technology
2001
New plant in Querétaro, Mexico
2002
New plant in Cluj, Romania
2011
Acquisition of global activities of Schunk Modultechnik Group with plant Bóly, Hungary. Foundation of new site in Zhuhai, China
2020
New owner: Prettl Group
2023
New Plant in Pune, India