Under the name ” Rheinische Maschinenfabrik – Hartmann & Bender ” the company was founded in 1897 by Franz Hartmann. Now the great grandson from the founder – Karlheinz Ruschmann – runs successfully the company in fourth generation.

The more than 100 years of family tradition in the metal processing industry is the basis of our success in close collaboration with national and international companies.
For nearly 40 years Hartmann & Bender produce machine parts and equipment for the glass container industry. By our decades of experience and the resulting expertise, we are among the leading companies in this line of business.

Hartmann & Bender is also the right partner to all your questions which are associated in matters out of special-engineering.
In accordance with our flexibility we are able to respond to the individual wishes from our clients for exactly fitting customers’ specifications.

Our motivated employees are skilled workers with years of experience and great expertise. They engage daily for our company and our valued customers.

Constant innovation both in the construction and in the manufacturing is the basis of our future-oriented corporate philosophy.

For our products, we guarantee quality and precision at the highest level.

We believe in the future! Only who trusts to his visions can change reality. Therefore we think not only in visions but rather implement them.

1897 – Foundation of Rheinische Maschinenfabrik Hartmann & Bender.

1925 – Product – range: Automatic one spindle lathes and hand lever milling machines.

1940 – Further extension and modernisation of automatic machines.

1955 – Special facilities and machines for companies such as Opel, Ford and Hoechst from the local region.

1970 – Beginning of the production of spare parts for glass container industry.

1980 – Toolmaking for Montabert, later Ingersoll Rand, extension of production for the glass container industry.

2003 – Foundation of Hartmann & Bender GmbH, production and distribution of equipment, project engineering for glass container industry exclusively.

2007 – Opening of our new technology centre.