The WINTERSTEIGER Principle

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We turn our customers’ requirements into solutions!

WINTERSTEIGER proves that sustainable success always requires a mission that every business has to define for itself. Our commitment – turning the needs of our customers into solutions – is based on the conviction that progress is only an advancement if it provides real benefits with a long-term effect. Therefore, our mission leads us directly to you. Along the way, we follow principles to keep us on track. We want to share these principles with you.

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Contents:

The WINTERSTEIGER Principle 4

The WINTERSTEIGER Group 20

SEEDMECH 22 Turnkey solutions for plant breeding and research

SPORTS 24 One-stop supplier for ski and snowboard rental and servicing

Systems for hygienic drying of sports goods and work clothes

Fit-optimizing solutions and individual sports shoe adjustments

WOODTECH 28 Process solutions for precision thin-cutting, wood repairs and wood cosmetics

Saw blades for wood and food

METALS 32 Levelling technology machines and systems

Machines for the automatic deburring of sheet metal

AUTOMATION 34 Plants and automation solutions for industrial manufacturing companies

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The future belongs to those who already hold it in their mind.

WINTERSTEIGER is today the world leader in nearly all its business fields. Particularly because much of the innovation strength has been focused toward the future from the onset. And this principle is still valid today – more than ever. In this respect, „Thinking about tomorrow“ also means devising tomorrow‘s solutions already today by cooperating with research institutions and other partners. Only in this way we can succeed in creating sustainable success. For both our customers and WINTERSTEIGER.

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Success comes from striving to be the best.

The logic of the market is quite simple: survival of the fittest! Being better means providing the customers with more competitive advantages than the others. Particularly advantages that boost success immediately. For example through higher productivity and more efficient use of resources. WINTERSTEIGER consistently pursues this advantage principle in all its business fields, allowing customers such as the Austrian Ski Federation to benefit from it appreciably.

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You can convince in detail only if you keep everything in sight.

WINTERSTEIGER offers its customers smart and sophisticated solutions for all business fields. These range from the individual planning to the implementation as well as our worldwide after-sales service – including financing. In the business field SPORTS, this overall solution principle helps already in determining the actual needs; and again when equipping ski service shops with machines, furnishings, tools and accessories – including the complete equipment and software for ski rental and depots.

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To be available at any time, you have to be on-site.

The products and services of WINTERSTEIGER are in demand all over the world. Our network of sites, representative offices, sales offices and service centers is therefore extensive and tightly knit. The latter in particular ensure rapid on-site presence of personnel and spare parts whenever required. That is what we as WINTERSTEIGER mean by top proximity to the customer.

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Values can be created only by focusing on them.

For WINTERSTEIGER, availability for operation means that every machine is guaranteed to work reliably even in extreme conditions. WINTERSTEIGER meets this central aspect of quality by its uncompromising high-quality way of developing and building high-performance systems on the one hand – and on the other, by offering protective maintenance packages. This is the only way of maximizing the availability of each machine and thus making it economical.

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Only those who pursue a target will achieve it.

Today, WINTERSTEIGER is an internationally leading specialist in all its business fields. Our dedicated staff is doing a great job in various companies all over the world. Employees who – despite diverse culture, mentality and education – form a community based on these core beliefs: passion, integrity, respect, but also team spirit and discipline. These reference points ensure that all of WINTERSTEIGER is globally geared toward its ultimate goal: turning customers‘ requirements into solutions.

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Only those who look far enough into the future become eligible for it.

The timely training of junior associates to superbly skilled professionals is an important business principle for WINTERSTEIGER. This guarantees that the philosophy of a forward-thinking solution competence will create optimal and lasting results for the purposes of each customer also available in the future. That is why WINTERSTEIGER invests a considerable part of its revenue in education and training – thus taking on its responsibility for the progress of the younger generation as best possible.

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Only those who strive for diversity can secure the future.

WINTERSTEIGER’s specialization in various business fields is partly rooted in the company’s history. Yet our offer’s diversity is just as much deliberate and part of the stability strategy typical of the group. Because sustainability, as WINTERSTEIGER defines it, also includes a maximum of security in times of crisis. Thus every customer can be sure that WINTERSTEIGER will continue to be a reliable partner in accordance with its principles – in all of its business fields.

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WINTERSTEIGER. A Global Player.

Headquarter at Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria

The internationalization of the markets and the technological revolutions have become the deciding factors in the global competition. WINTERSTEIGER has always considered such

challenges as opportunities and has taken advantage of them. This has resulted in continuous growth, which is further ensured by the innovative power of its employees and driven

through strategic acquisitions. In this way we succeeded in providing the optimal conditions for long-term and stable partnerships with our customers.

WINTERSTEIGER AG is an Upper Austrian machine building specialist and has focused on niche markets since its foundation in 1953.

The business fields of the company consist of:

SEEDMECH Turnkey solutions for plant breeding and research

SPORTS One-stop supplier for ski and snowboard rental and servicing Systems for hygienic drying of sports goods and work clothes Fit-optimizing solutions and individual sports shoe adjustments

WOODTECH Process solutions for precision thin-cutting, wood repairs and wood cosmetics Saw blades for wood and food

METALS Levelling technology machines and systems Machines for the automatic deburring of sheet metal

AUTOMATION Plants and automation solutions for industrial manufacturing companies

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KOHLER Maschinenbau GmbH, Lahr

SKID-WINTERSTEIGER S.A.S., St. Hélène du Lac

WINTERSTEIGER Sägen GmbH, Arnstadt

WINTERSTEIGER Inc., Salt Lake City

The WINTERSTEIGER Group.

16 group companies Approx. 60 representatives Sales to 130 countries Around 90 % export share Global market leader in SEEDMECH, SPORTS and WOODTECH

SALES AND PRODUCTION

1 Austria: WINTERSTEIGER AG, Ried i.I.

2 Austria: Gruber Automations GmbH, Mettmach

3 Germany: KOHLER Maschinenbau GmbH, Lahr

PRODUCTION

4 Germany: WINTERSTEIGER Sägen GmbH, Arnstadt

SALES

5 Germany: PAUL ERNST Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Eschelbronn

6 Switzerland: WINTERSTEIGER Schweiz AG, Hünenberg

7 France: SKID-WINTERSTEIGER S.A.S., St. Hélène du Lac

8 Italy: WINTERSTEIGER Italia s.r.l., Alta Badia

9 Russia: OOO WINTERSTEIGER, Moscow

10 USA: WINTERSTEIGER Inc., Salt Lake City

11 Brazil: WINTERSTEIGER South America Ltda, Palhoa

12 China: WINTERSTEIGER China Co., Ltd., Beijing

13 China: KOHLER Shanghai Co., Ltd., Shanghai

14 Singapore: WINTERSTEIGER SEA PTE LTD, Singapore

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Delta plot combine

Classic plot combine

The product portfolio in overview: Plot and seed increase combines Stationary threshers Plot forage harvesters Plot seeders Data collection and satellite navigation Fertilization and crop protection equipment Laboratory equipment

Agronomists and plant breeders today face the challenge of introducing new developments to make a decisive contribution towards sustainable food

and energy supplies for the world.

WINTERSTEIGER supplies the techno logy needed to do this, and its

products in this area cover the entire cycle of field research from the sowing to the harvesting.

WINTERSTEIGER is the worldwide No. 1 in field research equipment and has established itself at the top of a niche market which will continue to gain significance in future.

SEEDMECH

Turnkey solutions for plant breeding and research.

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Plotseed TC plot seeder

Split dual plot combine

Easy Harvest harvesting software

Dynamic Disc precision spaced planter

As one-stop supplier in the area of plant breeding and research, WINTERSTEIGER is a strong partner for customers from various industries:

Agricultural universities and research centers

Ministries of Agriculture and their plant breeding departments

National and international institutes for development projects

National and international enter-prises that research into the fields of plant breeding and crop protection

Service companies that perform tri-als for research companies

60 years of experience

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With this strategy WINTERSTEIGER has established itself as competent partner in the planning and de-velopment of service work shops

and rental stations. We accompany our customers starting with the evaluation of customer needs, the planning and installation of their

machines, financing solutions, trainings, personnel leasing, pro-fessional marketing support, all the way to our reliable after-sales service.

WINTERSTEIGER is the world market leader in service and rental solutions for the entire ski and snowboard sport. Sport shops, rental stations, well known ski and snowboard producers as well as leading ski federations trust in the system solutions and first class service from WINTERSTEIGER.

Mercury automated service station

The product portfolio at a glance:

Fully automatic service stations Base and edge grinding machines Race service machines Base repair and binding adjustment machines Waxing machines Rental software Rental, depot and drying systems Accessories

SPORTS

One-stop supplier for ski and snowboard rental and servicing.

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WINTERSTEIGER,

the world‘s No. 1

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WINTERSTEIGER’s Easystore Flex systems for rental, depots and drying are extremely flexible and stable – they also offer a modern design as well as many solutions that make them highly functional.

The product range includes modules for storing and drying skis, snowboards, ski poles, boots, helmets and ski wear, as well as shop systems such as cash and adjustment desks, benches, check-in

and POS furniture. The rental, depot and POS software solution Easyrent also enables customers to purchase everything they need from a single source.

Easyrent rental, depot and POS software Easystore storage lockers

Easystore Flex rental and drying systems with individual design

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Both open and closed drying systems make an important contribution to the health and hygiene of guests and em-ployees. In addition, WINTER STEIGER systems increase the life span of high-

quality gear and compared to tradi-tional drying rooms, they offer compel-ling energy-efficient operation!Areas in which our systems can be used include ski depots, the building

and food industries, fire departments, local authorities, infrastructure and fishing, as well as many others.

WINTERSTEIGER offers solutions for drying, disinfecting and deodorizing all kinds of sports goods, work clothes and gear.

Systems for hygienic drying of sports goods and work clothes.

The product portfolio at a glance:

Helmet and glove dryers Boot and shoe dryers Drying lockers for work clothes and gear, shoes, masks and much more

Accessories for disinfecting and deodorizing

Easystore depot systems for skiing equipment

Drytech drying systems for work clothes

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After measuring each foot using the latest analyzing equipment, the insoles and foam liners are precisely matched to the foot’s anatomy. Once

this has been done, each shoe will fit so well that even the Austrian skiing aces trust in BOOTDOC.

HOTRONIC shoe and glove dryers complete the range of products available to end consumers, along with heatable insoles and heat socks.

BOOTDOC products allow “shoes off the shelf” to be fitted individually to the feet right in the shop.

Fit-optimizing solutions and individual sports shoe adjustments.

The product portfolio at a glance:

Foot analysis systems Insoles Heatable insoles Power Fit socks / sports socks Heat socks Fitting tools and equipment Foam liners Boot and glove dryers

HOTRONIC products for end consumersBOOTDOC solutions for every foot

BOOTDOC is the official outfitter of sports insoles for the Austria Ski Team

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The product portfolio at a glance: Thin-cutting frame and band saws Wood repairs and cosmetics Saw blade sharpening machines Stellite® and carbide-tipped saw blades Automation and integration Technologies for gluing and pressing

Thanks to its “Timber Repair & Cosmetics” (TRC) machines, which detect and fill in damaged areas in wood like knots and cracks semi- automatically or fully automatically,

WINTER STEIGER has become the world’s leading one-stop supplier. In cooperation with its business field AUTOMATION, WINTERSTEIGER also offers customized process solutions

ranging from a single machine to com-plete systems, as well as customer- specific engineering for expand, modernize or optimize existing systems.

WINTERSTEIGER is well-known for its state-of-the-art thin-cutting technology, which is used in lamella production throughout the world. The thin cutting kerf, maximum precision, a ready-to-glue surface and downstream lamella processing without an additional process step are all major benefits for the customer.

DSB Twinhead NG XM thin-cutting band saw

DSG Notum thin-cutting frame saw

WOODTECH

Process solutions for precision thin-cutting, wood repairs and wood cosmetics.

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know-how in precision

thin-cutting underline

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success.

Our customers include the engineered flooring industry, door and window production, multilayer board pro-duction, pencil and dowel production, musical instrument manufacturing and many others.

DSB Twinhead thin-cutting band saw with automatic in-feed, longitudinal lamella separation and in-line dedusting unit

TRC 3000+ fully automatic wood repair machine

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WINTERSTEIGER’s thin-cutting frame and band saw machines are always fitted with their own saw blades and are designed to meet individual machine and customer requirements perfectly.

In addition to this, customers in more than 50 countries trust in our band saw blades, which are sold under the product name Banso.

Banso saw blades convince in perfor-mance on joiner saws, mobile saw-mills, resaws and log band saws, as well as saws for the food pro cessing industry.

WINTERSTEIGER develops and produces carbide and Stellite® tipped as well as tooth hardened saw blades for wood and food at its production plant in Arnstadt (Thuringia, Germany), which was newly built in 2006.

Saw blades for wood and food.

The saw portfolio at a glance: Stellite® and carbide-tipped saw blades Banso joiner saws Banso saws for mobile sawmills Banso resaws and log band saws Banso food saws Special designs

WINTERSTEIGER Sägen GmbH, Arnstadt, Germany

Thin-cutting frame and band saw blades

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Banso joiner saws Banso saws for mobile sawmills

Banso log saws and band resaws Banso food saws

More than 45 years of

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manufacturing of saw

blades makes

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a worldwide coveted

partner.

WINTERSTEIGER offers: Consumption-oriented supply (Just-in-time delivery) Takeover of logistics and stock-holding Availability at short notice

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The product portfolio at a glance:

Levelling machines for parts and strips and feed levelling units

Camber levelling machines Cutting lines, shears and stacking units Coilers Strip washing machines Special solutions

The independently operating company with headquarters in Lahr, Germany, is considered as an inter nationally leading expert in the field of levelling technology and periphery. Through numerous innovations, the KOHLER center of excellence has distinguished

itself again and again as a driving force for the entire sector.

Since its founding in 1963, the com-pany has produced many thousands of machines, thus con-vincing renowned clients from the sec-

tors automotive, electronics, metal and household appliances, among others.

Its highly qualified employees develop both individually designed and standardized solutions of highest technical level.

WINTERSTEIGER took an important step in its sustainable and stability-oriented strategy in 2011. The purchase of the KOHLER Maschinenbau GmbH marked the addition of a new business field.

METALS

Levelling technology machines and systems.

Strip levelling machine

Peak Performer GC part levelling machine

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The product portfolio at a glance:

Deburring machines for heavy plate (torch and plasma cut)

Deburring machines for thin sheet (punched and lasered parts)

The ERNST modular system, in combination with the experience in application technology, gives the abi-lity to offer solutions that are perfectly

tailored to the customer‘s require-ments. Founded in 1960, the company offers a comprehensive program of machines for dry and wet processing,

including equipment for deslagging, deburring, beveling, oxide removal, surface grinding and brush finishing.

As of January 1, 2015, WINTERSTEIGER has taken over the PAUL ERNST Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Eschelbronn, Germany. The PAUL ERNST Maschinenfabrik GmbH produces machines for the automatic deburring of sheet metal, and is the technological leader in this field.

Machines for the automatic deburring of sheet metal.

Triton deburring machine

Modular deburring machines for wet processing

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System solutions at a glance: Flooring, multilayer boards and window

manufacturing Pallet and box manufacturing Automotive and aviation industries Train building and shipbuilding Special solutions

VAP develops and produces system solutions for the automotive, aviation, train building, shipbuilding, wood and construction industries, and also meets special requests. Close co-

operation with our customers enables individual concepts for the realization of complete plants to be devised ac-cording to specific requirements. We focus on the customer throughout,

prioritizing them and their needs from the beginning of the concept development process right through to the construction discussion and realization stage.

VAP Gruber Automations GmbH has been part of the WINTERSTEIGER Group since 2012. It offers tailored solutions for industrial manufacturing companies in the business field AUTOMATION.

Ski quality testing machine

Fully automatic wood repair machine

AUTOMATION

Plants and automation solutions for industrial manufacturing companies.

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More than 10 years

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VAP plants are distinguished by quality, longevity, reduced main tenance costs and very reasonable prices.

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