Grenzebach History: Our Roots. Our Journey. Our Future.

In 1960, Rudolf Grenzebach founded Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH in Hamlar, Bavaria. Two years later, the first major success came with the development of transport and handling systems for dairies and cheese dairies.

In the mid-1960s, there is a boom in the furniture industry. The demand for innovation is high, and so is Grenzebach's wealth of ideas. Since 1965, Grenzebach has been planning and manufacturing systems for the production of chipboard.

In 1974, with the development of the world's first processing plant for the float glass manufacturing process, Grenzebach sets international standards.

To better serve customers in North America, Grenzebach founded the Grenzebach Corporation in Newnan, near Atlanta, Georgia, in 1988. From the outset, the company has designed and manufactured products for the American market.

In 1998, with a growing customer base in Asia, Grenzebach establishes a sales office in Shanghai. The company's manufacturing facility in China followed in 2001. Grenzebach Machinery (Jiashan) Ltd. has been a production site for cast parts and glass production systems since 2008.

In 2002, Grenzebach acquires parts of the Babcock Group in Bad Hersfeld. As a global competence center, today's Grenzebach BSH GmbH incorporates the know-how for the building materials sector and process engineering within the Group.

In 2007, Grenzebach acquires a stake in the US company Millennium Control Systems, specializing in the programming of control systems, power distribution, and energy management. In 2023, Millennium becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Grenzebach Group.

Lightweight design and electromobility are booming. Grenzebach delivers the right solution: the first friction stir welding system is delivered in 2011.

In 2014, Sonja Grenzebach assumes the position of main shareholder of the Grenzebach Group. The founder’s daughter continues the dynamic development of the Group as an honorary member of the Advisory Board.

Grenzebach is entering the field of additive manufacturing in 2018, leveraging its expertise in automating intralogistics processes with automated guided vehicles. The company offers solutions for the serial production of lightweight components using 3D printing.

CNUD EFCO GFT, an experienced solution provider for annealing lehrs, tin baths, and accessories in the glass industry, joins the Grenzebach Group. This acquisition provides customers with solutions from the hot to the cold end from a single source. In 2021, the company is renamed Grenzebach Romania S.L.R.

Grenzebach expands its location in Pune, India. The manufacturing area is being expanded to strengthen further the glass and building materials markets in the Eastern hemisphere.

The Grenzebach Group is awarded “Recognized for Sustainability” by the renowned Initiative Ludwig Erhard Prize (ILEP) in the EXCELLENCE category for its sustainability measures.

In 2025, Millennium moves to new premises in Beachwood, Ohio. Beachwood becomes the automation expert's new company headquarters.