14.07.2025

Great interest shown in MAPAL's annual press conference

Fiscal year 2024, forecast for 2025, innovations and solutions as well as different presentations on segments and customer productivity were key topics

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The annual press conference held on Thursday, July 3, at the company headquarters in Aalen attracted considerable interest. A total of 24 journalists from trade media across the DACH region as well as the local press were in attendance when Dr. Jochen Kress opened the event. In his introductory speech, he acknowledged the ongoing challenging times while also expressing optimism for the future as MAPAL Dr. Kress SE & Co. KG celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Dr. Jochen Kress presented the company’s financial figures for the 2024 fiscal year and offered a cautious outlook for the current 2025 fiscal year. He also outlined the key focus areas for the year and announced investments totaling 25 million euros across the entire group.
 
The picture shows Dr. Dirk Sellmer at his presentation in the R&D.
Dr. Dirk Sellmer, Head of Research & Development, presented the innovations and solutions for 2026 to the attending journalists.  ©MAPAL

The overarching message of the 2024–2025 business report: The MAPAL Group is consistently aligning itself with the future—through investments in new technologies, digitalization, and the targeted development of capabilities. This strategic direction strengthens the company’s position in key industries and accelerates its responsiveness to market and customer needs.


A testament to ongoing innovation and development was the presentation by Tobias Stolz, Component Manager General Machining at MAPAL. He shared several success stories from the company’s focus market segments, all aimed at one goal: increasing customer productivity. To achieve this, MAPAL develops standardized processes for the industrial production of specific components and adapts tool solutions to meet individual requirements.


Customer productivity was also the central theme of the presentation by Stephan Köstler, Global Head of Machines and Services. At MAPAL, product innovations have always aimed to enhance and support customer productivity. The company is now taking its service offerings a step further by providing complete turnkey solutions—from process design to achieving process capability.

The picture shows the participants of the MAPAL press conference 2025.
A total of 24 journalists from various trade magazines as well as the local press attended the press conference.   ©MAPAL

André Ranke, Regional Sales Manager, presented a production-ready solution for the complete machining of a stator housing for e-mobility. This was developed in collaboration with the Chemnitz-based machine tool manufacturer NILES-SIMMONS. Suppliers and OEMs are now using this solution to efficiently produce components for the drives of battery-electric and hybrid vehicles from major automotive manufacturers.


Dr. Dirk Sellmer, Head of Research and Development, introduced the innovations and solutions MAPAL will showcase at EMO 2025 in Hannover this September. Highlights include the third generation of the OptiMill-Uni-HPC solid carbide milling cutter, new developments in the HPR400 reaming system, a new option for the UNIQ hydraulic expansion technology, and the premiere of a new setting device for large fine boring tools.

The picture shows Dr. Jochen Kress at the presentation of the annual report 2024.
Dr. Jochen Kress presented the financial results of the entire MAPAL Group for the 2024 fiscal year and announced further investments to be made later this year.   ©MAPAL
Live machining demonstrations and an exhibition of the presented tools and solutions provided opportunities for in-depth discussions with colleagues from R&D, product, and segment management. To round off the day, journalists had the chance to try their hand at building a so-called “Klapsmühle” (a traditional wooden toy) under the guidance of MAPAL’s apprentices at the training center.
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Contact

Mathias Ostertag Public Relations mathias.ostertag@mapal.com Phone: +49 7361 585 3566

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