MAPAL Group

MAPAL Group is an international technology partner in precision cutting tools, founded in 1950 and headquartered in Aalen, Germany. The company develops precision tools for machining a wide variety of materials, with particular expertise in aluminium components, and works with manufacturers on individual tool concepts and tool detail optimisation to achieve efficient, productive and resource-conscious machining processes.

The group employs nearly 5,000 people across 25 countries, with production sites and sales subsidiaries in 44 countries. Its technical domains span precision cutting tools, machining technology, tool design and optimisation, manufacturing process development and resource-saving machining processes. MAPAL invests 6% of annual turnover in research and development, and more than 450 technical consultants provide on-site support to customers' machining processes.

MAPAL is a family-owned company, held by the founding family of Dr. Georg Kress, and has operated for more than seven decades. The firm maintains an apprenticeship programme with more than 300 trainees worldwide and describes its approach as one of precision, innovation and collaborative, customer-centric technology partnership. Its customer base is drawn from manufacturing, metal and aluminium machining, precision engineering, and automotive and industrial manufacturing.