Global presence –

dynamic development

The companies of the LMT Group develop and produce specialized machines and precision tools. With 1,800 employees at six production sites and 20 sales and services organizations the group of companies is present on three continents. The LMT Group achieved a turnover of 375 million euros in the 2021 business year. The Group achieves more than 70% of its turnover outside of Germany – and this proportion is still rising. The share of international value creation is also increasing at a disproportionately high rate. 

Keyfacts

  • 1,800 people worldwide.

  • 20 production and service sites.

  • 375 million euros turnover in 2021.

The LMT Group worldwide

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The history of the LMT Group

The history of the LMT Group reaches back to the beginning of the 20th century. Its founders used their knowledge and technical skills to manufacture tools that made the machining of materials faster, more precise, safer, more flexible and more cost-effective. The small firms that came together in the beginning grew into medium-sized enterprises and eventually the LMT Group. The history of the LMT Group is shown in the chronicle from 1908 up to today. 

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Capsule filling machine FEC20
F10i tablet press
Tablet press F30i by Fette Compacting

1908

Wilhelm Fette founds a workshop in Hamburg-Altona with twelve employees.

1916

Production of the first hobs.

1923

First sample collection with Fette precision tools.

1948

In 1948 Fette Compacting launches the first tableting machine developed by the company called Hanseaten Perfecta.

1951

Production of the first thread rolling heads.

1982

Fette Compacting presents the PT 2080, the world's first computer-controlled tablet press.

1991

Foundation of the first overseas branch, Fette Compacting America.

2002

Foundation of Fette Compacting America Latina.

2008

With Nanosphere the company presents the first nanostructure multilayer coating for hobs worldwide.

2008

Opening of the LMT Group's innovation and training center in Schwarzenbek.

2009

Foundation of the LMT Group with operating divisions Fette Compacting and LMT Tools.

2010

Thanks to the new intermetallic cutting material, the SpeedCore hobs of LMT Fette enable cutting speeds previously only possible with carbide.

2011

Opening of the competence center in Goa, India.

2011

At the Interpack 2011, Fette Compacting presents the FE55, the first machine of a new generation of tablet presses. The world premiere was broadcasted live online.

2014

Fette Compacting Nanjing celebrates its 10th anniversary.

2015

In September 2015 the LMT Group inaugurates the newly constructed customer center for the mechanical engineering division Fette Compacting at the site in Schwarzenbek.

2017

Fette Compacting presented the Containment Guard: the world's first quality certificate that already distinguishes the containment capacity of containment tableting systems prior to the final risk assessment.

2018

FEC20 – a revolutionary technical concept that allows fast product changeover, intuitive operation, and complete control over every process step.

2019

F10i – Flexible and dust-tight next-generation tablet production. Clean, system compatible and “digital-ready”.

2021

F30i – the next chapter of tablet production: next-level dust-proof system compatibility and digital connectivity.