The acquisition of OMS Group by Hennecke in November 2017 brought together two leading manufacturers of machinery and equipment for polyurethane processing. Both companies have since combined their extensive experience in the international PU business. The long-standing management team of the Italian PU experts, consisting of Enrico Lombardini and Dr. med. Andrea Mariani, also retains its function under the new company name. The acquisition included all subsidiaries of the former OMS Group. "Here, two leading suppliers in the polyurethane industry are joining forces to open up opportunities for stronger growth," said Rolf Trippler, Hennecke's General Sales Director, during the takeover. The development of global markets underlines this assessment, as polyurethane consumption is growing steadily in almost all applications. "Joining forces will enable us to continue to grow profitably," confirms Enrico Lombardini, CEO of HENNECKE-OMS.

"Our product portfolios complement each other optimally within the various business areas and we are expanding our technological and market leadership," explains Trippler. The logical consequence of the clearly formulated growth strategy was and is the preservation of all jobs and locations. "The combined competence of all our employees is the foundation for our success in the future," assures Dr. med. Andrea Mariani, CFO of HENNECKE-OMS, in this context.

Impianti OMS was founded in the late 1960s to produce polyurethane plants technology for the production of soft and hard foam and metering machines. The company is one of the world's leading suppliers of machine technology as well as integrated production plants for a wide variety of polyurethane applications. Thanks to its excellent accuracy, reliability and quality, Impianti OMS met the diverse needs and requirements of its customers and markets alike. By the beginning of the 1990s, the company increasingly focused its business on the production of continuous sandwich panel plants and, as early as the turn of the millennium, offered its customers a wide range of different technologies and production plants for sandwich panels with flexible facings. From the very beginning, the company based in Verano Brianza, Italy, near the economic center of Milan, focused on technical innovations, economical solutions and uncompromising product quality. Today, more than 160 highly motivated employees work on reliable product solutions for the polyurethane industry on the 18,000 m² site.

"HENNECKE-OMS will continue to focus on applications in the field of manufacturing sandwich panels with flexible facings," says Trippler. "Prior to the acquisition, Hennecke was particularly well positioned in the market for the production of sandwich panels with rigid facings, but was also focusing increasingly on applications for flexible facings. So at least in this core business, we barely came into contact as competitors. Regarding the consolidation, it is this expertise in particular that we have gradually developed together and are now structurally expanding."

Sandwich panels with rigid facings are primarily used in the construction of halls and industrial buildings, cold and deep-freeze stores, administrative and residential buildings. In addition to accelerated construction and considerable cost savings, architects also benefit from other advantages. Today, a completely new generation of sandwich components not only fulfills requirements of building physics and economics, but also individual design demands.

Polyurethane insulating boards with flexible facings are mainly used for the thermal insulation of domestic and industrial roofs as well as for insulation of walls, floors and ceilings. In addition, HENNECKE-OMS multifunctional plant technology can also be used to make product combinations of rigid and flexible facings. These elements are used in the agricultural sector, for example.

By using process and handling plants, HENNECKE-OMS customers are able to produce packaged and transportable end products at a high speed. HENNECKE-OMS has all the equipment for reaction technology and the entire handling up to the packaging and stacking of the manufactured elements. This of course also includes expert knowledge of the process chain for the handling of raw materials including comprehensive tank storage solutions. Regardless of whether customers are planning continuous or discontinuous production. The qualified specialists with many years of experience in the most diverse production requirements will find a suitable solution for every product idea. This offers the advantage of working with only one reliable supplier in all phases of the project. The ability to deliver a fully integrated system also ensures that all economic, ergonomic, functional and energy-related aspects can be considered and optimized.

Within the Hennecke Group, HENNECKE-OMS is already responsible for the world's most comprehensive portfolio of plants for the production of sandwich panels, whether for flexible or rigid facings, mineral wool or discontinuous production for special applications. Through the integration into the global Hennecke Group, HENNECKEOMS can also draw on a larger international network, substantially increased personnel capacities and Hennecke's 360° SERVICE portfolio. In addition, HENNECKE-OMS continues to produce standalone metering machines for high and low pressure applications, each enabling the most efficient and homogeneous mixing of reactive components and offering users an excellent level of price, performance and reliability thanks to wide-ranging standardization.